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Jerusalem

A personal touching moment

 As I am not a true Christian Rock fan, I need to say that Jerusalem is one of those bands I do listen too.
Why if you do not really like it, you may ask.
When in the early 80's I was involved with the Flevo Pop Festival in the Netherlands it happened that while backstage, helping to maintain security, the Band Jerusalem would play.
Volunteering because there was no true interest in seeing the band, it ended up to be one of the great Holy Spirit experiences in my life.
As the band was praying fervently for the presence of the Holy Spirit during their music set, He was already moving.
Thousands of roudy young people where available and ready to have a good time.
When the band came on stage it was a roaring noise, then Ulf Christianson started in prayer and silence fell, yes so silent that you could hear a pin drop (even in the grass).
The Lyrics were harsh, truthful, touching, scriptural, and above all convincing, ending up in a altar call and hundreds now truly won for Jesus.JerusalemTopbanner

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It all began in 1975 with a fifteen year old transit bus, bought from a surplus stock at the Swedish Telecom. It was a miracle that they even got out of Gothenburg. The water leaked out of the bus very quickly. Sometimes on tours they had to stop in the middle of nowhere and the guys had to wade in swamps to get water for the bus. But that didn’t keep the enthusiasm away. Every second weekend they took all the equipment and went on tour. The mission was to tell young people about God. In clubs, discos, schools.

They had to face a heavy resistance doing this.

Tidning

Playing hard rock and being a Christian was very controversial at the time. Hard rock was connected to drugs, aggression and Satanism. Furthermore the music was ear-splitting. Being the first Christian hard rock band in Europe, Jerusalem had to endure a lot of criticism. They weren’t welcome at all to some churches. Smoke-bombs, long hair and luxury equipment was more than some people could accept, even if Jerusalem radically proclaimed Jesus. Hard rock was considered of the devil.

Jerusalem's message was primarily aimed at youth, with their lyrics describing the band's relationship to God in an ordinary, but radical way. The band's purpose was expressly evangelistic. Their concerts have been described as a series of revival meetings which often included altar calls and occasionally exorcisms.[1] When the band first toured in the mid-1970s in Sweden, their combination of Christian lyrics with a hard rock sound was very controversial. The band was only permitted to perform at a few churches.

Ulf Christiansson wrote as much as he could, and at almost every concert he had a new song to present. Heavy music delivered a heavy message and between the songs Ulf preached. In that way the concerts were more than just concerts, they turned into revival meetings. Side by side, hard rockers and confirmands were rocking. But also older people who were touched by God in a new way.

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  • Bertil Sörensson - bass (1978?)
  • Danne Gansmoe - drums (1978?)
 
  • Ulf Christiansson - vocals, guitar (1975–present)
  • Anders Mossberg - bass (1978? - 1981?, 1996–present)
  • Dan Tibell - keyboards (1975–1985, 1996–present)
  • Klas Anderhell - drums (1979? - 1981, 1996–present)
  • Peter Carlsohn - bass (1981–1995, 2003? - present)
  • Reidar I. Paulsen - keyboards (1986? - 1995?, 2006–present)*
  • Michael Ulvsgärd - drums (1981–1995, 2003? - present)
 
 
   
   
   
   
   
   

Early Life

   Over time, Jerusalem gained broader acceptance, and after three years of touring record companies began making offers to record the band. The Christian record company Prim signed Jerusalem, without much expectation of success. However, the band's self-titled debut album, Jerusalem, became an instant hit among Christian listeners, and within the first six months the record sold 20,000 copies, unheard of within the genre of Christian rock in Europe.[1]

Testimony

   “One night, an old lady came to us after a concert and wanted to beg our forgiveness. She said that she had turned terribly mad when we started playing. She wanted to grab her purse and leave. But then she saw Jesus walking from the stage down towards her. He sat down in front of her, turned around and said: Those are my guys. Tears were streaming down her eyes when she told us.”

Bounce from Struggle

 
   Jerusalem continued growing as a band. They toured both in Sweden and the rest of Scandinavia. And Ulf Christiansson continued writing songs. Ulf’s lyrics was captivating, demanding and brought many people into a real relationship with Jesus. The next album was released already in 1980 and was named “Volume 2″. This record, which was made both as an English and Swedish version, opened the doors to the surrounding world. All of a sudden their working schedule was filled with tours in Germany, France, England, Belgium and Scandinavia. They decided to leave their jobs and go fulltime. From the Christian Greenbelt festival in England, where Jerusalem participated during the summer, Americans brought the record to USA and Glen Kaiser, leader of one of the largest rock bands there. He gave the record to Pat Boone, who owned the record company Lamb and Lion. They released the records in the USA.

Church Affiliation

   

In 1985, Jerusalem quit touring and enrolled in the Word of Life Bible School.[1]

 Discography

 

  Studio Albums

 
Album Name External link Year
 Volume 1  Jerusalem (Volume 1) (1978/1980)
 Volume 2  Volym 2 (Volume 2) (1980/1981)
 Warrior  Krigsman (Warrior) (1981/1982)
 Can't Stop Us Now  Vi Kan Inte Stoppas (Can't Stop Us Now) (1983/1984)
 Dancing on the head of the Serpent  Dancing on the Head of the Serpent (1987/1988)
Prophet Prophet (1994)
Those Were the Days Volym 3 (Those Were the Days) (1996/1997)
R.A.D. Volüm Fyra (R.A.D.) (1997/1998)
She She (2010)
 

Live Albums

 
 
Album Name External link Year
In His Majesty's Service Live in the USA In His Majesty's Service – Live in USA 1985
Live - Pa Ren Svenska Live – På Ren Svenska 1998
 

Compilation Albums

 
 
Album Name External link Year
 10 Years After  10 Years After (1988)
 Classics 1  Klassiker 1 (Classics 1) (1993/1996)
 Classics 2  Klassiker 2 (Classics 2) (1993/1996)
 Classics 3  Classics 3 (1995) 
 Tretti   Greatest Hits Tretti   (2006)
     
 

I'm Free

New Album by Bishop Lawrence Hancock

Available March 30, 2018

Sneak Peak Available on EWCMI Online Radio on Tuesday March 20, 2018 of the soon to be new Hit Single "I'm still here"

i'm Free Lawrence Hancock Lawrence has compiled a 10-track album that is loaded with variety utilizing Gospel, Retro-Soul, and Hip-Hop themes.
His hit singles, “I'm Still Here" and “I'm Free,” are effectively impacting global radio. The Quartet feeling “Touch Me Again,” featuring Nikki D & Gloria Brown,
is on deck as the next Single with early radio reviews generating enthusiasm.

Teaming up with BET's 106 & Park Freestyle Rap Champion B. Wills on “Incredible” and arguably the most effective Christian Hip-Hop Song to usher corporate worship “Perfect Timing, Hancock demonstrates his composition and producer skills that will impact Millennials. Bishop didn’t forget about Sunday Morning on the hand clapping/head bobbing “Can't Live,” a Choir Director's dream. Along the way, this Album gives
listeners stops in several styles of Urban Christian Music making it truly a musical journey.

“When people put on this album, I want them to go from 1-10, and say I need to hear that again," Hancock says. "I want them to hear the music and know it’s it about what sounds good or what you can hum to, but know the music came from my relationship with God and my experiences now that I'm Free."
Bishop Lawrence Hancock, from the shadows of Detroit, MI is one who is a Servant-Leader in Toledo, Ohio who utilizes his gifts and talents refined at the DePaul University (Chicago, IL) and Berklee College of Music (Boston, MA) as the senior leader of the Final Harvest Church. God trusts Hancock to balance being a Pastor and an Artist...he knows which comes first...through life’s challenges...declaring to be free indeed!

I’m Free is available for Download on iTunes, Amazon, and Google Play and other Digital Outlets on March 30, 2018! All Digital Download proceeds will be granted to the Final Harvest Church Building Fund! The project will also be available on Tidal, iHeart Radio, and Spotify and of course you will hear this great annointed music on EWCMI Online Radio.

Arise & ShineTeyoLeeFamily

Thanks to a message from Brackin Kirkland who together with his wife Lindsay form Sounds Like Reign ( oh of course and their kids on the backing vocals) we came in contact with Teyo Lee who not to long ago released his first album "Arise & Shine".
Teyo has a great and wonderful testimony and the songs are pure and straight from the heart.
The Album is a great Joy to listen too and we are happy that the Music of Teyo is now played on  EWCMI Online Radio.

Track Title Duration     Arise and Shine Cover    
 01  Take Courage  0:03:57
 02  Isaiah 40  0:03:05
 03  Fruit of the Spirit  0:04:39
 04  Every Bridge Burning  0:03:41
 05   His Name Is Wonderful   0:03:32
 06 Arise and Shine   0:03:48
 07  Journey  0:04:41
08 Hold Fast 0:03:50



The songs on "The Great I am" have been written over many years, and many miles of travelling by foot, bike and bus on the highways and byways - in search of a King and His great Kingdom.
Many years ago when the Lord revealed Himself to me in my brokenness, I knew there was only One Way, Truth, and Life - and that is through His Son Yeshua (Jesus).
As a result of His love and mercy, I live to honor and serve Him with all my heart, soul, strength...and now with these songs!

Shalom,
Teyo

LAWRENCE HANCOCK IS BACK WITH 5TH STUDIO ALBUM

 "NOTHINGS TOO HARD" NothingsTooHard

NOTHINGS TO HARD (Symphonic Dist.) is the fifth Album from Urban Christian Artist Lawrence Hancock. This masterpiece comes on the heels of back-to-back Billboard Gospel Album Sales Charting projects. These 12 Singles give music enthusiasts what they have been asking for...a complete album! Utilizing a pallet of urban musical themes, Hancock continues to captivate with Christ-centered lyrics that evoke the listener to praise and worship.

The Title Track, “Nothings Too Hard,” examines the heart and releases a hope for all to believe God will! A compelling vintage tune “Make It Right” creates the Sunday Morning experience anywhere…dubbed an instant classic! This chorale arrangement welcomes Detroit’s own Latisha Austin, Ulanda Phillips, Kierra Scott, Will Gary, Lawanda Ingram, Katherine Walker, and Lakesha Walker. This down-home number gives the listener a familiar sound, but “wait for it!”

Starting the project with composing 30 tracks, Lawrence recorded 25 of those songs…12 made it! “Each of the final 12 songs were given a 5 second heat check! If the track didn’t capture me in that time, it was cut…as the teenagers say…Periodt!”

In every generation God raises new voices. Voices that fill the void left by those whose voices fade and are no longer fresh. Bishop Lawrence LaVale Hancock is such a fresh voice for a generation that seeks to relate to God and spirituality from a fresh perspective.”

-Bishop Edgar L. Vann, Second Ebenezer Church,

Detroit, Michigan


Hancock’s inspiration continues to flow from reflecting upon decades of Salvation. “I spent a lot of time with the pen thinking about how I got here. How to share my experiences with the listener. Challenging myself to go beyond the beats and hooks to a place where the music touches souls...”

Let ‘Em Shine is a catchy, foot tapping, head bobbing anthem of praise draped in Caribbean infused rhythms matched with a magnetic chorus.  Let Em Shine is carefully constructed with nicely placed instrumentation, superb lyrics, vocals and, keyboard and bass/guitar chords.   Let Em Shine is an intense and joyful listening experience that will quickly become a listener favorite.”

-Shed Jackson, Communications and Marketing Director

Jazz 91.9 WCLK Atlanta, GA

Nothings Too Hard is Available for Order on Amazon, Google Play, and iTunes. The album will stream on Tidal, Pandora, Spotify, iHeartRadio and other major streaming services globally.
All Digital Download proceeds go to the Final Harvest Church Building Fund!

!!!! For The Whole Month Of September !!!!
Every Tuesday on the hour after the news, Never Change Up, the new hit single by Bishop Hancock.


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