Tomorrow I have the honor of preaching one of three mini sermons at Calvary’s Good Friday service. This is a somber reflection on Christ’s journey from the communion table to the cross, focusing on His choice to be our suffering servant. If you are free we would love to see you there: Good Friday Service7pmCalvaryContinue reading “Good Friday and the Suffering Servant”
Author Archives: Dan Loch
Hymn of the Month: Were You There
Welcome to April, spring, and the Easter season. This month we are looking at one of the great spirituals, “Were You There When They Crucified My Lord”. The repeated rhetorical question “were you there?” will keep bringing us back to Calvary as we sing. May this song be an encouragement for you and your familyContinue reading “Hymn of the Month: Were You There”
Were You There (Instrumental)
I’m excited for April’s Hymn of the Month. We’ll be singing the great spiritual “Were You There”. The full song will be coming soon but until then enjoy this instrumental version I put together.
New Song: Christ The Hope of Glory
2021 was a year full of challenges but also a year full of growth. I didn’t post many songs during 2021 because there was a lot of growth going on, both personally and musically. Musically, I’ve been blessed to be a part of the Getty’s Hymn Writing Collective. In this group I’ve learned so muchContinue reading “New Song: Christ The Hope of Glory”
Hymn of the Month: Be Thou My Vision (All That I Long For)
Welcome to March! With a new month comes a new hymn. We’re currently going through a series in Colossians at my church with a focus on the preeminence of Christ. With that in mind, my Pastor suggested that “Be Thou My Vision” would be a good fit for the series. Seeing as this is oneContinue reading “Hymn of the Month: Be Thou My Vision (All That I Long For)”
Sonnet: The Quiet Morning Hours Call for Prayer
I remember being in a high school creative writing class where I was assigned to write a sonnet. Back then I was a little hard headed and strong willed, which is just a nice way of saying I was really annoying, and I thought that anything but freeform poetry would “cramp my style”. Now, asContinue reading “Sonnet: The Quiet Morning Hours Call for Prayer”
Hymn of the Month: The Love of God
Hey all, This month my church started learning a “Hymn of the Month”. The idea is to learn a little bit of church history and to sing as a family. I thought I would share it here and invite you to join as well. This month’s hymn is “The Love of God”. Happy singing! ClickContinue reading “Hymn of the Month: The Love of God”
Help! The worship team is playing an Instrumental… What do I do?
We’ve all been there. We’re about 2/3rds of the way through the medium paced song. The verses were nice, the chorus was nice, but then BAM! The band is now playing an instrumental (most likely its just the chorus chords with instruments playing the melody instead of the voices singing). It sounds great, but whatContinue reading “Help! The worship team is playing an Instrumental… What do I do?”
New Lead Sheet and Lyric Video!
Hey all, Happy advent season! Just wanted to let you know that we have a new lyric video and lead sheet up for “Glory To God In The Highest”. I only got one take of the song while Lily was napping. Thankfully it was a good one. I hope it blesses you this Christmas andContinue reading “New Lead Sheet and Lyric Video!”
Quick Thoughts: Old Truth, New Voice
One of the worries I, and many other writers, have is the thought “is this original or did I steal it from someone?”. The minute after I realize the song I just wrote is actually a variation of “Row, Row, Row Your Boat” is a minute of immense disappointment. But what I have found isContinue reading “Quick Thoughts: Old Truth, New Voice”