Christy Nockels
When Christy Nockels was a child, there was plaque on the wall in her house… Read Full Bio ↴When Christy Nockels was a child, there was plaque on the wall in her house, one of those name-meaning plaques that read: “CHRISTY, follower of Christ.” Psalm 37:4-6. On the back, her mom had written: “If Christy gives her heart to Christ, he will show her where to go.”
She believed those words to be true. So she held up her heart, and God has been giving it dreams and holding it high ever since.
Fast forward to 2005. When Christy and Nathan Nockels—best known as Watermark—made the decision to take their professional duo off the road to spend more time with their young family. It was a matter of necessity and trust; an end to a rewarding season, in pursuit of something unknown but even more important than recording success.
“It was so freeing to clear the table of everything, to go out with a blessing,” Christy says of that decision. “But God began to peel the layers back, to reorganize my mind and my world, so I could begin to see all that he was doing through me.”
It was during this revealing season that Christy became even more convinced of her calling. “My cause in life is to be a songwriter for my generation to proclaim Jesus’ renown,” she says. But what she didn’t know was how to pursue that desire while fulfilling her highest calling. “God stripped a lot away and taught me that He is the desire giver. When I didn’t think I’d ever record again on a label, He showed me, ‘Christy, if you focus on your children and your husband, I will take up your cause.’ ”
In 2008, when talks with Passion’s Louie and Shelley Giglio about signing with sixstepsrecords turned to talks about the new church the Giglios were launching in Atlanta (www.passioncitychurch.com), Christy knew that this was the unexpected turn for which God had been preparing them.
When she told Nathan about the opportunities in Atlanta, there was no hesitation. “We need to put the house up for sale,” was his reply. When their house sold after four days, without so much as a sign in the yard, God put a big exclamation point on their new path. After the move in July of 2008, surrounded by boxes and furniture yet to be assembled—doing ordinary mom things—Christy began recording song ideas into her iPhone. She began dreaming previously unknown melody lines, waking up in the middle of the night to take notes. And the songs just kept coming and coming.
Produced by Nathan Nockels, Light Life Up, Christy’s solo debut on sixstepsrecords, is the powerful, “real-life at worship” result of this season of refocus, desire and confirmation.
“More than ever before, the songs I found myself writing were responses to things going on around us,” Christy says of what would become Light Life Up. “I’d always written songs to sing over people, but these new songs are songs to sing with people, to lead people in worship. It was amazing confirmation, and out of that came a trust that I can still lead my generation and be a mom...”
“With you, I can do anything. I can go anywhere... you are the song I bring. I may live and I may die, either way you’re glorified, bless the day I give my life away...”
The title-track and first single “Light Life Up,” inspired by the Passion Conferences Regional event in Boston and the explosive worship response of the students there, is the centerpiece of the release. “There I was, wondering how I could be somebody these students could relate to and look up to, feeling God calling me to a deeper place of leadership, asking, ‘Are you sure, Lord, that you don’t need somebody younger?’ But in Boston my heart just exploded, seeing these Ivy League students so hungry, such expectancy on their faces. I didn’t want to leave.”
On the airplane, just after takeoff, Christy looked down on the city lights of Boston and wrote a song for those students... and for herself. A revelation of truth that God has called us to light this world up with our lives, to give ourselves away to glorify His Name. It was the first of many songs that both confirm and proclaim the desire of Christy’s heart.
The opening track, “No Not One,” co-written with Brandon Heath, is a soaring pop anthem declaring Jesus’ fame in definitive terms. Packed with more of the ‘Passion’ sound and energy than one might expect from Christy’s Watermark era, “No Not One” celebrates in no uncertain terms what it feels like to be forgiven and confident as a child of God. “I hadn’t co-written too much except with Nathan, so I was a little nervous, but Brandon was a worship leader in Texas at the time, and we had a lot of the same ideas, playing off the old hymn,” Christy says. “I knew it would be a really great song to lead, and I’m always looking for celebratory songs, so this one fit really well.”
“Keeper of history, glorious mystery... We trust no other Name, our hope is in you...”
One of the highlights of Light Life Up is Christy’s spin on “A Mighty Fortress,” an unforgettable, ‘repeat-set’ proclamation of faith in fearful times. “When you look at the world around us, you can’t help but fear for your children,” Christy says, “so I needed a reminder of God’s promises to us, that we will reign with him forever. That his kingdom is unshakeable. I want to lead my children in that kind of trust. That’s what this song and ‘You Are Able’ are all about.”
Inspired by a sermon her father/pastor used to preach about the Hebrew slaves who were given their freedom, only to choose to stay with their master, “My Master”— a stunningly beautiful ballad—holds a special place with Christy. “It’s not really a popular thing to call Jesus your Master in our prideful culture,” Christy says, “but what a sweet relationship that can be and the joy of renewing that vow... ‘I take your name and live in liberty... my life is yours forever...’ That story has had such an impact on my life; it’s such a precious one for me.”
In these and in all the passions on Light Life Up, Christy Nockels unintentionally reveals what happens when a woman—or any one of us, really—stops chasing her own dreams and allows God to bring his dreams for her into marvelous light.
She believed those words to be true. So she held up her heart, and God has been giving it dreams and holding it high ever since.
Fast forward to 2005. When Christy and Nathan Nockels—best known as Watermark—made the decision to take their professional duo off the road to spend more time with their young family. It was a matter of necessity and trust; an end to a rewarding season, in pursuit of something unknown but even more important than recording success.
“It was so freeing to clear the table of everything, to go out with a blessing,” Christy says of that decision. “But God began to peel the layers back, to reorganize my mind and my world, so I could begin to see all that he was doing through me.”
It was during this revealing season that Christy became even more convinced of her calling. “My cause in life is to be a songwriter for my generation to proclaim Jesus’ renown,” she says. But what she didn’t know was how to pursue that desire while fulfilling her highest calling. “God stripped a lot away and taught me that He is the desire giver. When I didn’t think I’d ever record again on a label, He showed me, ‘Christy, if you focus on your children and your husband, I will take up your cause.’ ”
In 2008, when talks with Passion’s Louie and Shelley Giglio about signing with sixstepsrecords turned to talks about the new church the Giglios were launching in Atlanta (www.passioncitychurch.com), Christy knew that this was the unexpected turn for which God had been preparing them.
When she told Nathan about the opportunities in Atlanta, there was no hesitation. “We need to put the house up for sale,” was his reply. When their house sold after four days, without so much as a sign in the yard, God put a big exclamation point on their new path. After the move in July of 2008, surrounded by boxes and furniture yet to be assembled—doing ordinary mom things—Christy began recording song ideas into her iPhone. She began dreaming previously unknown melody lines, waking up in the middle of the night to take notes. And the songs just kept coming and coming.
Produced by Nathan Nockels, Light Life Up, Christy’s solo debut on sixstepsrecords, is the powerful, “real-life at worship” result of this season of refocus, desire and confirmation.
“More than ever before, the songs I found myself writing were responses to things going on around us,” Christy says of what would become Light Life Up. “I’d always written songs to sing over people, but these new songs are songs to sing with people, to lead people in worship. It was amazing confirmation, and out of that came a trust that I can still lead my generation and be a mom...”
“With you, I can do anything. I can go anywhere... you are the song I bring. I may live and I may die, either way you’re glorified, bless the day I give my life away...”
The title-track and first single “Light Life Up,” inspired by the Passion Conferences Regional event in Boston and the explosive worship response of the students there, is the centerpiece of the release. “There I was, wondering how I could be somebody these students could relate to and look up to, feeling God calling me to a deeper place of leadership, asking, ‘Are you sure, Lord, that you don’t need somebody younger?’ But in Boston my heart just exploded, seeing these Ivy League students so hungry, such expectancy on their faces. I didn’t want to leave.”
On the airplane, just after takeoff, Christy looked down on the city lights of Boston and wrote a song for those students... and for herself. A revelation of truth that God has called us to light this world up with our lives, to give ourselves away to glorify His Name. It was the first of many songs that both confirm and proclaim the desire of Christy’s heart.
The opening track, “No Not One,” co-written with Brandon Heath, is a soaring pop anthem declaring Jesus’ fame in definitive terms. Packed with more of the ‘Passion’ sound and energy than one might expect from Christy’s Watermark era, “No Not One” celebrates in no uncertain terms what it feels like to be forgiven and confident as a child of God. “I hadn’t co-written too much except with Nathan, so I was a little nervous, but Brandon was a worship leader in Texas at the time, and we had a lot of the same ideas, playing off the old hymn,” Christy says. “I knew it would be a really great song to lead, and I’m always looking for celebratory songs, so this one fit really well.”
“Keeper of history, glorious mystery... We trust no other Name, our hope is in you...”
One of the highlights of Light Life Up is Christy’s spin on “A Mighty Fortress,” an unforgettable, ‘repeat-set’ proclamation of faith in fearful times. “When you look at the world around us, you can’t help but fear for your children,” Christy says, “so I needed a reminder of God’s promises to us, that we will reign with him forever. That his kingdom is unshakeable. I want to lead my children in that kind of trust. That’s what this song and ‘You Are Able’ are all about.”
Inspired by a sermon her father/pastor used to preach about the Hebrew slaves who were given their freedom, only to choose to stay with their master, “My Master”— a stunningly beautiful ballad—holds a special place with Christy. “It’s not really a popular thing to call Jesus your Master in our prideful culture,” Christy says, “but what a sweet relationship that can be and the joy of renewing that vow... ‘I take your name and live in liberty... my life is yours forever...’ That story has had such an impact on my life; it’s such a precious one for me.”
In these and in all the passions on Light Life Up, Christy Nockels unintentionally reveals what happens when a woman—or any one of us, really—stops chasing her own dreams and allows God to bring his dreams for her into marvelous light.
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Christy Nockels Lyrics
A Mighty Fortress Our God is a consuming fire Burning holy flame with glory…
Already All I Need Asking where You are Lord, wondering where You've been Is l…
Be Still And Know Be still and know that I Am God God is our…
Breath of God [Chorus] Breath of God, breathe on us We adore You, come bef…
Breathe This is the air I breathe. This is the air I…
By Our Love Brothers, let us come together Walking in the Spirit, there…
Carry Your Name How merciful the cross How powerful the blood How beautiful …
Choose Let me be in love with what You love Let me…
Come Thou Long Expected Jesus Come, Thou long expected Jesus Born to set Thy people free; …
Ever Lifting Up on the heights, oh oh You let me go,…
Fairest Lord Jesus Fairest Lord Jesus, Ruler of all nature O Thou of God…
For Your Splendor I'm so concerned with what I look like from the…
Freedom Song I was lost, Your mercy found me Called me from darkness,…
Glorious We lift our hands in praise to You We lift in…
Grace Flows Down Amazing grace, how sweet the sound Amazing love, now flowing…
Grace Flows Down - OneDay Live Album Version Amazing grace How sweet the sound Amazing love Now flowing d…
Healing Is In Your Hands No mountain, no valley, no gain or loss we know could…
Here I Am to Worship Light of the world, You stepped down into darkness Opened my…
His Renown Who do we say that He is, with our lives? Who…
Holy Over Me Jesus loves me, this I know For the Bible tells me…
Holy Roar Trees of life are blooming And Your word plants the seed…
Hosanna I see the King of Glory Coming on the clouds…
Hósanna I see the King of Glory I see the King of…
How I Love You How I love You, love You, Jesus How I love You How…
In Your Hands Here's my life, I give it to You I place it…
Into the Glorious I was made for more than this world could offer…
Jesus Loves Me Jesus loves me, this I know For the Bible tells me…
Knees To The Earth Wonderful Savior My heart belongs to Thee I will remember …
La La Lu La La Lu La La Lu Oh, my little star sweeper I′ll sweep…
Let It Be Jesus Let it be Jesus The first name that I call Let it…
Life Light Up With You, I can go anywhere... I can do anything 'Cause Yo…
Love Can Build a Bridge I'd gladly walk across the desert With no shoes upon my…
Marvelous Light I once was fatherless A stranger with no hope Your kindness …
My Master The day You heard my plea You looked right through…
No Not One No better word than from Your lips No perfect life than…
None But Jesus In the quiet, in the stillness I know that You are…
Only You Remain our father, in heaven hallowed be your name your Kingdom com…
Pitter Patter Goes the Rain Pitter patter goes the rain Boom boom goes the thunder Pitt…
Praise to the Lord the Almighty Amazing grace How sweet the sound That saved a wretch like m…
Praise to the Lord, the Almighty Praise to the Lord, the Almighty The King of creation O my…
Sing Along From babies hidden in the shadows To the cities shining brig…
Song Of The Beautiful The broken, weary and poor Finding...You are the cure The …
The Glory Of Your Name How merciful the cross How powerful the blood How beautiful …
Waiting Here For You If faith can move the mountains Let the mountains move We co…
Whole World In His Hands When all around is fading And nothing seems to last When e…
Wonderful Jesus, You are so wonderful So wonderful in all Your ways …
You Are Able Jehovah, provider The joy of man's desire it's You, always …
You Are my King I'm forgiven because You were forsaken I'm accepted, You wer…
Your Love Is Moving The hem of Your robe is where our healing lies The…