SONGS OF PRAISE 

AND WORSHIP 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
For private use only of 
Couples for Christ and its Family Ministries 
 The songs in this book have been chosen and compiled 
for the exclusive use strictly of Couples for Christ and all its 
Family and Social Ministries for the sole purpose of enhancing 
their praise and worship and other prayer activities to give 
honor and glory to God. 
 
Proceeds from the sale of this book will go to CFC's work of 
Evangelization and Total Human Liberation. 
 
For copyright claims and inquiries please call: 
 
COUPLES FOR CHRIST 
Global Mission Foundation, Inc. 
 
349 Ortigas Avenue, Greenhills East 
Mandaluyong City 1554, Philippines 
 
Tel. Nos. (632) 727-0681 to 85 
 
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 Foreword 
 
Shout joyfully to the Lord all you lands; 
worship the Lord with cries of gladness; 
come before Him with joyful song 
(Psalm 100:1-2) 
 
We are a people who love to give praise and worship to our 
God. It is but fitting for we recognize that the Lord is God, 
that we belong to Him, and that He is the one caring for us. We 
enter into His presence with joy and gratitude, blessing His 
name. We are reminded of His steadfast love and faithfulness, 
which endures forever And in Him is our strength, to carry on our 
mission of proclaiming Him to all the lands. 
All these we experience as we sing our songs of praise and 
worship 
May the songs in this songbook contribute to the vibrancy 
of our community life, may they help in drawing you even closer 
to the Lord, and may they give to God the honor and glory due His 
name. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Frank Padilla 
THE MUSIC MINISTRY 
 It's easier to begin by identifying what the ministry of 
music is not. It is not just an opportunity to develop one's 
talents and skills. It is not playing music for the sake of 
pleasure and personal fulfilment. It is not a spiritual 
opportunity for glamour prestige or popularity.  
It is not something “I have to do” because of my gifts and 
talents. 
 
The ministry of music is not self or personal need 
centered. It is not gift or talent centered. It is not even music 
centered, ​IT IS GOD CENTERED​. If it is to be true worship, then 
it must be acceptable, pleasing and glorifying to God 
 
The ministry of music is a ​SERVICE​, to God, to the 
community and to others. We acknowledge God is worthy to 
be praised, worshipped and adored. "Make a joyful noise to 
the Lord, all the lands! Serve the Lord with gladness! Come 
into His presence with singing!" (Ps. 100:1-2) We worship 
God in music because God is most worthy to be praised 
(Ps. 92:1-4 95:1-2, 149:1-3, 150). We worship Him whether 
we feel like it or not, as great and as good as He. In fact, the 
word, worship", comes from the Anglo term, "worth-ship". 
 
As a service to the community, the ministry involves 
sacrifice and dying to one's self. There are many hours of 
practice as needed. There are new songs to be learned and 
personal styles to be changed. It means setting aside your 
preferences in beat, volume or arrangement for the sake of 
the common good The ministry is not to call attention to 
itself. In fact, it is to support the community The songs to be 
sung and the styles to be used should be those that the whole 
community should be able to participate in the worship of God. 
Prayerfully discern the songs that are most helpful to the 
spiritual life of the community. The music ministry should choose 
the right song at the right time for the following activities. 
A. CHRISTIAN LIFE PROGRAM 
❖ Choose songs that are simple and easy to learn. 
Remember CLP participants are new and adjusting 
to a new culture of expressive worship through vibrant 
songs of praise. Simple songs usually have one refrain 
repeated after each verse that have the same tune 
❖ Choose songs that somehow are related to the topic 
of the talk.  
❖ Choose songs that have evangelist messages 
Songs that tell about what God has done to us. How 
he loved us, that He His only begotten son Jesus gave  
Christ, so that whosoever believes in Him should not 
perish but have life everlasting. 
 
B. PRAYER MEETING 
❖ Gathering songs are familiar songs that tell everybody 
to set aside what they are doing, stop their conversation and sit 
down. The Lord is waiting for us to begin our worship. 
❖ Take 10 to 15 minutes to teach a new song. sing the 
whole song first. Then teach the song line by line and 
let them echo the line. Be sensitive in identifying 
difficult tunes so you can repeat teaching the difficult 
parts only 
❖ Praise and Worship, coordinate with the prayer 
meeting leader) Two (2) Lively Songs of praise and 
one (1) slow worship song is the usual pattern. But 
be flexible as to start with a slow majestic song then 
build up, or add another fast song after the worship 
song, singing in tongues and after a prophetic 
exhortation, 
❖ Response song after a sharing or after a prayer 
Always be watchful and attuned to what the Lord is 
doing in the prayer meeting and be ready to respond 
with an appropriate song. 
❖ Closing song denotes the central message of the Lord 
through the Leader's exhortation, readings prophecies, prayers 
and sharing. 
 
THE PRAISEFEST 
 
What is a Praisefest? 
 One of the greatest blessings in our community is the gift 
of worship. In our households, when we pray-over during 
assemblies, we have been taught that our first response to all 
situations is to praise God. It is, therefore, no surprise how 
the Praisefest came to evolve. 
 
The Praisefest is extended worship in celebration 
of our life and mission in music. As such it is often used to cap 
or end anniversaries, conferences and large gatherings. since it 
is a celebration, it is special form of worship that should not 
take the place of our “Assembly or Household type of worship”. 
 
Unlike most worships we have in couples for Christ, the 
Praisefest​ is more structured. Although it is still “Spirit led” 
the Praisefest Is a prepared worship - meaning the band or music 
ministry knows more or less what and how the songs are to be 
played. In other words, there is a “flow” or “story line” in the 
way the songs are arranged and rendered. 
 
The structure of a Praisefest 
The common structure of a ​Praisefest​ can be divided into 
five main parts. 
 
The call to worship" or "exhortation song"​-This 
song helps bring people into the mood or mindset of worship. 
This may be a joyful-exuberant song that makes people want 
to dance for the Lord or a song that brings people into a 
solemn stance before the greatness of God. 
 
The second portion is the ​"praise and worship"​. It follows the 
format of a usual CFC worship of a few fast praise 
 
 
songs and one or two slow worship songs that lead into 
“singing in tongues/the Spirit”. 
 
Once the congregation has been led into singing in the Spirit, 
they are more aware of the presence of the Lord and are more 
likely to hear His word in their hearts and through the 
Praisefest​ leader 
 
The third portion is the "​reflection”​. Here the prayer 
leader may speak a bit more to guide the people in listening 
to the Lord. He may ask them to sit or kneel, pray alone in 
silence or for each other while the reflection song is being 
sung 
 
The fourth part is the ​"build-up"​ where one or two 
semi-fast songs are used as transition for the last most jubilant 
part of the worship. 
 
The last portion or ​"jubilant end"​ ends the ​Praisefest 
in a victorious celebration of God's healing and goodness. 
Two to four fast, jubilant worship songs are used in order to 
achieve this. 
 
The Mini-Praisefest 
 
The Mini-​Praisefest​ is used to cap a major talk during 
conferences, anniversaries and special gatherings. Like the 
normal ​Praisefest​, it is a celebration of God's goodness and 
healing, but is more of a response to the message of the talk. As 
such, it does not include the first two parts of the normal 
Praisefest​ and picks up from the reflection song of the talk into 
the build-up and “jubilant ending”. 
 
A normal Praisefest would therefore run for about 30- 
45 minutes, while a Mini-Praisefest would be 15-30 minutes. 
 
 
How to Prepare for a Praisefest 
 
1. ​Determine what kind of Praisefest you are to do 
and the circumstances surrounding it (Will it cap a 
talk? Is it an anniversary or conference?) 
2. ​Pray.​ What songs will speak of God’s message (e.g 
The Voice, "Sure Foundation" and “Lord I Lift” will 
remind those participating that we are God's people. 
“All My Days" and "Abide" will reaffirm that especially 
as they sing in the Spirit, "Be Messiah" will impress 
their need for God as His people. Hopefully this will 
lead them to listen to God's word for them. The rest 
of the songs will just make everyone even more 
thankful and victorious) 
3. ​Use the songs in your prayer time​. See how they 
affect you. Most probably, they will have a similar 
effect on the community. Note: Make sure that your 
“singing in the Spirit” chords are easy enough to follow. 
This is very important, since it is easier to lead people 
into the Lord's presence and of listening to His word 
after they have “sung in the spirit”. This, in the end, 
touches and blesses people more than the words of a   
prayer leader ever can. Two regular-metered 
chords (eg "D-G”, “C-F”, etc) are the easiest and 
surest way to lead people into “singing in the Spirit" 
4. ​Musically arrange the songs​ according to the 
character you need for that particular portion of the 
Praisefest.​ (eg. If "God Alone" should be solemn,then have it 
played first just in "strings" or "solo” piano) 
5. ​Practice the songs.​ (Leave enough room and 
flexibility, however, in the arrangements of the songs 
and in the number of times you repeat a song for God's 
Spirit to work during the actual ​Praisefest.​) 
 
 
 
 
 
Qualifications of a Praisefest Leader: 
 
1. ​Prayerful​ - More than anything, he or she must be 
prayerful, since it is the prayer leader who listens to 
the Lord where to bring the people. He/She articulates 
God's word and should, in a sense, get into the Lord's 
presence before anything else. 
2. ​Has an understanding of music​ -​ ​to be able to 
interpret the Lord's leading into music/song. 
3.​ Understands the life and mission of our 
community​ in such away that he can reaffirm this as 
he/she leads the ​Praisefest. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
TABLE OF CONTENTS SONG NO. 
A NEW COMMANDMENT 1 
A TIME TO BUILD 2 
ABA GINOONG MARIA 3 
ABIDE, OH LORD 4 
AKING PANGINOON 
AKOY PUSPOS 
ALL HAIL KING JESUS 
ALL WANT 
ALL MY DAYS 
ALL OF YOUR PEOPLE 
AMAZING GRACE 
AMEN OUR HEARTS CRY 
AND THE FATHER WILL DANCE. 
ANG BAYAN NG DIYOS 
AND DIYOS KOAY SANDIGAN 
ANG LIWANAG MO HESUS 
ANG PANGINOONANGAKING PASTOL 
ANG PANGINOON LAMANG 
ANG PUSO KO'Y NAGPUPUR 
ANIMA CHRIST 
AS THE DEER 
ASCRIBE TO THE LORD 
AT THE NAME OF JESUS 
AWAKE, O ISRAEL 
BAGONG AWIT 
BANAL AT MALUWALHAT 
BE EXALTED, O GOD 
BE ONE 
BEHOLD 
BEHOLD THE LAMB 
BLESSED BE THE LORD MY ROCK 
BORN INTO BATTLE. 
BUILD YOUR THRONE 
BUKSAN ANGAMING PUSO 
BULAKLAK SA PARANG 
BY THE BLOOD OF THE LAMB 
BY YOUR SIDE 
CAUSE ME TO HEAR 
CHANGE MY HEART, O GOD