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Lead Line & PewA Broken SpiritA Shield About MeA Simple Word of GraceAbove AllAll Hail King JesusAll Heaven DeclaresAll HonorAll Over AgainAll the Power You NeedAlmightyAmazing LoveAncient of DaysArms of LoveAs High As the HeavenAs I Look Into Your EyesAs the DeerAt the CrossBe Exalted, O GodBe My HomeBe Thou My VisionBeautiful Savior (All My Days)Behold the LambBetter is One DayBlessed AssuranceBlessing and HonorBlest Be The Tie That BindsBring Forth the KingdomBy Your BloodBy Your SideCares ChorusCelebrate JesusCelebrate the Lord of LoveChange My Heart, O GodChrist Above MeCome and Behold HimCome and Fill Me UpCome and SeeCome Thou Fount of Every BlessingCome to the Bread of LifeCome to the TableComfort ComfortCrown Him (King of Kings)Cry of My HeartDid You Feel the Mountains

Tremble?Do This In Remembrance of MeDraw Me Close to YouEagle’s WingsEmmanuelEnter InFaithful FatherFather Me, AgainFather WelcomesFear NotFeed My LambsFeed Us NowFill MeFind Us FaithfulFirm FoundationFirst LoveFlowing RiverFoolish PrideFor the Lord is GoodFriend of Sinners

From My Heart to YoursGive ThanksGlorify Thy NameGloryGlory to the LambGo Out As People of GodGo, Make DisciplesGo, My Children with My BlessingGod is GoodGod is Good All the TimeGod is the Strength of My HeartGod Knew Your NameGod Will Make a WayGrace AloneGreat and Mighty is HeGreat is Thy FaithfulnessHe is AbleHe Who Began a Good Work in YouHe Will Come and Save YouHealer of My HeartHear Me Say I Love YouHeaven is in My HeartHere Am IHere I Am LordHere In This PlaceHere is BreadHide Me in Your HolinessHoly and Anointed OneHoly Is Our God MedleyHoly Lamb of GodHoly, Holy (…lift up his name)Holy, Holy, Holy Is the

Lord of HostsHosannaHow Could You Love Me So Much?How Shall I Call You?I Am Not My OwnI Am the Bread of Life (Talbot)I Am the Bread of Life (Toolan)I Believe in JesusI Could Sing of Your Love ForeverI Exalt TheeI Give You My HeartI Live to Know YouI Love to Be in Your PresenceI Love You, LordI Need YouI Offer My LifeI See the Lord (Baloche)I See the Lord (Falson)I Want Jesus to Walk With MeI Want to Be More Like YouI Want to Be Where You AreI Want to Walk as a Child

of the LightI Was There to Hear Your

Borning CryI Will Celebrate (Baloche)I Will Celebrate (Duvall)I Will Change Your NameI Will Glory in The CrossI Will Praise HimI’m Forever GratefulIn Moments Like TheseIn The Heart of GodIn the Secret (I Want to Know You)Isn’t He?

It’s All About You(Jesus, Lover of My Soul)

It’s Your BloodJesus is AliveJesus, Draw Me CloseJesus, JesusJesus, Lamb of GodJesus, Lover of My SoulJesus, Name Above All NamesJesus, We Celebrate Your VictoryJesus, Your NameJoy and ThanksgivingKnowing YouLamb of GodLead Me to the CrossLet It Be Said Of UsLet the Flame Burn BrighterLet the River FlowLet the Walls Fall DownLift Him UpLight One CandleLight The CandleLight the Fire AgainLiving StonesLord Most HighLord, I Lift Your Name on HighLord, You Love MeLove You So MuchMajestyMake Me a ServantMay the Feet of God Walk with YouMeekness and MajestyMighty is Our GodMore Love, More PowerMore of YouMore Precious Than SilverMourning Into DancingMy Dwelling PlaceMy Faith Looks Up to Thee

My Jesus, I Love TheeMy Life is In You, LordMy Redeemer Lives (Morgan)My Redeemer Lives (Willison)No Other NameNobody Fills My Heart Like JesusNothing But the BloodO Magnify The LordO The Deep, Deep Love of JesusOn Eagle’s WingsOnce Again

Only By Grace

Only By the Blood of the LambOnly the BloodOnly YouOpen the Eyes of My Heart, LordOur Confidence is In the LordPeace Be YoursPraise AdonaiPurify My HeartRaise Up an ArmyRedeemer Savior FriendRemember MeRenew MeRestRevival Fire, FallRock of Ages

Rock of My SalvationRomans 16:19Savior Again to Your Dear NameSee This WonderShine, Jesus ShineShout to the LordShout to the NorthSing Unto the LordSomeone Else Living in YouSomeone SpecialSpirit of the Living GodSpirit SongSpirit, Touch Your ChurchTake My Life and Let It BeTake Our LivesThank You, LordThe Battle Belongs to the LordThe Heart of WorshipThe LambThe Name of the Lord (Blessed Be)The Potter’s HandThe Power of Your LoveThe River is HereThen I Will Praise YouThere is A RedeemerThere is None Like YouThese Things Are True of YouThine the Amen, Thine the PraiseThink About His LoveThis is the Day (Fitts)This is the Day (Shelton)This KingdomTis So Sweet to Trust in JesusTrading My SorrowsUnder the BloodVictory ChantVictory SongWaterlifeWe Are an OfferingWe Are Marching in the

Light of GodWe Bow DownWe Bring the Sacrifice of PraiseWe Remember YouWe’ll Be FaithfulWhat a Friend I’ve Found

(...Friend Forever)What a Friend we Have in JesusWhat is This Bread?When I Look into Your HolinessWhen I Survey the Wondrous CrossWhite As SnowWorthy the Lamb that Was SlainYou Are My All in AllYou Are My Hiding PlaceYou Are My OwnYou Are Worthy of My PraiseYou Make Me Lie Down In

Green PasturesYou Rescued MeYour Everlasting LoveYour Grace is Sufficient For MeYour LoveYour Touch is Loving

Song List

Pew EditionFor congregational and small groupsinging. Ideal for Bible studies, meetings,retreats, choirs, youth events and more.Easy for pew use or transport. Perfectbound, 6 x 9 inch size.

Lead Line EditionFor guitarists, pastors and devotionleaders. Provides melody line, guitarchords and lyrics . Serves as aconvenient desk reference. Spiralbound, lies flat, 6 x 9 inch size.

Title Topic Key & Tempo Scripture Copyright

59 pages of extensive referencing by

Key and TempoAFast62 For the Lord is Good158 Mighty is Our God191 Rock of Ages224 Trading My SorrowsMedium5 All Heaven Declares18 Be Exalted, O God29 By Your Side39 Come and Fill Me Up51 Father Me, Again75 God is the Strength of My Heart123 I’m Forever Grateful204 Shine, Jesus Shine203 Spirit, Touch Your Church228 Under the BloodSlow9 Above All167 My Redeemer Lives (Willison)242 Worthy the Lamb that Was SlainA FlatMedium28 By Your Blood38 Crown Him (King of Kings)226 Victory ChantSlow100 I Am the Bread of Life (Toolan)A MinorMedium182 Praise AdonaiSlow244 You are My Hiding PlaceB FlatMedium7 All Over Again47 Draw Me Close to You198 Shout to the LordSlow127 It’s Your BloodCFast15 As High As the Heaven78 Great and Mighty is He230 We’ll Be Faithful

Topical IndexKingdom of God10 Ancient of Days25 Blessing and Honor27 Bring Forth the Kingdom32 Celebrate the Lord of Love83 Heaven is in My Heart105 I Live to Know You133 Jesus, Lamb of God166 My Redeemer Lives (Morgan)182 Praise Adonai186 Raise Up an Army190 Revival, Fire Fall199 Someone Else Living in You221 Thine the Amen, Thine the Praise223 This Kingdom226 Victory Chant

see also LordshipFarewell72 Go, My Children with My Blessing156 May the Feet of God Walk with You182 Peace Be YoursFather, The15 As High As the Heaven16 As I Look Into Your Eyes20 Be Thou My Vision28 By Your Blood50 Faithful Father51 Father Me, Again52 Father Welcomes66 Glorify Thy Name72 Go, My Children with My Blessing71 God is Good73 Great is Thy Faithfulness82 Hear Me Say I Love You85 Here Am I97 How Shall I Call You?99 I Am the Bread of Life (Talbot)100 I Am the Bread of Life (Toolan)115 I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light196 See This Wonder207 Take Our Lives211 There is A Redeemer245 You Are My Own

Scripture ReferencesPhilippians1:6 80 He Who Began a Good Work in You1:9 159 More Love, More Power1:20 206 Take My Life and Let it Be1:21 165 My Life is In You, Lord1:23 114 I Want to Be Where You Are2:2-5 26 Blest Be the Tie That Binds2:5 110 I Want to Be More Like You2:5-7 155 Make Me a Servant2:6-11 174 Once Again2:6-8 24 Blessed Assurance2:6-8 96 How Could You Love Me So Much?2:6-8 157 Meekness and Majesty2:7-8 123 I’m Forever Grateful2:8 217 These Things are True of You2:9 134 Jesus, Name Above All Names2:9 211 There Is a Redeemer2:9-11 9 Above All2:9-11 10 Ancient of Days2:9-11 36 Come and See2:9-11 38 Crown Him (King of Kings)2:9-11 66 Glorify Thy Name2:9-11 90 Holy and Anointed One2:9-11 97 How Shall I Call You?2:9-11 102 I Exalt Thee2:9-11 158 Mighty is Our God2:9-11 170 No Other Name2:10-11 233 We Bow Down2:13 80 He Who Began a Good Work in You2:13 108 I Offer My Life2:15-16 142 Let the Flame Burn Brighter2:15-16 204 Shine, Jesus Shine3:1 31 Celebrate Jesus3:3-4 181 Our Confidence is In the Lord3:7 20 Be Thou My Vision3:7-8 75 God is the Strength of My Heart3:7-11 138 Knowing You3:8 47 Draw Me Close to You3:8-10 48 Eagle’s Wings3:8-11 105 I Live to Know You3:8-14 125 In the Secret (I Want to Know You)3:8-9 235 When I Survey the Wondrous Cross3:10 128 It’s All About You (Jesus, Lover of My Soul)3:13 230 We’ll Be Faithful3:17 57 Find Us Faithful4:4 31 Celebrate Jesus4:4 219 This is the Day (Shelton)4:6 30 Cares Chorus4:6 54 Fear Not4:6 65 Give Thanks4:6 208 Thank You, Lord4:6 238 What a Friend We Have in Jesus4:6-7 202 Spirit Song4:7 72 Go, My Children with My Blessing4:7 183 Peace Be Yours4:7 252 Your Touch is Loving4:13 13 All the Power You Need

With every revival, renewal, reformation, God’s Spirit raises up new, freshmusic in the heart language of believers. God also raises up visionaries likeFellowship Ministries to bring us the best of the best. This is one of God’s toolsfor spiritual revolution.

Dr. Kent R. Hunter, The Church DoctorPresident, The Church Growth Center, Corunna, IN

Pew Edition, $13.95 Lyrics Floppy Disk, $29.95ISBN 1-891062-00-X ISBN 1-891062-04-2

Lead Line Edition, $15.95 Lyrics Presentation CD, $99.95ISBN 1-891062-03-4 ISBN 1-891062-02-6

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IndexesLyrics & Audio

Lyrics for all 253 songs!Insert lyrics in worship folders or project them on screen. No more typing, mistakesor editing! Find songs and plan worship with the keyword search function.

Lyrics Presentation CDFormatted for Power Point and SongShow Plus presentation programs. Lyrics appearin the same sequence as the music--including repeats, dal segno signs, codas, etc.Original backgrounds complement the text of each song.

Lyrics Floppy DiskAll songs are formatted as text (.txt) files for use with word processing software.Lyrics appear in the same sequence as the music--including repeats, dal segno signs,codas, etc. Floppy disk is compatible with PC or Macintosh.

Audio Sampler SetHear every song in the The Best of the Best “once through.” A simple keyboardaccompaniment with one or two vocalists allows you to hear songs JUST AS theyappear in the Accompaniment Edition. Recorded on four CDs. Great for planningworship or teaching songs to your praise team!

Finally. A resource that does for contemporary worship songs what fivehundred years did for hymns: identify the masterpieces. Each of the 253songs in this collection was hand-picked for musical, textual, and theologicalexcellence. Add meticulous referencing (by topic, title, key, tempo, scripture),and you have a volume that more than lives up to its name. The Best of theBest is a treasure.

Sally Morgenthaler, Worship ConsultantAuthor, Worship EvangelismColumnist, �Contemporary Worship,� Worship Leader Magazine

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Handt Hanson, DirectorWorship, Music, and the ArtsPrince of Peace, Burnsville, MN

If you’re a worship leader/planner, BOB (Best of the Best) could become yourbest friend. You could take 20 of your worship song books that have become‘casual acquaintances’ and replace them with one book of hundreds of greatsongs from dozens of publishers called BOB. He’s your new best friend.

Editions

Accompaniment EditionSCRIPTURAL BASISScripture reference indicates overarchingBiblical basis and theme of each song.

MARKINGSClear verse, chorus, and tag markings aid praiseteams, rehearsals and congregational singing.

KEYSKeys ideal for voice, piano and guitar. Guitarfriendly keys or a Capo option provided foreach song.

LYRICSEasy-to-read type with plenty of white space.

MEASURE NUMBERSNumbered measures aid praise teams andrehearsals.

COPYRIGHTComplete copyright details. Indexes providecontact information for copyright permissions.Publishers currently covered by CCLI areclearly indicated.

opens to 24 inches wide — no need for page turning while playing!

Accompaniment EditionFor accompanists, praise teams andworship leaders. Contains full musicarrangements with many newly-arranged songs for keyboardists ofvarying abilities. Spiral bound,9x12 inch size. Opens to 24 incheswide--no need for page turningwhile playing!

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Roughly half the songs are absolutely cutting edge—hot now, or just about to be! The otherhalf are ‘classics’ in contemporary Praise & Worship like ‘Lord, I Lift Your Name On High.’A perfect dose of great hymns of faith in contemporary style rounds out the collection.It’sthe best theologically (Christocentric, cross-centered, grace-oriented). Musically, it’s thebest in what’s brand new as well as what’s tried and true. All of this is found in keys thatare friendly for everyone—voice, guitar, keyboard. The Best of the Best—what better titlecould be given to a collection of intimate, heart-felt praise from 54 very diverse copyrightholders around the world?

Rev. Mike ZehnderCompiler & Editor

f o r a c c o m p a n i s t s a n d p r a i s e t e a m sThe Best of the Best gives youEase in Worship Planning59 pages of extensive indexes by title, key & tempo, topic, Scripture,copyright holder — more than any other contemporary songbook! The Bestof the Best contains Scripture references for all 66 books of the Bible. SeeSong List and Sample Indexes inside.

Selection253 contemporary songs consisting of

· 110 written or arranged in the past five years including recentblockbusters such as “Revival Fire, Fall,” “Did You Feel the MountainsTremble,” “Trading My Sorrows,” “Shout to the Lord,” “The Heart ofWorship,” “Knowing You” and “Open the Eyes of My Heart.”

· 30 songs never before published from both seasoned and new composers.· 98 tried and true songs including “Lord I Lift Your Name on

High,” “As the Deer” and “Majesty.”· 15 traditional hymns newly arranged to flow well with contemporary music.

More “cutting edge” and familiar songs than any other collection!

DiversityMusic originates from diverse publishers such as Integrity Hosanna!, Maranatha!,Vineyard, EMI, Oregon Catholic Press, Concordia, Augsburg, Hope, Word, GIA,Hillsongs, Hinshaw, WorshipTogether.com, Birdwing, Shepherd’s Heart andWarner Bothers. The music crosses every evangelical bridge!

Six EditionsFind everything you need for contemporary worship ministry! Accompaniment, LeadLine and Pew Songbook Editions. Lyrics Floppy Disk, Lyrics Presentation CD andAudio Sampler Set. See descriptions and samples inside.

Ease in AccompanimentAccompaniment Edition contains full music arrangements and opens to 24 incheswide--no need for page turning while playing! Lead Line Edition provides chordsand is spiral bound to lie flat for ease in playing the guitar. Audio Sampler Set is forpracticing or teaching.

Ease in Lyrics PresentationInsert lyrics in worship folders or project them on screen. No more typing, mistakesor editing! Find songs and plan worship with the keyword search function.

IntegritySongs were carefully selected for their Biblical agreement and musical excellence. Atheologically and musically reliable resource!

Ease in Obtaining Copyright InformationMusic was selected from diverse copyright holders with all contact informationprovided in Copyright Indexes. 216 songs are covered by CCLI and 5 by publicdomain. Most other copyright holders grant permission without a fee when contactedby e-mail or telephone.

I appreciate the collection of songs compiled in The Best of the BestSongbook. I truly believe it is the best buy available. I recommend itwherever I go. I even require students in my songwriting seminar atAshland College to have a copy of The Best of the Best.

Marty Nystrom, Songwriter�As the Deer� and �A Broken Spirit�