Common sense tells me to spread out Easter songs for at least a week or two, but I cannot resist sharing my three favorites all at once.
You can find a more polished studio version of this song, but I love this simple live version of Bob Bennett singing I Know That My Redeemer Lives.
Keith Green represents some of the best aspects of the ‘70s Jesus Movement. He was radical in so many good ways. He was one of the most popular of the young musicians writing and performing “Jesus Music,” but he insisted that his albums be made available without cost to anyone who couldn’t afford them. No Compromise, a biography of his too-short life, is a worthwhile read.
He didn’t write this Easter Song, fellow Jesus Movement singer/songwriter Anne Herring did, but Green delivers such an integrated performance that it is said that he couldn’t record the piano and vocal tracks separately. He had to sing and play at the same time to get the right feeling for the music.
I will miss singing together on Easter morning! Charles Wesley’s Christ the Lord is Risen Today has been part of my Easter service repertoire for over 30 years. This is best as a congregational song, not a solo, so I’m including a congregational version. If you look closely, some of you will recognize Blair Zant in the upper left-hand corner of the opening screen. I appear in a window later in the song, and I’m in the middle of all the faces in the final shot. It was a fun exercise. Sing along!
He is Risen, indeed!
Keith Green represents some of the best aspects of the ‘70s Jesus Movement. He was radical in so many good ways. He was one of the most popular of the young musicians writing and performing “Jesus Music,” but he insisted that his albums be made available without cost to anyone who couldn’t afford them. No Compromise, a biography of his too-short life, is a worthwhile read.
He didn’t write this Easter Song, fellow Jesus Movement singer/songwriter Anne Herring did, but Green delivers such an integrated performance that it is said that he couldn’t record the piano and vocal tracks separately. He had to sing and play at the same time to get the right feeling for the music.
I will miss singing together on Easter morning! Charles Wesley’s Christ the Lord is Risen Today has been part of my Easter service repertoire for over 30 years. This is best as a congregational song, not a solo, so I’m including a congregational version. If you look closely, some of you will recognize Blair Zant in the upper left-hand corner of the opening screen. I appear in a window later in the song, and I’m in the middle of all the faces in the final shot. It was a fun exercise. Sing along!
He is Risen, indeed!
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