The chord progression for this song should be an easy walk right up the major scale. You may want to encourage your bass player to find interesting bass lines around this progression and ask your guitar players to use a capo on the 2nd fret. Although there is a lot of percussion on this track, a simple drum set beat or only hand percussion will work well. Likewise, playing the song with just a guitar (or piano) and vocalist should work fine too.
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There are so many references in the bible that call us to worship God… I’m not even going to try to list them all. For the first verse I did reference 1 Chronicles 16:23-30 where we are called to bring an offering and come before him. Although I will leave interpreting “offering” to you, it is important to note that we are not to come before God empty handed… For the second verse I looked to Matthew 6:14-20. This verse is all about forgiveness and our treasures that are in heaven. Really, one can not go without the other and these are important parts of coming before God. For the bridge section I wanted to address the fear some people have when they come before the Lord and fear of acknowledging our faith to the world. In Genesis 15:1 we find that we have a shield of God that covers us… so what is there to fear? Although there are many answers to that, we are protected by God and should not be afraid to acknowledge it. Finally, although I did not use any direct bible verses for the chorus… I think you will find an abundance of liturgically accurate references to this chorus.
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“Here We Come” is really written to be an easy entrance into a worship service for the congregation AND for musicians. Lets face it… not all musicians wake up at 5am on Sunday morning ready to make great music. The melody for this song really stays in the middle register for most male singers, which should also work well for many female singers to jump up an octave. This also leaves some comfort room for singers to find the harmonizing 4th & 5th above the melody.
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This song, as you may have guessed, is intended to be used at the beginning of a contemporary worship service as a gathering songs. Although there is a strong tendency for music directors to try and make a grand entrance with a big flashy song… I also like to use softer songs as gathering songs. I have found that sometimes people like to be welcomed in (and sometimes woken up) before they are immersed into a full on praise experience. This song is a great way to welcome people into a worship space before you blow them away with a loud praise song. Feel free to add in solo sections or instrumental sections if you need more time to let your congregation settle.