Written by the Nigerian gospel singer Sinach, Waymaker became one of the few truly internationally known Contemporary Christian songs when it was released in 2015. It again became the most popular song in the CCLI catalogue in 2020 during the worldwide Covid pandemic, perhaps because of its hopeful and comforting message about God’s faithfulness and promise keeping in times of trouble.

This popular worship song by the group Elevation Worship topped the charts in 2017 and is still widely sung around the world. The song is something of a modern-day paraphrase of the classic gospel song “Softly and Tenderly, Jesus Is Calling,” and this arrangement interweaves fragments of that melody with the melody of the newer song. The bridge of the song leaves for a moment the invitational quality of the text and breaks into a paean of pure praise – “O what a Savior, isn’t He wonderful? Sing alleluia, Christ is risen!” – making the arrangement particularly useful in the Easter season.

This beautiful old prayer chorus by Salvation Army officer and musician Edward Joy is well-loved by Salvationists around the world. It is a “holiness” text that speaks of submitting completely to the Lord’s will – “not a fragment, but the whole” – and the simple melody follows well the meaning and emotional content of the words. This arrangement is also purposely simple to present the song in a direct and prayerful way