"I have never written a song in this manner before. Usually inspiration comes from studying the word or having some formative experience. In this particular case I was ... dreaming. LOL." (Dee Wilson)
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"Sometimes I have a hard time connecting to the boundless positivity in modern worship music, but these old hymns often resonate deeply with the “dark and light” duality that exists within me." (Paul Duncan)
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"I still remember a real sense of Gods presence with us in the room as we were finishing up the chorus of Adore, and thinking to myself: 'if this song goes nowhere else, it has ministered to my soul.' (Martin Chalk)
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"I originally wrote this song in Danish, my mother tongue - Jeg Vil Ikke Glemme Dig. Then, it was my joy to re-create it in English with my friend and ministry ally, Aaron Keyes." (Arvid Asmussen)
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"My wife and I were in the midst of losing a pregnancy, and I found myself wanting to write a song." (Paul Duncan)
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“Come, let us sing the song of songs, the angels first began the strain; the homage which to Christ belongs: ‘Worthy the lamb, for he was slain.’”. (James Montgomery)
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"A little over two years ago, my husband received a crushing phone call. His dad, Joe, had been diagnosed with ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease), and would only have 12-18 months to live." (Caroline Cobb)
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"This summer I contributed to the Wild Goose Festival in Hot Springs, NC. Wild Goose is a music and arts festival focused on the intersection of faith and social justice." (Paul Demer)
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"There was a moment, during leading a time of worship, when a cry came out from the deep places of my soul. In that moment many others heard the truth of the cry and joined in the song." (Matthew Macaulay)
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"In this song, we’re not asking God to come over - we’re inviting him to take over!" (Aaron Keyes)
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"The beauty of God's power and his heart toward us is that it is not the end. It may be the beginning." (Matthew Macaulay)
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"This song began with simply sitting at the piano singing the chorus "Hallelujah...". (Mark Alan Schoolmeesters)
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"My Father is a personalized setting of the Lord’s Prayer. This prayer (from Matthew 6:9-13) has been prayed and sung throughout all of Christian history, and this paraphrase is an attempt to keep it in our hearts and mouths today." (Vinnie Zarletti)
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"This song started as my response when Charleston happened. Then Orlando. Then Louisiana. Then Minnesota. Then Dallas. And all along I knew it wasn't meant to be a song that I finished on my own." (Mark Alan Schoolmeesters)
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"Hallelujah is our hearts cry, the word on our lips regardless of our situation." (Jenny Wahlstrom, Dan Weeks)
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Anne Lamott has the best translation of this traditional lyric: "Help me, help me, help me. Thank you, thank you, thank you." (Isaac Wardell)
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"This song grabbed me the first time I heard it. Arvid isn't just a great songwriter, he's also a great drummer, and his unique approach to rhythm bring very fresh inspiration for his writing." (Aaron Keyes)
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"Brennan Manning once said, “My deepest awareness of myself is that I am deeply loved by Jesus Christ and I have done nothing to earn it or deserve it.” Manning’s words accurately express the sentiment of this song." (Aaron Williams)
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"Light is more distinguishable in the dark and often we see the reality of Jesus either when we face our own darkness or sit with someone else existing in a dark place." (Matthew Macaulay)
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