Songs
1. Across The Lands
2. Beautiful Saviour
3. Behold The Lamb
4. Beloved And Blessed
5. Compassion Hymn
6. Creation Sings
7. Hear The Call Of The Kingdom
8. How Deep The Father's Love For Us
9. How Long
10. I Know Not Why God's Wondrous Grace
11. In Christ Alone
12. In Every Day That Dawns
13. Joy Has Dawned
14. Love Incarnate
15. My Heart Is Filled
16. O Church Arise
17. O My Soul
18. Pour Over Me
19. Psalm 62
20. Resurrection Hymn
21. Salvation's Song
22. Speak O Lord
23. The Lord's My Shepherd (Psalm 23)
24. The Power Of The Cross
25. There Is A Hope
26. You Are My Anchor
Albums
Tour Dates
9 March 2012 - 9 March 2012 7.30pm
Crowborough, All Saints Church
1 March 2012 - 1 March 2012 7.30pm
BURY ST EDMUNDS, The Apex
25 February 2012 - 25 February 2012 7.30pm
Holy Apostles, Cheltenham
24 February 2012 - 24 February 2012 7.30pm
North Street Hall, Bristol
2 March 2012 - 2 March 2012 7.30pm
Braintree, Christchurch London Road
16 March 2012 - 16 March 2012
GUILDFORD, St Saviours Church,
10 March 2012 - 10 March 2012 7.30pm
HANWORTH, St. Richard's Church
22 June 2012 - 22 June 2012
IPSWICH, Bethesda Baptist Church
17 March 2012 - 17 March 2012
LINDFIELD, All Saints Church
Worship Leaders
My BlogStuart Townend
Stuart is known and respected around the world as one of the leading worship songwriters of his generation. The depth of lyrical and theological content in songs such as 'In Christ Alone', 'How Deep The Father's Love', 'The Power Of The Cross' and 'Beautiful Saviour' have caused some to draw comparisons with the greats of previous generations such as Watts and Wesley; while the marriage of great lyrics with wonderfully accessible melodies (largely through his successful writing partnership with Keith Getty) means his songs bridge different musical and cultural genres, and reach into every corner of the globe.
Stuart is also a gifted worship leader, musician, recording artist and seminar speaker, and spends a good part of his year leading worship at major Christian events, doing solo concerts, recording studio albums, and training emerging worship leaders and songwriters. He has featured on numerous live worship albums down the years, in addition to his solo albums ' 'Say the Word' (1997), 'Personal Worship' (1999), 'Lord of Every Heart' (2002), 'Monument to Mercy' (2006), 'The Best of Stuart Townend ' Live' (2007), 'There is a Hope CD & DVD' (2008), 'Creation Sings' (2009) and 'The Journey' (2011).
Stuart was born in 1963, and grew up as the youngest of four children in a Christian family in West Yorkshire where his father was a Church of England vicar. From an early age Stuart played music with his brothers (one brother, Ian, went on to become a member of the group Heartbeat), beginning to play the piano at the age of 7, and teaching himself the guitar as a teenager.
It was while living in West Yorkshire that at the age of 13 he made his Christian commitment. Then at 18 he moved to Brighton to study literature at the University of Sussex. It is here he met Caroline, whom he married in 1988, and they now have three children; Joseph, Emma, and Eden.
Stuart attends and regularly leads worship at CCK in Brighton, one of the new Frontiers network of churches headed up by Terry Virgo. The church is also home to a number of well-known figures in the area of worship, including Paul Oakley, Lou Fellingham, Phatfish, Simon Brading and Dave Fellingham, who has played a significant role in mentoring Stuart. The church also runs a training programme for worship leaders and musicians called the Worship School.
But it is as a songwriter that Stuart has had the greatest impact on the worldwide church, and it is this that is closest to his heart. 'It is so important that our lives are built not on our feelings or circumstances, but on the word of God, and songs can really help us to meditate on and retain truth. I know from the correspondence I regularly receive that if you can express in songs the profound truth of the gospel in a poetic yet accessible way, they really can have an impact in people's lives.'
You can find out more about Stuart Townend by visiting their web site:
www.stuarttownend.co.uk
