Glory to God Forever

Ok, so we did this tune this Sunday with a choir, and it was a lot of fun. Though it's simple, it's constant message is amazing. So, I'm posting the loop we used.

The beginning of the song is different than the way Fee plays it. We replaced the one measure of acoustic guitar with synth, and the click signal is where the whole band comes in. I think it cleaned it up for live use, but it wouldn't take much to change it back. Other than that, the arrangement is exactly like the single (looking forward to the full album by the way!).

Glory to God Forever - RNS
Glory to God Forever - split - MP3
Glory to God Forever - MP3

Jesus Saves

We've done Tim Hughes's "Jesus Saves" several times around Easter, and it is a great opener. If you haven't heard it, try it out, it's a really cool high-energy opener.

I made this loop for it, and had my friend Jake (@jake_eyler for the tweeters out there) play the guitar track. I looped it in ReCycle, so you need this rex file. When it asks you for it, point it to the right location and you're good to go. However, Kyle Campos (@kcampos) has pointed out on his blog that Reason has developed a cool new product called Record that will make using pre-recorded sound in the live setting way cooler. Look for new developments on that front to come.

Jesus Saves RNS
Jesus Saves Guitar Riff
Jesus Saves MP3
Jesus Saves split MP3

Jesus Paid It All - Remix

So, I remade the intro to Jesus Paid It All so it flowed from True Love a little better. There's something about deep low-end piano sounds that has a triumphant feel to it. Worked like a charm on Easter Sunday and Saturday.

Jesus Paid It All - RNS
Jesus Paid It All - split - MP3
Jesus Paid It All - MP3

True Love

So, here's a good example of simplicity. Often, simple is better than complex. Phil Wickham's song True Love is amazing, but there doesn't need to be much in the loop to carry it. Just a little bit of bass and some synth to complement the band is enough to add without distracting. Hope you can use it, we've used this loop for about a year or so. It almost follows Phil's version exactly, but it's more like this one from Fellowship Church:


True Love from Pace Hartfield on Vimeo.

True Love - RNS
True Love - MP3
True Love - Split MP3

Using These Loops?

I've gotten a few emails/comments from folks using my loops, and I love seeing them in action. That's why I'm posting - so people will actually use them. If you're using them, just post a vid, like Chris did at Church at Viera. Thanks, dude.

Thoughts Immediately After Service

Today is one of those days where I'm particularly struck by something in our worship sets. Today, it was for our ender, David Crowder's Wholly Yours. A while back I posted the loop I used, but that's not the topic for today.

Every now and then, lyrics finally make sense. The bridge lyrics are deep, meaningful, and extremely well-put. I can't really elaborate on them, so I'll just post them here. It's only too bad that you only sing them once in the song.

"But the harder I try, the more clearly can I
Feel the depth of our fall
And the weight of it all
And so this might could be
The most impossible thing:
Your grandness in me making me clean

"Glory, hallelujah,
Glory, glory hallelujah"



I just hope that whoever makes the musical decisions in heaven, on that glorious day picks this tune. In fact, now thinking about it, I'm sure this is one we'll all sing.

Today Is the Day

So, we've done this tune twice now, and we're going to do it again this weekend! Our folks have loved it, and there's plenty of video online showing lead players how to play the solo in the middle that Lincoln plays. It's a great, fun tune, and hope you can use the loop, which uses some of my favorite patches.

Today Is the Day - RNS
Today Is the Day - AAC
Today Is the Day - split - AAC