WORSHIP RESOURCES
Contents of this page will change from time to time.
In presenting the lists of worship resources below, I make no claims of any scientificity (yes, that's a word; I just made it one) :-) or any apology for unabashedly including some of my personal favorites. This is NOT an unbiased representation of the opinions of many (though in some cases I have sought input from others, including my dear father and mother, other relatives, and like-minded friends), but rather, I hope some of these resources from my own experience will be helpful to you in the development of your adoring relationship with YHVH. -Brian Casey
Please don't make me control myself by keeping these lists to the stated numbers. :-)
Top 10 Worship Passages in Scripture (in no particular order)
| Isaiah 6:1-7 | Revelation 19:1-10 |
| Revelation 4:1-5:14 | John 4:21-24 |
| 1 Chronicles 29:1-20 | Ephesians 1:3-10 |
| Mark 4:35-41 | Jude 24-25 |
| Mark 12:29-31 | 1 Timothy 6:15-16 |
Top 5 Worship-Related Books (exploratory/academic)
The Hallelujah Factor by Jack R. Taylor
Thou Shalt Worship the Lord Thy God by Andy T. Ritchie, Jr. PHOTO
The Pursuit of God by A.W. Tozer (or just about anything by A.W. Tozer!)
The Practice of the Presence of God by "Brother Lawrence"
Top 10 God-Focused Devotional Books
Your God Is Too Small by J.B. Phillips
God Is No Fool by Lois Cheney
God Came Near by Max Lucado (just about anything by Max Lucado)
Meeting God In Quiet Places by LaGard Smith
God -- A Biography by Steven Mosely
Approaching God -- How to Pray by Steve Brown
Disappointment with God -- by Philip Yancey
Answering God by Eugene Peterson
For This Day by J.B. Phillips
A Testament of Devotion by Thomas Kelly
The Confessions by Augustine of Hippo
Mystery of Majesty by Dennis Jernigan
Between the Dreaming and the Coming True by Robert Benson
Top 5 Praise/Worship Albums (solo, contemporary Christian)
Father of Life by Craig Smith
Worship by Craig Smith (out of print)
Sanctuary by Twila Paris (and her other albums, too!)
God by Rebecca St. James
Exodus (Rocketown)
Intimacy (Matt Redman)
Contemporary Christian Music
Reviews
Top 5 Praise/Worship Albums (congregational, contemporary Christian)
Proclaim His Praise (Bob Fitts, worship leader; Integrity)
Eternity -- Acoustic Worship (Andy Park, worship leader; Vineyard Music)
You Are I Am (Darrell Evans, worship leader; Integrity's Vertical Music)
Reign in Me (Dennis Jernigan, recommended by Todd Henson)
Intimacy (Vineyard)
Top 10 Congregational Direct Worship Songs (traditional, hymnic style)
| Be Thou My Vision (anonymous 8th century Irish, trans. Byrne, 20th century) |
| On Zion's Glorious Summit (Kent/Stene, 19th century) |
| Lord of All Being, Throned Afar (Holmes/Earnshaw, 19th century) |
| Father and Friend, Thy Light, Thy Love (Bowring/Baker, 19th century) |
| How Great Thou Art (Boberg/Hine, 19th century) |
| For the Beauty of the Earth (Pierpoint/Kocher, 19th century) |
| All Things Praise Thee (Conder/Kocher, 19th century) |
| Holy, Holy, Holy (Heber/Dykes, 19th century) |
| We Praise Thee, God (Nicetas, 5th century chant) |
| I Behold You (Casey, 20th century) |
| O Lord, Our Lord (David the Psalmist/Palmer, 19th century) |
| Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee (Van Dyke/Beethoven, 20th/19th centuries) |
OK, so I sneaked in an 11th and a 12th --
couldn't trim the list down!
Top 15 Congregational Direct Worship Songs (contemporary style)
| I Love You, Lord (Klein) |
| Agnus Dei (Smith) |
| Father, I Adore You (Coelho) |
| I Stand In Awe of You (Altrogge) |
| You Are Inescapable (Rose/Casey) |
| On Bended Knee (Gary) |
| You Are My All In All (Jernigan) |
| You Have Broken the Chains (Owens-Collins) |
| We Bow Down (Paris) |
| We Exalt Your Name (Park) |
| I Worship You, Almighty God (Corbett) |
| You Are My King (Doerksen) |
| You Are My God (Delavan) |
| Awesome In This Place (Billington) |
| Lord of the Heavens (Chambers/Ray/Austin) |
Contributed Resources for Christian Assemblies (dramatic readings, devotional plans, etc.)
Note: the above is an area for sharing and partnering. You are invited to submit your original resources.
ENCOUNTER Music (Brian's worship-related composing and arranging enterprise)
Principally PROSKUNEO (worship-related digest publication)
This page updated June 2008
