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Matthew West at a concert on tobyMac's Winter Wonder Slam tour in December 2005. After signing with Universal South Records on August 23, 2002, [8] West released his first non-independent studio album, Happy, on December 26, 2003. [11] The album's producers Kenny Greenberg and Jason Houser co-wrote the song "More" with West.
The song was generally well received by critics. Jesus Freak Hideout's review noted that the song caused his album, Something to Say, to be "anything but a buffet of the 'same old stuff'." [9] On December 3, 2009, the song was Grammy Award nominated for the Best Gospel Song category, which was Matthew West's first Grammy nomination. [10]
The Gospel of Matthew [a] is the first book of the New Testament of the Bible and one of the three synoptic Gospels. It tells how Israel's messiah ( Christ ), Jesus , comes to his people (the Jews) but is rejected by them and how, after his resurrection , he sends the disciples to the gentiles instead. [ 3 ]
"My Jesus" is a song by American contemporary Christian music singer Anne Wilson, released on April 16, 2021, [1] as the lead single from her debut studio album, My Jesus (2022). Wilson co-wrote the song with Jeff Pardo and Matthew West. [2] "My Jesus" peaked at number one on both the US Hot Christian Songs chart and on the Bubbling Under Hot ...
Nathaniel Schexnayder of Jesus Freak Hideout praised the song's "upbeat premise", feeling that it could be a radio single. [10] Lindsay Williams of Gospel Music Channel felt that "Already There" was one of the best on the album, praising its sound and "strongly relatable" lyrics. She also compared the song's intro to U2's "Beautiful Day". [9]
Allmusic's Andrew Leahey said "The Story of Your Life is filled with the same hooky uplift he brings to his hired-gun work.West occasionally ghostwrites for secular artists, too, but this is a thoroughly Christian album, with slick CCM arrangements (think a PG-rated mix of the Fray and Coldplay, with any rough edges sanded to a smooth polish) and sermon-styled lyrics inspired by stories from ...
Matthew and Nelly initially made the occasional small contribution to the lyrics, and Matthew developed as a songwriter for the group as his solo career grew. Annie and Matthew sang most of the solo parts. Nelly — whose voice could be hard to distinguish from Annie's — most commonly sang lead only on songs where each member took a verse.
The theme of the song is inspired by the words of David in the Psalms and Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew in the Bible: "I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye" (Psalm 32:8). "Look at the birds of the air; they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father ...