Songs
1. Across The Lands
2. Beautiful Saviour
3. Behold The Lamb
4. Beloved And Blessed
5. By Faith
6. Compassion Hymn
7. Creation Sings
8. Every Promise
9. Glory Be To God
10. Grace
11. Hear The Call Of The Kingdom
12. How Deep The Father's Love For Us
13. How Long
14. I Know Not Why God's Wondrous Grace
15. Immanuel
16. In Christ Alone
17. In Every Day That Dawns
18. Jesus Is Lord
19. Joy Has Dawned
20. Lord How Majestic You Are
21. Love Incarnate
22. My First Love
23. My Heart Is Filled
24. O Church Arise
25. O My Soul
26. Pour Over Me
27. Psalm 62
28. Resurrection Hymn
29. River Of Fire
30. Salvation's Song
31. Speak O Lord
32. The King Has Come
33. The Lord's My Shepherd (Psalm 23)
34. The Power Of The Cross
35. There Is A Hope
36. You Are My Anchor
Creation Sings
There Is A Hope
Monument To Mercy
The Best Of Stuart Townend Live
Personal Worship/Say The Word
Hymnmakers How Deep The Fathers Love
Lord Of Every HeartTour Dates
28 May 2011 - 28 May 2011
Big Church Day Out
12 March 2011 - 12 March 2011
An evening with Stuart Townend - St Georges Church, LEEDS
13 March 2011 - 13 March 2011
An evening with Stuart Townend - Central Methodist Church, BRIGHOUSE
14 March 2011 - 14 March 2011
An evening with Stuart Townend - St Aidan's C of E High School, HARROGATE
29 April 2011 - 3 May 2011
Bible by the Beach
26 May 2011 - 26 May 2011
An evening with Stuart Townend - Waldringfield Baptist Church, WALDRINGFIELD
27 May 2011 - 27 May 2011
evening with Stuart Townend - Stowmarket Music festival, STOWMARKET
9 June 2011 - 9 June 2011
An evening with Stuart Townend - Alive Festival, INVERNESS
10 June 2011 - 10 June 2011
An evening with Stuart Townend - ORKNEY
11 June 2011 - 11 June 2011
An evening with Stuart Townend - SHETLAND
13 June 2011 - 13 June 2011
An evening with Stuart Townend - PERTH
14 June 2011 - 14 June 2011
An evening with Stuart Towend - EAST LOTHIAN
12 July 2011 - 15 July 2011
Together on a mission, BRIGHTON
3 September 2011 - 3 September 2011
The Commission, GLASGOW
Worship Leaders
My BlogStuart Townend
Stuart is known and respected around the world as one of the leading worship songwriters of his generation. The depth of lyrical and theological content in songs such as 'In Christ Alone', 'How Deep The Father's Love', 'The Power Of The Cross' and 'Beautiful Saviour' have caused some to draw comparisons with the greats of previous generations such as Watts and Wesley; while the marriage of great lyrics with wonderfully accessible melodies (largely through his successful writing partnership with Keith Getty) means his songs bridge different musical and cultural genres, and reach into every corner of the globe.
Stuart is also a gifted worship leader, musician, recording artist and seminar speaker, and spends a good part of his year leading worship at major Christian events, doing solo concerts, recording studio albums, and training emerging worship leaders and songwriters. He has featured on numerous live worship albums down the years, in addition to his solo albums 'Say the Word' (1997), 'Personal Worship' (1999), 'Lord of Every Heart' (2002), 'Monument to Mercy' (2006), 'The Best of Stuart Townend Live' (2007), 'There is a Hope CD & DVD' (2008), 'Creation Sings' (2009) and 'The Journey' (2011).
Stuart was born in 1963, and grew up as the youngest of four children in a Christian family in West Yorkshire where his father was a Church of England vicar. From an early age Stuart played music with his brothers (one brother, Ian, went on to become a member of the group Heartbeat), beginning to play the piano at the age of 7, and teaching himself the guitar as a teenager.
It was while living in West Yorkshire that at the age of 13 he made his Christian commitment. Then at 18 he moved to Brighton to study literature at the University of Sussex. It is here he met Caroline, whom he married in 1988, and they now have three children; Joseph, Emma, and Eden.
Stuart attends and regularly leads worship at CCK in Brighton, one of the New Frontiers network of churches headed up by Terry Virgo. The church is also home to a number of well-known figures in the area of worship, including Paul Oakley, Lou Fellingham, Phatfish, Simon Brading and Dave Fellingham, who has played a significant role in mentoring Stuart. The church also runs a training programme for worship leaders and musicians called the Worship School.
But it is as a songwriter that Stuart has had the greatest impact on the worldwide church, and it is this that is closest to his heart. "It is so important that our lives are built not on our feelings or circumstances, but on the word of God, and songs can really help us to meditate on and retain truth. I know from the correspondence I regularly receive that if you can express in songs the profound truth of the gospel in a poetic yet accessible way, they really can have an impact in people's lives.
Forthcoming tour plans for Stuart include;
- Leading at New World Alive 31st March -5th April
- Bible by the beach in May 4th to May 7th.
- Touring the UK with Keith and Kristyn Getty in June
- Potentially tour Australia this year
- Aswell as tour the UK with his band in September.
Keep an eye out for more information nearer the time.
You can find out more about Stuart Townend by visiting their web site:
www.stuarttownend.co.uk
