I don't know exactly when I first heard Hillsong music.
I know that I was here in Ecuador and had prayed to find worship music, something that I could listen to in the car while driving from home to work and back.
Something that would speak to my sould, my mind and my heart.
Something that I could relate to and love.
Then I found a new Christian bookstore and there was one worship CD with music in English.
I grabbed it and bought it.
I had not really ever before heard about this Hillsong but I felt the CD was for me.
It must have been seven or eight years ago when I was not as internet addicted as I am now.
But when I finally googled Hillsong and started using Youtube and found what a globewide worship phenomena they were.
I could only thank God for knowing me and for giving me the gift of music, once again.
There are so many Hillsong groups in different countries, so many CDs and songs that I cannot really say which are the best.
But these six songs have spoken to my heart and they all are very dear to me.
When I was in High School I
was both in our school choir and our church's choir.
I just loved singing, and
sometimes, like everyone does, I dreamed of stardom and singing in front of
thousands of people.
It was such an exciting
thing.
But at the same time I
loved singing in the choir of our little church, with definitely not even
hundreds of people, because I just loved to sing.
And I loved our group, they
were all my friends and we had wonderful time.
We goofed around, we had
fun, we talked, we joked and we prayed.
Sing your heart out!
We even had a special
tradition of the anger circle, where everyone could tell what annoyed them
about someone.
You couldn't get angry and
hurt, even though it was called the anger circle, but you couldn't tell mean
things just to hurt the other person.
The idea was to vent your
feelings and then let the other person to express what they thought about what
was happening.
It worked really well, surprisingly
well actually, thinking that we were a group of teenage girls without an adult
to guide us.
Even our choir leader was
just seventeen.
But it cleared the air and
when it was the time to sing in the church, we could sing our hearts out.
Singing is even better with your friends!
It was in the 90's and the
worship songs just started to come into fashion in Finland.
Whenever I hear worship
songs, it reminds me of that time and of the friends I had and how I wanted so
much to give my heart and life to Jesus, with every song.
Now I have so many disappointments
and hurts.
I'm old (almost 40, can you
believe) and scarred.
It has been a real struggle
but when I'm at a church, or at my house, or in the car, listening to worship
songs, I still sing my heart out.
These worship songs are a bit younger than that.
But they are songs that talk to me and make me want to burst out singing.
Matt Redman has many fantastic songs and I'm sure many of you feel that these are not the best five.
But this is my Top 5.
5. Your Grace Finds Me
I can always trust that Your grace finds me.
You are faithfull, I can always trust You.
Always!
4. Never Once
I have never walked alone.
Even when I thought I would die from the pain.
Even when I felt my heart brake and soul wither away.
Never once did I walk alone.
3. Blessed Be Your Name
I want to bless Your name.
I know that every day I can trust your mercy and love.
Every day I'm closer.
Every step brings me nearer to You.
2. Holy
I can never understand You.
I cannot comprehend Your Grace.
My heart does not hold Your Holiness.
What I am, is Yours.
1. 10000 Reasons
There are 10 000 reasons why I love You.
There are 10 000 ways You love me.
There are not days enough to worship Your holy name.
