In the Media/Reviews
Lift Up Your Hearts Striking a Good Note with Worship Leaders (Press Release)
Lift Up Your Hearts: Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs has gained positive response from worship leaders across the country since its release this summer.
“Editor's Pick” – from Worship Leader
Lift Up Your Hearts has been chosen as an "Editor's Pick" by Worship Leader magazine in the October 2013 issue. This honor is in addition to being chosen as "Best New Music Pick" in the September 2013 issue.
Each year in October, Worship Leader releases a "Best of the Best" list of resources they review throughout the year. “There is a multitude of resources available to worship leaders; so many, it can be overwhelming. So we took the time to put many of them here and in a manageable form. They represent the cutting edge of what is available in your area of expertise." ~ written by Jeremy Armstrong, managing editor at Worship Leader.
"Best New Music Pick" - from Worship Leader
Lift Up Your Hearts was chosen as a "Best New Music Pick" in the September 2013 issue of Worship Leader magazine, one of the leading publications for worship leaders and worship planners today.
“This fresh-out-of-the-box hymnal is for all generations, and is drawn from across the church’s vast history, making it a valuable resource for any and all worship leaders.” ~ written by Phil Sillas, songwriter, music producer, and editor of Song DISCovery at Worship Leader.
Christian Retailing
"Hymnal to 'play significant role in faith formation' of Reformed Christians." ~ written by Eric Tiansay, Christian Retailing
West Michigan Christian News
After seven years of talks, research and collecting, “Lift Up Your Hearts: Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs” is at last available to churches and individuals eager for a comprehensive treasury of faith’s greatest music.
“Lift Up Your Hearts” is published by Faith Alive Christian Resources, the publishing arm of the Christian Reformed Church in North America (CRCNA) and resource provider for the Reformed Church in America (RCA), based in Grand Rapids, Mich. ~ written by Ann Byle, published in the West Michigan Christian News
CRC Synod Endorses "Lift Up Your Hearts" - from The Banner
Synod decided to endorse the new hymnal, which is a joint effort by the CRC and Reformed Church in America (RCA) and will also be used in RCA congregations.
“We had enough confidence in Faith Alive and the hymnal review process that the word ‘endorse’ was appropriate,” said Terry Gray, an elder from Classis Rocky Mountain.
CRC Synod Endorses "Lift Up Your Hearts" - from CRC Communications
Synod 2012 endorsed “Lift Up Your Hearts: Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs,” the new hymnal being created in conjunction with the Reformed Church in America. The hymnal is due out in 2013.
There was much discussion about whether synod could endorse the hymnal without seeing it first. Rev. Joyce Borger from the hymnal’s editorial committee said that the committee has at least seven people with theological degrees, and a delegate pointed out that synod has been singing from the hymnal all week during worship.
Faith Alive Releases First Hymnal in More Than 20 Years (Press Release)
Faith Alive Christian Resources, the publishing ministry of the Christian Reformed Church in North America (CRCNA) and resource provider for the Reformed Church in America (RCA), announces the release of the much-anticipated hymnal, Lift Up Your Hearts: Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs.
Singing the True Story of the Whole World - from Calvin Institute of Christian Worship
“This is a new hymnal for a new generation. It retains timeless classics yet reflects how the church has become more diverse, more globally aware. There are more songs about social justice, authentic emotion, and creation care,” says Joyce Borger, Lift Up Your Hearts editor.
Faith Alive Christian Resources to Publish New Hymnal for CRC, RCA - from The Grand Rapids Press
“Lift Up Your Hearts: Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs” will be used by the CRC and the Reformed Church in America when it is released in June 2013, nearly a decade after preliminary discussions began on the need for a new hymnal.
Why a New Hymnal - from The Christian Courier
See page 12 of http://christiancourier.ca/pdfs/archives/12Jan9c.pdf
Hymn Collection Blends Old with New - from The Banner
Faith Alive Christian Resources is planning to release a new hymnal — Lift Up Your Hearts: Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs — in 2013 to serve the CRC and the RCA (see www.crcna.org/pages/hymnal.cfm). This new hymnal will include many of the familiar hymns found in Hymns for Worship.
Interview: Keith Getty, Modern Hymn Writer - from The Banner
Several of your songs are slated for inclusion in the new hymnal being published by Faith Alive (Lift Up Your Hearts), to be used by the Christian Reformed Church and Reformed Church in America denominations. How do you feel about the use of hymnals today?
Building a Church You Can Call Home - from The Banner
In 2013, Faith Alive will release a new hymnal called Lift Up Your Hearts: Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs. The introduction of a new hymnal is always somewhat historic, but this hymnal has an added dimension: it will be the first hymnal ever to serve both the Christian Reformed Church and the Reformed Church in America . “Our hope is that churches from other denominations will also find that its breadth and depth of song choices will meet their worship needs,” says Joyce Borger, Faith Alive’s music and worship editor and head of the editorial committee for the new hymnal.
Hearing God In Unlikely Places - from The Banner
Lift Up Your Hearts: Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs is currently scheduled to be published by Faith Alive in 2013. Edited by Faith Alive’s music and worship editor Joyce Borger, the hymnal is based in the work of an 80-person advisory committee and a 13-person editorial committee, both with CRC and RCA representation.
Faith Alive to Release First Hymnal in More Than 20 Years (Press Release)
Faith Alive Christian Resources, the publishing ministry of the Christian Reformed Church in North America(CRCNA) and resource provider for the Reformed Church in America (RCA), today announced the upcoming release of Lift Up Your Hearts: Psalms, Hymns & Spiritual Songs hymnal.
