Gospel

Lindsey Ciresi - Makia Song, "Blessed Be the Name"

Words and music by Mike Jennings

Lindsey Ciresi Blessed Be the Name A song written for my friend, Makia.

Words were a poem and music by Mike Jennings. Vocal and guitar also by Mike Jennings.

Sound check

I was healed of diabetes in 2010. I tell the story of how I discovered that I had diabetes and how Jesus healed me. I also sing the song I WILL WORSHIP YOU which I wrote after being healed and explain why I worship the Lord now on the streets. I know that if the Lord healed me He can also heal you. Jesus died to forgive our sins and give us eternal life but He also dies to heal us. Isaiah 53:5 say "By His stripes we are healed."

An all-original work of 23 songs ranging from reggae to Motown, gospel to modern rock, doo-wop to Afro-percussive, The Word is a fusion of electric and acoustic guitars, clavés, bongos, drums, recorder, saxophone and keyboard. Woven into the high energy is a range of vocal styles: soulful belting, praise-funk harmonies and much more. Going further than Godspell and Jesus Christ Superstar by including the Resurrection, this colorful story of faith is the most sweeping in its genre – covering major events in both the Old and New Testaments.

Jesus enters the garden in the intense, black night. As the disciples fall asleep nearby, Jesus prays to God first to let this cup of suffering pass Him by, but finally that God's will be done. In the climax of His agony, Jesus accepts God's will as Judas enters and betrays Him with a kiss. Jesus takes up His cross and makes His way to Calvary as the crowd wails passionately and looks on. The soldiers crucify Him and as Jesus dies, His Mother falls at the foot of the cross. From The Word: A Gospel Opera by Bill Monaghan. Check out www.monaghanmusic.com for info on the live stage show and the full-length musical on DVD.

Jesus explains to His disciples that they must follow his example and wash each other's feet as he humbles himself and washes their feet, demonstrating how to truly be a servant. Peter resists at first, but ultimately allows the Lord to wash his feet. From The Word: A Gospel Opera by Bill Monaghan. Check out www.monaghanmusic.com and www.thewordagospelopera.com for info on the live stage show and the full-length musical, The Word, now on CD and soon on DVD

Jesus and the disciples share the Last Supper. Jesus blesses the Bread and Wine and promises His own Body and Blood will be a new covenant of salvation with all of humanity, instituting the Eucharist. From The Word: A Gospel Opera by Bill Monaghan. Check out www.monaghanmusic.com and www.thewordagospelopera.com for info on the live stage show and the full-length musical, The Word, now on CD and soon on DVD.

A reflective moment where a disciple brings his frustrations to God and realizes that our plans often lead to frustration and struggle whereas God's plans lead to love. From The Word: A Gospel Opera by Bill Monaghan. Visit www.monaghanmusic.com and www.thewordagospelopera.com for more info on the live stage show and the full-length musical on DVD.

Jesus teaches his followers how to pray the Lord's Prayer as they sit quietly by lakeside. One disciple, Kristyn then prays her own words, paraphrasing sentiments from the Prayer of Saint Francis. From The Word: A Gospel Opera by Bill Monaghan. Check out www.monaghanmusic.com and www.thewordagospelopera.com for info on the live stage show and the full-length musical, The Word, on CD and DVD.

Don't be fooled by all the singing, dancing, and yodeling - this is very serious song about the Final Judgment - can't yall tell? From The Word: A Gospel Opera by Bill Monaghan. Check out www.monaghanmusic.com and www.thewordagospelopera.com for info on the live stage show and the full-length musical on DVD.

Old Testament Biblical Heroes sing about their role in salvation history underscored by African rhythms. From The Word: A Gospel Opera by Bill Monaghan. Check out www.monaghanmusic.com for info on the live stage show and the full-length musical, The Word, on DVD.

Old Testament Biblical Heroes sing about their role in salvation history underscored by African rhythms. From The Word: A Gospel Opera by Bill Monaghan. Check out www.monaghanmusic.com for info on the live stage show and the full-length musical, The Word, on DVD.

Jesus reprimands the Pharisees for their misdeeds and hypocrisy and shows them the error in their ways. From The Word: A Gospel Opera by Bill Monaghan. Check out www.monaghanmusic.com and www.thewordagospelopera.com for info on the live stage show and the full-length musical, The Word, on CD and DVD.

The creation story of Genesis expressed through modern dance and percussion instruments. From The Word: A Gospel Opera by Bill Monaghan. Visit www.monaghanmusic.com and www.thewordagospelopera.com for info on the live stage show and the full-length musical on DVD

Jesus mourns for the people of Jerusalem since they have rejected him and the prophets before him, with Philadelphia representing the New Jerusalem. From The Word: A Gospel Opera by Bill Monaghan. Visit www.monaghanmusic.com for info on the live stage show and the full-length musical on DVD.

Shannon leads the cast as they sing and dance this cheerful song about wandering through blackness of sin, and the joy of returning to the Father. From The Word: A Gospel Opera by Bill Monaghan. Check out www.monaghanmusic.com and www.thewordagospelopera.com for info on the live stage show and the full-length musical, The Word, now on CD and soon on DVD.

Music video by Reborn performing Ghostin'. (C) 2011 Martyr Music. Directed by Thomas Bunn. Produced by Mike Towns.