“Go Out in this World” is written to be a celebration and reminder as your congregation is leaving your service. One way I know I’m going to go back to a church, as a visitor, is when I leave energized. That is exactly the feel of this song. I wanted to write a song that will energize the congregation as they prepare to leave the church and go back to their lives. Putting this song right at the end of your worship service will help give everyone a little more… pep in their step as they are heading out the door.

Adding “Go Out in this World” is also a reminder that we have the responsibility to proclaim the name of Jesus to the entire world. Church doesn’t stop when we leave the building… we are the church and we have a 7 day week. This song will hopefully remind folks of what we receive in God, and how we are charged with spreading that message. So, let’s go out in this world and proclaim His name, Jesus you are my God!

Go out in this World

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As I previously mentioned, while talking about singing this song, this song is meant to have a relaxed feel to it. The song is to compliment the practice of communion, not overpower it. If this song is performed right… you will hopefully see the congregation groove with you as they receive the body & blood. Try to not rush the song, infact, feel free to slow it down if you feel right.
Percussion does play an important role in adding motion to the song. It is a repetitive song… so find ways to separate the verses with bringing in or taking out instruments (especially percussion) on this song. Just having the bass drum on the last verse and some hand percussion, I think, adds a sense of motion and finality to the song. However, use the percussion you have available to create differences between the verses.  

Overcome My Sin

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There are lots of scripture readings that this can relate to. The two scriptures that I focused in on where; Luke 22:17-20 and 1 Corinthians 11:17-34. I think these readings not only tell us how important communion is, but it also speaks towards how we are to come together. Our approach toward communion is something that, I think, many Christians get lost on. Communion is a time for our self-reflection, and also a time for us to understand how we are one church, who is meant to come together. Especially during our current time, where there are many questions in the public about the church, using communion as a bridge to bring Christians together is vital. God’s knowledge is beyond our understanding, but we are called to work together for Him… let’s put our differences aside and follow what the scriptures tell us to do.

Overcome My Sin

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This song does stay in the lower register for many singers. As you can tell from the recordings, it is meant to be a very relaxed song. I’m not a big fan of having overpowering communion songs. To me, an overpowering communion song can be distracting to the congregation, who is hopefully in the process of self-reflection. Let your lead singer give a relaxed performance on this song. Additionally, the lower lead line will hopefully help harmony singers to stay in the lower register as well. Big 4ths and 5th harmonies really give the song a strong and wide feel. We sing the exact same lines a couple times in this song… that is ok. Let the message come across with the repetition. Hopefully you will find the congregation singing along with you after the first verse. That is the goal.

Overcome My Sin

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“Overcome My Sin” was written to be played during communion. The words of the song are meant to remind folks what we receive and how to receive communion. We are at church to receive the healing power of God’s grace. One of the ways we do this is to remember God’s covenant with us. Studying scripture and energising our life with the Spirit is what we receive at church. In Luke 22:17-20, we are asked to remember the new covenant with communion. Hopefully this song will remind us of the importance of following the communion practice.
Additionally, 1 Corinthians 11:17-34 addresses how we should approach communion. We are to come together with discernment of ourselves and not one-another. I thought this was important enough to put in the song. I have worked at several churches where divisions are strong, and yet we all commune together. Hopefully singing about coming to God in an unworthy manner will bring attention to how are are to act.

Overcome My Sin

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