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History

Hillsong Church's popularity in Christian praise and worship music stems from the inauguration of the Hillsong Conference in the late 1980s and the first publication of choruses written by Hills CLC members, especially Darlene Zschech. Their first live worship CD The Power of Your Love was released in 1992. Since then, live praise and worship albums have been produced each year. Other music series include the Worship series, United, Youth Alive, "Hillsong Kids" and Instrumental series. They have also released two Christmas albums and several compilation albums. Hillsong Conference is an annual Christian conference held mid-yearly in Sydney, Australia, and hosted by Hillsong Church. ... Darlene Zschech Darlene Zschech (pronounced: []) (born September 8, 1965 in Sydney, Australia) is an Australian Charismatic/Pentecostal worship leader and singer-songwriter who primarily writes praise songs. ... The Power of Your Love is the first album of Christian Contemporary music to be released by the Hillsong Church. ...

Worship leaders

Main article: Hillsong musicians

Worship Pastor Darlene Zschech is perhaps the most well-known worship leader from Hillsong. She is the composer of the famous worship song "Shout to the Lord." Zschech became worship leader after Geoff Bullock resigned. Bullock had composed most of Hillsong's early songs in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Russell Fragar, former Music Director, played a large part in producing early Hillsong albums until leaving Hillsong Church for Virginia, USA in 2001. Other prominent worship leaders include Reuben Morgan, who rose to fame for his song I Give You My Heart and Marty Sampson who was integral in the success of early Hillsong United albums. Recently Joel Houston, son of Brian and Bobbie Houston, has become a main worship leader after writing the popular song Everyday. The Hillsong Church have produced 100s of Christian songs on CDs since 1992 on over 50 albums, mostly under their own label, Hillsong Music. ... Darlene Zschech Darlene Zschech (pronounced: []) (born September 8, 1965 in Sydney, Australia) is an Australian Charismatic/Pentecostal worship leader and singer-songwriter who primarily writes praise songs. ... Geoff Bullock is an Australian Charismatic/Pentecostal singer-songwriter who mainly writes praise songs. ... Official language(s) English Capital Richmond Largest city Virginia Beach Area  Ranked 35th  - Total 42,774 sq mi (110,785 km²)  - Width 200 miles (320 km)  - Length 430 miles (690 km)  - % water 7. ... Reuben Morgan is a worship leader, music pastor and songwriter at the Hillsong Church in Sydney, Australia. ... Marty Sampson (born 31 May 1979) is a Christian songwriter and a worship leader at the Hillsong Church in Sydney, Australia. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ...

Darlene Zschech explained Hillsong's stance in her book Extravagant Worship. She writes the Hillsong team pray "Father, let them quickly get their eyes off of us. We just want to point them to you, God, because you are the Author of truth. You are the only One who is to be praised."

Popularity

1994 live worship album, People Just Like Us

People Just Like Us was the first ever Christian album to go Gold in Australia as well as the first to go Platinum. [1] To date, all Hillsong live worship albums have achieved Gold status in Australia. In 1996, Hillsong Music reached international prominence with the release of Shout to the Lord produced by Integrity Music. This was Integrity Music's first live worship album featuring a female worship leader. [2] Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Shout to the Lord is a live praise and worship album of Christian Contemporary music by the Hillsong Church. ... Integrity Media is a privately-held Christian media company originally founded as Christian music club in 1987. ...

The 2004 Hillsong live worship album For All You've Done, debuted at #1 on the Australian Record Industry Association album charts. This is the first time an album of Contemporary Christian music has topped the album charts in Australia. There was some controversy about this outcome as almost all of the albums were sold at Hillsong's annual conference held in early July. The Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) have defended the outcome noting that the album sold more copies than any other record on sale in Australia that week. For All Youve Done is the thirteenth live praise and worship album of Christian Contemporary music by the Hillsong Church. ... The Australian Record Industry Association (ARIA) is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry. ... Contemporary Christian Music (or CCM; also by its religious neutral term Inspirational music) is a genre of popular music which is lyrically focused on matters concerned with the Christian faith. ... Hillsong Conference is an annual Christian conference held mid-yearly in Sydney, Australia, and hosted by Hillsong Church. ...

Awards

Hillsong Music Australia has been accredited with over 30 gold and platinum sales awards achieved worldwide. Hillsong Music has also achieved many international awards;

• The album Shout to the Lord was nominated for the 1997 Dove Awards 'Praise & Worship Album of the Year' at the Gospel Music Awards in Nashville, USA.
• The song Shout to the Lord written by Darlene Zschech was nominated for the 1998 Dove Awards 'Song of the Year' category at the Gospel Music Awards in Nashville, USA.
• By Your Side received a nomination for the 2001 Dove Awards 'Praise & Worship Album of the Year' at the Gospel Music Awards in Nashville, USA.
• In 1999, Darlene received the International Impact of the Year Award from the American Gospel Music Association in Nashville, USA.
• You Are My World received a nomination for the 2002 Dove Awards 'Praise & Worship Album of the Year' at the Gospel Music Awards in Nashville, USA.
• Blessed also received a nomination for the Dove Awards 'Praise & Worship Album of the Year' at the Gospel Music Awards in Nashville, USA.
• The song My Hope written by Darlene Zschech was nominated for the 2004 Dove Awards 'Inspirational Song of the Year' at the Gospel Music Awards in Nashville, USA.

Geoff Bullock's departure

Geoff Bullock, the worship pastor before Zschech, resigned from Hillsong partly because of their phenomenal success. He states: Geoff Bullock is an Australian Charismatic/Pentecostal singer-songwriter who mainly writes praise songs. ...

People have said that Hillsong (conference) 95 was my highest moment - the heights from which I fell. Yet if someone asked me what was the worst experience of my whole ministry career it would be Hillsong (conference) 95, because I felt so out of my depth.

I kept thinking, 'I don't know what I'm doing here, I'm unable to be the person that I need to be'. I just can't be Mr Charisma and Mr Excited. That's not me. I'm a quiet, introspective, melancholic type of guy. I struggled throughout the week trying to lead the worship, but feeling very much that I was failing. I really fell apart emotionally within a month of the conference ending.

My face was on all the posters, I was writing songs which everyone was singing, but inside I was asking myself 'Why am I always struggling? Why can't I just rise up in faith and be the man of God that everybody else says I should be, that this movement says I should be?' [3]

Geoff Bullock has released a recent album with new songs and a few of his old songs re-written. He spoke with David Adams and Lloyd Harkness at Sight Magazine in an interview on the 13th of August, 2004 "I feel tremendously responsible that I led them [Hillsong Church] along the garden path" View Article.

Crossover

Hillsong music is accepted and sung in many Christian churches worldwide. Some Hillsong songs have distinct gospel influences (see gospel music and black gospel) and this has probably contributed to its acceptance. Gospel music is a musical genre characterized by dominant vocals (often with strong use of harmony) referencing lyrics of a religious nature, particularly Christian. ... hi ...

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Formats

Early albums were released solely on cassette and CD. Video recordings of the live albums have also been made for VHS since the second album in 1993, and additionally for DVD since 2000, with increasing additional content such as documentaries and extra songs. The United series CDs have included an additional free part-length DVD since 2004. Several music books have also been published.

Albums

2007 live praise and worship album, Saviour King

2007 United worship album, All of the Above

2006 studio-recorded worship album, Songs for Communion

2000 Youth Alive album, Awake

2003 instrumental worship album, Forever

2005 Hillsong Kids album, Super Strong God

2005 Christmas album, Celebrating Christmas

2006 live Hillsong London album, Jesus Is

2006 live Hillsong Kiev album, Это мой дом

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Live Praise & Worship albums

1. The Power of Your Love (1992)
2. Stone's Been Rolled Away (1993)
3. People Just Like Us (1994)
4. Friends in High Places (1995)
5. God Is in the House (1996)
6. All Things Are Possible (1997)
7. Touching Heaven Changing Earth (1998)
8. By Your Side (1999)
9. For This Cause (2000)
10. You Are My World (2001)
11. Blessed (2002)
12. Hope (2003)
13. For All You've Done (2004)
14. God He Reigns (2005)
15. Mighty to Save (2006)
16. Saviour King (2007)

The Power of Your Love is the first album of Christian Contemporary music to be released by the Hillsong Church. ... Stones Been Rolled Away is the second live praise and worship album of Christian Contemporary music by the Hillsong Church. ... People Just Like Us is the third live praise and worship album of Christian Contemporary music by the Hillsong Church. ... Friends in High Places is the fourth live praise and worship album of Christian Contemporary music by the Hillsong Church. ... God is in the House is the fifth live praise and worship album of Christian Contemporary music by the Hillsong Church. ... All Things are Possible is the sixth live praise and worship album of Christian Contemporary music by the Hillsong Church. ... Touching Heaven Changing Earth is the seventh live praise and worship album of Christian Contemporary music by the Hillsong Church. ... By Your Side is the eighth album in the live praise and worship series of Christian Contemporary music by Hillsong. ... For this Cause is the ninth live praise and worship album of Christian Contemporary music by the Hillsong Church. ... You are My World is the tenth live praise and worship album of Christian Contemporary music by the Hillsong Church. ... Blessed is the eleventh album in the live praise and worship series of Christian Contemporary music by Hillsong. ... Hope is the twelfth live praise and worship album of Christian Contemporary music by the Hillsong Church. ... For All Youve Done is the thirteenth live praise and worship album of Christian Contemporary music by the Hillsong Church. ... God He Reigns is the fourteenth live praise and worship album of Christian Contemporary music by the Hillsong Church. ... Mighty to Save will be the fifteenth album in the live praise and worship series of Christian Contemporary music by the Hillsong Church. ... Saviour King is the sixteenth album in the live praise and worship series of Christian Contemporary music by Hillsong. ...

Hillsong United albums

1. Everyday (1999)
2. Best Friend (2000)
3. King of Majesty (2001)
4. To the Ends of the Earth (2002)
5. More Than Life (2004)
6. Look to You (2005)
7. United We Stand (2006)
8. All of the Above (2007)

Everyday is the first live praise and worship album by Hillsong United. ... Best Friend is the second live praise and worship album by Hillsong United. ... King of Majesty is the third live praise and worship album in the United series by the Hillsong Church. ... To the Ends of the Earth is the fourth live praise and worship by Hillsong United. ... More Than Life is the fifth live praise and worship album in the United series by the Hillsong Church. ... Look to You is the sixth live praise and worship album in the United series by the Hillsong Church. ... United We Stand is the seventh live praise and worship album by Hillsong United. ... All of the Above is the eighth praise and worship album by Hillsong United, their first studio recorded project and the first of a three-part global project. ...

Worship Series albums

1. Simply Worship (1997)
2. Simply Worship 2 (1997)
3. Simply Worship 3 (1998)
4. Overwhelmed (2000)
5. Amazing Love (2002)
6. Faithful (2003)
7. Songs for Communion (2006)

Simply Worship is a compilation worship album of Christian Contemporary music by the Hillsong Church. ... Simply Worship 2 is a worship album of Christian Contemporary music by the Hillsong Church. ... Simply Worship 3 is a worship album of Christian Contemporary music by the Hillsong Church. ... Overwhelmed is the fourth album in the Worship series of Christian Contemporary music by the Hillsong Church. ... Amazing Love is the fifth album in the Worship series of Christian Contemporary music by the Hillsong Church. ... Faithful is the sixth album in the Worship series of Christian Contemporary music by the Hillsong Church. ... Songs for Communion is an album of Christian Contemporary music by the Hillsong Church designed to be used in communion. ...

Youth Alive albums

1. Jump to the Jam (1994)
2. Chosen One (1996)
3. The Plan (1998)
4. One (1999)
5. Awake (2000)

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Instrumental Worship albums

1. The Secret Place (1999)
2. Forever (2003)

The Secret Place is the first album in a series of instrumental Christian Contemporary music by the Hillsong Church. ... Forever is the second album in a series of instrumental Christian Contemporary music by the Hillsong Church. ...

Hillsong Kids albums

1. Jesus Is My Superhero (2004)
2. Super Strong God (2005)
3. Supernatural (2006)

Jesus is My Superhero is the first live praise and worship album of Christian Contemporary music for children by the Hillsong Church. ... Super Strong God is the second live praise and worship album of Christian Contemporary music for children by the Hillsong Church. ... Supernatural is the third live praise and worship album of Christian Contemporary music for children by the Hillsong Church. ...

Christmas albums

1. Christmas (2001)
2. Celebrating Christmas (2005)

Christmas is a worship album of Christian Contemporary music comprised of Christmas songs by the Hillsong Church. ... Celebrating Christmas is a worship album of Christian Contemporary music comprised of Christmas songs by the Hillsong Church. ...

Compilation albums

1. Hills Praise (1997)
2. Extravagant Worship: The Songs of Darlene Zschech (2002)
3. Extravagant Worship: The Songs of Reuben Morgan (2002)
4. The Platinum Collection Volume 1: Shout to the Lord (2003; previously released as Millennium: The Story So Far)
5. The Platinum Collection Volume 2: Shout to the Lord 2 (2003)
6. Ultimate Worship (2005)

Hills Praise is a compilation praise and worship album of Christian Contemporary music by the Hillsong Church. ... Ultimate Worship is a compilation praise and worship album of Christian Contemporary music by the Hillsong Church. ...

Other albums

1. Spirit and Truth (1988; first ever Hillsong album)
2. Show Your Glory (1990; follow up to Spirit and Truth)
3. Shout to the Lord (1996)
4. I Believe the Promise (1997)
5. Shout to the Lord 2000 (1998)
6. UP: Unified Praise (2004; recorded with Delirious?)
7. Unidos Permanecemos (Hillsong United in Spanish) (2006)

Spirit and Truth is a studio-recorded album and was the very first album released by Hillsong Music Australia (called Hillsong Music International at the time). ... Show Your Glory was the second studio-recorded album released by Hillsong Music Australia. ... Shout to the Lord is a live praise and worship album of Christian Contemporary music by the Hillsong Church. ... I Believe the Promise is a live praise and worship album of Christian Contemporary music by Darlene Zschech from Hillsong Church. ... Shout to the Lord 2000 is a live praise and worship album of Christian Contemporary music by the Hillsong Church. ... Delirious? are an English Christian rock and worship band, featuring Martin Smith on vocals and guitar, Stuart Garrard (also known as Stu G) on guitar and backing vocals, Jon Thatcher on bass guitar, Tim Jupp on keys and piano, and Stew Smith on drums and percussion. ...

Hillsong London albums

1. Shout God's Fame (2004)
2. Jesus Is (2006)

Shout Gods Fame is the first live album of Christian Contemporary music from the Hillsong London church. ... Jesus Is is the second live album of Christian Contemporary music from the Hillsong London church. ...

Hillsong Kiev albums

1. Пламя (Flame) (1997) - Studio album
2. Мы будем славить (We Will Praise) (1997) - Live praise & worship
3. Это знает душа моя (That My Soul Knows) (1997) - Live praise & worship
4. Прыгай в небеса (Jump Up into Heaven) (1998) - Youth worship
5. С Богом возможно всё (All Things Are Possible with God) (1998) - Live praise & worship
6. План (Plan) (1999) - Youth worship
7. Небеса на земле (Heaven on Earth) (2000) - Live praise & worship
8. Мы любим петь об этом (We Love to Sing About It) (2000) - Kids series
9. Лучший Друг (Best Friend) (2001) - Live praise & worship
10. Революция (Revolution) (2001) - Youth worship
11. Царь Величия (King of Majesty) (2002) - Live praise & worship
12. Пожар (Burn [literally Fire]) (2004) - Youth worship
13. Слава в вышних (Glory in the Highest) (2005) - Live praise & worship
14. Иисус мой Супергерой (Jesus Is My Superhero) (2005) - Kids series
15. Это мой дом (This Is My Home) (2006) - Live praise & worship
16. Спасение (Salvation) (2006) - Youth worship
17. Суперcильный Бог (Super Strong God) (2006) - Kids series

See also

• Hillsong musicians
• List of Hillsong albums
• List of Hillsong songs

The Hillsong Church have produced 100s of Christian songs on CDs since 1992 on over 50 albums, mostly under their own label, Hillsong Music. ... The Hillsong Church have produced 100s of Christian songs on CDs since 1992 on over 50 albums, mostly under their own label, Hillsong Music. ... The Hillsong Church have produced 100s of Christian songs on CDs since 1992 on over 50 albums, mostly under their own label, Hillsong Music. ...

External links

• Hillsong Music website
• Hillsong Music Ukraine website
• Dutch Hillsong Music website
• French Hillsong Music website (many videos with lyrics
• Official e-card with all new music and videos
• Hillsong's Myspace Page