SONG STORY: Great and Mighty

I have been writing songs for years and have made a habit of making them available to others in written form — chord charts, lyric sheets, etc. as I've written them.  As a worship leader who has had the chance to be a guest in congregations outside my home church, I've usually made it a practice to include one of my own songs in the set when I play out, thereby introducing them to others. But I've not widely released them in recorded versions, until now.

Today marks the online release of Great and Mighty on iTunes, Amazon, Google Play, and CD Baby. Other digital channels including Spotify and Pandora are coming in days to follow.

While this song is newly released, it's already familiar to some.  In starting to record my own originals the big question was where to start.  I chose to let the numbers speak for themselves. Simply put, Great and Mighty is thus far, my number one song in this genre based on the usage reports I receive quarterly.


Without a doubt the most rewarding thing for me as a songwriter is to hear that other people are using my material.  As the writer and copyright holder, a benefit has been that as they're used by others and reported to CCLI's Song Select service, I get a report of which songs are used.  Believe me, the royalties don't add up to much more than support for my coffee habit, but it is immensely peronally rewarding to see that my songs are being sung in countries literally around the world. So, as this new recorded release hits the ears of new listeners in new ways, my hope is that more and more people will sing it and share it with others.

Many thanks to all those who were part of this project. Vinny Passanisi, Mission Studio for engineering the recording and offering great advice along the way; Jeff Hazen, for bringing life the groove with his drumming; and, Gabrielle Jackson for sharing the vocals with me on this so beautifully.  In many ways this project was a "proof of concept" for recording in my home studio in partnership with a professional studio and an engineer. I was personally thrilled with what I gained working with Vinnie at Mission and super happy to have them be a part of this. Thanks also to DearlyLettered for the cover art that will be the face of this song in players wherever it's heard!

Download the song lyrics and chords here:

Great and Mighty song chords and lyrics