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Gary Lanier Orchestrating for LifeWay Worship Project
Gary Lanier is privileged to be an orchestrator for one of the largest worship projects ever undertaken in modern church history... The LifeWay Worship Project. VIEW THE LIFEWAY WORSHIP PROJECT Dr. Terry Terry, Former Director of LifeWay Worship Project, & Gary in a visit to Nashville, TN.
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A New Name in Glory Be Exalted, O God VIEW ORCHESTRATION LISTEN & PURCHASE ONLINE Calvary Covers It All Come to the Table Dwelling in Beulah Land He Included Me He Is Here Holy Ground Holy Is He Holy Spirit, Thou Art Welcome I Exalt Thee I Give All to You I Have Decided to Follow Jesus I Know That My Redeemer Liveth I Sing Praises to Your Name I Will Call Upon the Lord I'll Tell the World That I'm a Christian In His Presence Isn't He Jesus Calls Us O'er the Tumult Jesus Is Lord of All Jesus Is the Song Jesus, Lover of My Soul Just When I Need Him Most King of Kings Lamb of Glory Let Jesus Come Into Your Heart Let Others See Jesus in You Make Me a Channel of Blessing My Savior First of All O Sing a Song of Bethlehem Oh Come, Little Children Our God Reigns Out of My Bondage Purer In Heart Send the Light Spirit Song Surely Goodness and Mercy Take Time to Be Holy The Banner of the Cross The Joy of the Lord The Longer I Serve Him There Is A Fountain There's A Song in the Air To Him Who Sits on the Throne We Declare Your Majesty We Have Heard the Joyful Sound We Will Glorify Where the Spirit of the Lord Is Wherever He Leads I'll Go Why Do I Sing About Jesus With All My Heart Worthy is the Lamb
LifeWay Worship Project | Hot Springs Hymnal In August of 2007, Gary Lanier, composer and orchestrator for the LifeWay Worship Project, having finished his assigned hymn orchestrations, took a short vacation break with his wife, Valleta, to Hot Springs, Arkansas.
With laptop in hand, they settled in the motel for some much needed R & R. Quite unexpectedly, another orchestration assignment arrived, via email. It was the hymn, WHY DO I SING ABOUT JESUS. A quick glance around the room, and through his briefcase, reminded Gary that he failed to bring a Baptist Hymnal.
Forgetting the R & R, he began to contemplate how he could begin the orchestration, though he had no hymnal for reference. He announced to Valleta that he would, “be right back”, and out the door he went. Valleta imagined he was in search of a Baptist Book Store.
A few minutes passed and Gary returned, hymnal in hand. “Where did it come from?” Valleta wanted to know, not remembering a Baptist Book Store close to the motel. Gary began his story...
He remembered that First Baptist Church of Hot Springs was just a few blocks from the motel. He proceeded to the church, marched through the front doors, as if he had done it a thousand times, though he had never been there before, asking for directions to the choir room. Upon arriving in the choir room, he noticed people sitting on the floor, putting together packets for a mission ministry. He looked around for leadership and found none. Everyone just seemed to think Gary belonged in the choir room. He began to look for a hymnal, and found one in a choir member’s music file. He snatched it, and returned to the motel room.
That day and night he worked on the hymn orchestration, using the “borrowed” hymnal. The next day, he announced again, “be right back”. This time, Valleta knew where he was going, with hymnal in hand. It was returned to the choir member’s music file, with no one ever knowing.
Gary Lanier would like to thank First Baptist Church, Hot Spring, Arkansas, for the use of its Baptist Hymnal in the orchestration of WHY DO I SING ABOUT JESUS for the LifeWay Worship Project. YOUR WORD Glory Songs publication
WHEN WE ALL GET TO HEAVEN Glory Songs publication
THE NAME OF JESUS Glory Songs publication
IN THE QUIETNESS Glory Songs publication
JESUS IS COMING Glory Songs publication
THERE WAS A MAN The Senior Musician publication
I NEED THEE EVERY HOUR The Senior Musician publication
JESUS IN ME Glory Songs publication
I BELIEVE IN GOD The Senior Musician publication
IN MY DISTRESS The Senior Musician publication
HONOR & MAJESTY Glory Songs & The Senior Musician publication
THE LORD IS GRACIOUS Glory Songs publication 
Gary observing at a LifeWay recording session
of GL songs.
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