Song Story…”Much More Than a Song”
“Much More Than a Song” was written as a result of a time of uncertainty and re-examination of priorities and truths in Travis’ life. This time period began with the desire to sing a song and continues with the desire to bring God glory through all of life. Several years ago, Travis was working on a powerful song that he planned to share as a solo at some point in the future. The song was quite wordy and vocally demanding. As Travis was singing the song over and over, trying to memorize all of those lyrics, he began to experience some vocal problems. It was not unusual for him to have some allergy related congestion that affected his voice a couple of times every year, but this problem was obviously more serious than that. Although he was not experiencing any allergy problems at that time, his voice was greatly affected, and he had significant pain when he tried to sing. After the problem persisted and worsened, Travis did go to the doctor and to see a specialist about his voice. He learned that all of his demanding vocal rehearsing had caused some damage to the vocal mechanism and created some strain and inflammation. He was going to have to rest his voice and allow the damage to heal. This was very difficult news for a Minister of Music and Worship. He had no idea how long it would take for healing to occur or even whether the healing would be complete. In other words, he didn’t know whether his voice would ever be fully restored. Would it be as strong as before? Would he still have the same vocal range? Would there be any changes to his vocal tone or breaks in his range? All of these were unanswered questions.
Travis prayed and waited and rested his voice, hoping to regain the full use of his voice but realizing that there was a possibility that he might not be able to sing in the same way that he had before this problem occured. As in any season of uncertainty and waiting on the Lord, Travis had an opportunity to re-examine his priorities and his own philosophy of living a life that glorifies the Lord. He knew that leading God’s people in worship through music was not the only way that God could use his life. Even though his passion for leading worship remained strong, Travis came to the point where he was willing to do whatever the Lord would have him do. He was very aware that he could still live a life of seeking to bring glory to God, no matter what happened with his voice. God gave Travis a song to express what He had been teaching Travis through the experience of losing what had formerly been one of Travis’ most important ministry tools. That song was “Much More Than a Song”.
Through this experience, God gave the blessing of a song; but the lessons of the spirit that Travis gained were even more valuable. It’s hard to put them all into words, but I will try:
Worship is more than a song.
Worship is more than any particular form of expression.
Worship is more than giving your best to God. It’s being willing to give up your best and still give what you have left to God.
Worship is a passionate pursuit of God’s glory.
Worship may be expressed through what we do, but the act of worship never consists of any outward expression. True worship always exists in the desire of the heart to bring Glory to God.
If I have ever truly worshipped God before a loss or a change in my life, I cannot allow such a change to alter my heart.
Worship is a 24/7 attitude of the heart, a recognition of God’s supremacy and majesty that results in a constant desire to bring Him glory through my life.
Worship is much more than a song!
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“Much More Than a Song” words and music by Travis L. Boyd, copyright WorshipSounds Music is available on our website as a vocal solo or as an SATB choral anthem. There is also a full orchestration available, which can be used to accompany either a choir or a soloist. You’ll find the solo version on our home page and the choral version on our Adult Choir music page, where you can click on our unique video demo link to see and hear the music simultaneously at
http://www.worshipsounds.com
“Much More Than a Song” has been included in the repertoire of The Singing Churchmen of Oklahoma, then under the direction of Dr. Bill Green.
“Much More Than a Song” has been part of the repertoire of the Georgia Baptist Convention’s Jubalheirs, under the direction of Dr. Jon Duncan (a large choral group consisting of women who are active in music ministry from all over the state of Georgia).
The Jubalheirs also recorded “Much More Than a Song” on their CD entitled “New Every Morning.” For more information about this group and their ministry, see our post entitled, “Blessings Through Choosing to Praise God.” https://worshipsounds.wordpress.com/2011/11/11/blessings-through-choosing-to-praise/
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Here’s my Sound Cloud recording of the Medium Voice Vocal Solo
(available on our website’s Home Page in the left sidebar)
* The sheet music PDF (with chord symbols) can be purchased for $5.00, with permission to make as many copies as needed for your Soloist and Accompanists or Rhythm Section.
* The Accompaniment Track is sent as an Mp3 download and includes the PDF for a full page lead sheet to assist you in learning the song. The cost for the Mp3 and lead sheet is $10.00.
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Here’s our WorshipSounds Video Demo of the Medium Voice Solo
(Accompaniment Track + Demo)
(VIEW VIDEO DEMO IN FULLSCREEN MODE TO SEE LYRICS BEST!)
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This post was written by C. Boyd
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