Mike Weaver & Jason Ingram
REIMAGINING A CLASSIC WITH
JASON INGRAM
OF ONE SONIC SOCIETY
& MIKE WEAVER
“Great Is Thy Faithfulness (Beginning to End)”
by Mitch Bohannon
When we heard that three of our favorite [Jason Ingram] You know, I did not talk modern worship songwriters were getting to them directly. They talked to my publisher together to augment/update a hymn that is a and they had asked if I could bring something [Jason] No! I’ve never had that call before
pillar of the faith… well, that perked our interest. new to the song because it’s an important (laughs)! I felt super honored, honestly. I’ve
When we dug deeper into the “why” behind song for the church and has been around for grown up with that song and, as a songwriter,
it, we decided that it would be something generations. So, the idea was to see if we could you always wonder when you’re writing
beneficial for you – our readers too! First up is do something to make it a bit more accessible something, if you’re writing something that can
Jason’s interview and then Mike’s follows. and to give it some fresh wind to keep it in last and can help people for years to come.
[WM] Is that a regular type of call that you get?
front of people and hopefully get a whole new So, that song had accomplished something
[WM] We want to hear the story about “Great generation loving and singing the song. This that, at this point in my life, I don’t know if
Is Thy Faithfulness (Beginning to End)”. You got song has meant so much to the church for so anything I’ve written will accomplish. It’s a song
a call from the publisher, HOPE Publishing, to long. that the church has sung for many decades,
rework the song?
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and so for Mike and me to get to sort of join
July 2018
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