In this 20‑minute live segment recorded at General Assembly 2013, worship leader Rick Lee James, joined by vocalist Brannon Hancock, performs several original worship songs and seasonal hymns while engaging the audience with announcements and humor. The set opens with a spontaneous worship piece titled “How Majestic Is Your Name,” drawn from James’s recent live DVD “Basement Psalms Live.” He promotes free lead sheets on his website and offers complimentary DVDs and download cards to attendees. The duo then sings an Advent‑to‑Easter hymn, “Watching, Waiting, Longing,” followed by a comedic “Church Sign Song” that tells a story about a missing “G” on a marquee. The performance concludes with a Psalm‑based song, “I Lift Up My Eyes.” Throughout, James intersperses personal anecdotes, thanks the audience, and encourages listeners to visit his site for more music resources. The video showcases a blend of reverent worship, seasonal liturgical themes, and light‑hearted storytelling, reflecting James’s approach to community‑focused worship leadership.
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If you like it, you can find free lead sheets to this at my website, rickleejames.com.
So, here we go. Hallelujah, praises to the King. Hallelujah, raise your voice and sing. Praises to the King. Sing praises to God who reigns above. His love endureth forever. Let all of the tribes and nations come. His love endureth forever. He has exalted his holy name. Jesus the Holy One always remains. Sing praises to God who reigns above. His love endureth forever. Oh, I messed it up, sorry. Hallelujah, praises to the King. Hallelujah, raise your voice and sing praises to the King. I will rejoice He is true love. His love endureth forever.
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He is my strength and my reward. His love endureth forever. The oceans will flood and the skies will fade, but Jesus, the Holy One, always remains. Sing praises to God who reigns above. His love endureth forever. His love endureth forever. Hallelujah, praises to the King. Hallelujah, raise your voice and sing, sing out. Hallelujah, praises to the King. Hallelujah, raise your voice and sing, praises Let's do the keem!
We haven't played together in quite a while, so until maybe 5 minutes ago in the hallway, it's been months. So yeah, this is another song, it's brand new. It came out on my new live DVD, which by the way, I'm going to be giving out some free DVDs and some music to those of you in here today. Not to every single person, but So come see me afterwards till supply runs out. I got some free stuff for you. So anyway, this is called How Majestic Is Your Name. I wrote a new album and recorded it live a few months ago, and it's called Basement Psalms Live. And this is Psalm 8 from that album. And Brandon did sing on it with me that night.
Oh Lord, how low, how majestic is your name, how majestic is your name. How majestic is your name, how majestic is your name, how majestic is your name in all the earth, all the earth. We see your hand in the creatures of the earth. The sea and the land, the little babies cry your name, and the enemy is broken by their praise. Oh Lord Yahweh, our Lord Yahweh, how majestic is your name, how majestic is your name, oh Lord Yahweh, our Yahweh, how majestic is your name, how majestic is your name, how majestic is your name in all the earth. Moon above, starry skies, you set your glory in the heavens. So Father, who am I that you dwell. Your thoughts on me, you would put the whole world under my feet. Oh Lord Yahweh, how majestic is your name, how majestic is your name. Oh Lord Yahweh, how How majestic is your name? How majestic is your name? How majestic is your name on all the earth! Oh Lord Yahweh, how glorious— Yahweh! How majestic is your name? How majestic is your name? O Lord Yahweh, how glorious— Yahweh! How majestic How majestic is your name! How majestic is your name! How majestic is your name! How majestic is your name! How majestic is your name! How majestic is your name on all earth? Yahweh—Yahweh—how majestic is thy name; how majestic is thine honor above heaven's heavens. Hallelujah! Thank you for being here today at our service of worship together. We're so glad that we can be part of this time to praise God together. I hope everyone has had an amazing week or weekend already. And if not yet, then let me encourage Oh everybody right now because good, it doesn't matter what day it is when Jesus comes back again. It will always start off by saying "Hosanna!" Hosanna means hallowed be he who reigns forevermore. So just know one thing about tonight.
Let us begin singing out loud along we're gonna do a Christmas to Easter song now. All right, so Advent to Easter. We just got out of a great seminar with Brandon and Jim Puckett was there. So we talked about seasons of the church. So this is one of those, uh, going through the seasons of the church song. It's called Advent Hymn Watching, Waiting, Longing, and you can also get this through Lifeway Worship. Again, free lead sheets on my website, rickleejames.com, if you would like. So here we go.
The day when his people will glorify the name above all names. For the joy that lay before him chose our agony. Jesus, for the wrath of Calvary, washing sinners clean. Our Messiah, Christ our brother, Word of God in flesh. Loose the chains that have held us captive, broke the bonds of death. Watching, waiting, longing for the day when his people will glorify the name above all names. So we wait with expectation for his and hear, Bride of Christ, his word proclaim for all the world to hear. He will come in clouds descending at the trumpet's sound. In the light of Christ our Savior, every knee will bow. Born in a manger, dying on a tree, rising Easter morning to set his people free. We're watching, waiting, longing for the day. When all nations will glorify the name above all names, above all names.
Thank you. It's a good thing we're among family at the world's largest family reunion, because I always forget words at family reunions. So that's—
I forget the words to songs I wrote too. That's right.
Wow, we've only got like 5 minutes left. This is crazy. We went through this way fast. Yeah, let's do that. Let's do that. Okay, we're gonna do a funny one for you. Okay, this is, this is one that I recorded several years ago, but people are always upset if I don't play it, so don't fret. Jesus, all right, all right. This is the Church Sign song, so listen closely..
We bought a marquee for announcements and such. Why, we needed singers, we thought it'd work fine.
To Rack Singers, welcome upon our sign.
One Saturday night, the wind blew too hard, and one of the letters flew off through the yard. Now who would have known all the trouble There'd be. We just wanted singers, but we lost the G. Well, who let these sinners into my church? The place is just packed, and it could not be worse. Now all of the deacons are mad as can be, 'cause we just wanted singers, but we lost the G. Well, now, sweet Sister Bertha, Martha just fell on the floor when she saw that biker gang walk through the door. And Melvin and Martha's poor hearts skipped a beat when they saw those hippies sit down in their seats. And Bob got a chill from his head to his toes when he saw that man with the ring in his nose. And I can't believe my very own eyes, well, there's Willie Nelson Men in blue jeans and men without ties. Well, who let these sinners into my church? The place is just packed and it could not be worse. And all of the deacons are mad as can be. 'Cause we just wanted singers, but we lost the G. Man, you see those hands thinking, man, well, that preacher of ours, he just went insane. He says It's a miracle all of them came. He's talking all crazy, he must not be well. He says it's revival, but we say it's hell! Well, who let these sinners in my church? The place is just packed and it could not be worse. Now all of the deacons are mad as can be. We just wanted singers, but we lost the G.
We're like right at the cusp of being out of time, so this is gonna be our last one today. This is a song, another one I wrote from the Psalms called "I Lift Up My Eyes." Save me, oh God, from lying tongues.
I've lived too long with those who have no love, so I lift up my eyes. Where does my My help comes from you, maker of earth and heavens. Day and night. I know that you do not sleep, so I lift up my eyes. Where does my help come from? My help comes from you, Maker of earth and heaven. I lift up my eyes Where does my help come from? My help comes from you, Maker of earth and heaven. come from? My help comes from you, maker of earth and heaven. Lift up my eyes. Where does my help come from? My help comes from you, maker of earth and heaven. <LYRICS>Love comes from you, maker of earth and heaven.</LYRICS> Hey, thank you everybody so much.
It's been fun being here with you. Please stick around because Ashley Sarver from my church is in the next group to come up, and she was on the big stage last night, so you know, I'm looking Looking forward to hearing them. I'm going to be at the front table down here for a few minutes. I do have some giveaways if anybody wants some free music. I'm going to give away a couple DVDs of my new live album and some download cards and things like that. And if you want to buy something, you're more than welcome. RickLeeJames.com if you have a chance to go there. Thanks so much, and thank you Brandon Hancock for joining me today.
