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1) Gospel music legends and fans alike are abuzz about Anthony Brown, a 20-something, urban, musically-endowed and gifted songwriter and vocalist. With an artistic pedigree that is steadily refining his stature and distinction, Brown is quickly becoming recognized as an up-and-coming force in the gospel music industry and church music ministry.
Four years since Maurette Brown-Clark recorded the Billboard #1 hit he penned, “It Ain’t Over,” the man behind this dynamic offering is rising to the surface and singing of expectation and harvest. On Brown-Clark’s Stellar Award winning album “The Dream,” Brown also penned the project’s anthem of power, “Sovereign God.” His prowess as a vocal leader is rare given his age. A music prodigy who began playing the piano at 3, he served as the vocal director and vocal producer for the live recording of “The Dream” as well as on “Times of Refreshing,” the 2009 release of GRAMMY-™ and Stellar-nominated praise and worship leader Stephen Hurd.
The Baltimore, MD-native also co-wrote “Water” and “Great Name” on Hurd’s latest project; produced and co-wrote “Joy”, “Bring It”, and “Face Down” for Tonex’s March 2
009 album “Unspoken” and served as music director for Tonex’s “Out the Box” Tour. Brown (and his background singers, group therAPy, were also featured for B.E.T.’s 2006 and 2007 Celebration of Gospel. He has worked with such artists as Stevie Wonder, Anthony Hamilton, Juanita Bynum, Fred Hammond, Donnie McClurkin and even, the legendary Caravans. In the Spring of 2008, Anthony Brown has become a part of the Music and Arts Department of the First Baptist Church of Glenarden (FBCG) where John K. Jenkins, Sr. is the senior pastor. Within months of his incomparable work at the 10,000-member ministry, Brown was brought on full time as the Creative Director of Vocal Development. Now a member of FBCG, he also has the distinction of writing, producing and performing lead vocals on the title track of the church’s first live recording “That Was Then, This Is Now.”
“The Harvest Song,” the first single from his planned 2010 Summer release, will be released on Tuesday, December 22, 2009. The song has galvanized the hopes of the 10,000 member congregation and is ready for release. Moreover, immediately after hearing the single, GRAMMY, Stellar and Dove-Award winning composer, artist and gospel music icon Richard Smallwood (and Brown’s mentor) called him and said, “This is your moment.” Anthony Brown believes that this is not just “his” moment, but a moment for all who will receive the ministry of “The Harvest Song.” We invite you to experience the song that will take your faith and expectations by the hand and walk with them until you walk into that for which you are believing God.
2) Internationally acclaimed baritone Anthony Brown is a promoter of peace and goodwill around the world. Anthony uses music to promote peace and reconciliation in countries where peoples' lives are torn by war and civil strife.
His peace work has taken him to political hot spots such as Bosnia, Northern Ireland, China, Japan, Moldova, Ukraine, Russia, Uganda, South Korea, Ethiopia and Colombia. In each venue, Anthony's stirring performances connected people across race, language, religion and culture-and helped them focus on how we're all one in the family of humanity.
In addition to his international peace work, Anthony is one of today’s most dynamic performers who sings a wide range of crowd-pleasing vocal repertoire from musical theater and African-American spirituals, to opera, oratorio and art song.
He has a special interest in performing folk songs from around the world He has appeared as an oratorio soloist performing Bach's St. Matthew's Passion, Handel's Messiah, Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, Mozart's Requiem, Brahms' Ein Deutsches Requiem and Mendelssohn's Elijah.
Operatic performances include principal roles in Mozart's Die Fledermaus, Menotti's Amahl and the Night Visitors, Puccini's Gianni Schicci and Gershwin's Porgy and Bess.
Born in Pittsburgh, Pa., Anthony now makes his home in Kansas with his wife, Erica. Anthony's show themes.
"One was astonished by the revelation he gave through these simple musical gems. He is indeed an extraordinary interpretive genius"
The Chicago Defender
"Anthony Brown sings Spirituals"......" Sung by a warm and noble baritone with the same care a singer lavishes on German Lieder"
The Seattle Times
"A singer of real accomplishment"
The New York Concert Review
Nationally acclaimed baritone Anthony Brown has made a specialty of singing music of the American experience. Referred to by some music critics as a "warm and noble baritone", he has brought this music to audiences in places like the Rainbow Room in New York City and the Crystal Cathedral in Orange County California. Whatever the setting, Anthony Brown sings with passion and commitment. His American music repertoire includes Broadway show tunes opera arias, art song, folk ballads and Spirituals. Born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, he now makes his home in Kansas where he is Artist in Residence at Hesston College.
In 1995 he recorded his first compact disc of African American Spirituals. He was astonished by the immediate enthusiastic response to this music. He states " it seemed that this music was awakening our primordial need for the Transcendent. The machine- like fast paced fashion in which we live has left us numb and out of touch with the essential and basic things of life." He sings this music to all ages, races and religions and reports a strong sense of commonality with the listeners. He stresses the fact that all of us know about the difficulty of everyday living and no one lives without pain. He believes it is this reality that binds us to each other in our common humanity. .
He discovered this universal connection in the multi ethnic country of Bosnia when he toured there under the sponsorship of the U.S. State Department in March of 2002. "I was amazed
with the overwhelming outpouring of love and acceptance when the people heard the spirituals. This music tapped into their pain and brought us together.
He toured Northern Ireland as a promoter of peace and good will in 2003 and 2005. He also was on a month long tour to the Peoples Republic of China in May of 2005. Whils there he made his concer debut in Soporro Japan.
He released his second spirituals recording in October 2002. It's title is Toil and Triumph and the Spirituals Project Choir of Denver joins him on several selections.
His love of American music has to do with the many cultural influences that inspired it. These cultural influences come form the "old country" but also have unique American characteristics. He believes " the genius of American music is in the wonderful interplay of the musical styles and cultural influences." It is music that is "easy on the ears." It conjures up memories from another era and is emotionally moving to the listener.
His compact disc Embracing American Song, recorded in 1999, offers a wide array of American songs from the romantic ballad, Red River Valley or In the Gloaming, to classic American folk songs like Shenandoah and Jeanie with the Light Brown hair.
He also collaborates with the distinguished baritone, Julian Patrick and the fabulous young baritone, Keith Harris. They call themselves the Three Baritones and a Lady. The lady is Juilliard graduate Lisa Bergman, pianist. They perfom across the country singing a very diverse repertoire.
No matter where Anthony Brown sings, his musical offerings inspire audiences and make them proud of our rich and varied musical heritage.
In total he has released three compact discs; Embracing American Song (1999), Toil And Triumph (African American Spirituals) (2002) and Each Other's Light, Songs Of Peace, Hope And Justice (2006)
Worth
Anthony Brown Lyrics
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So you came and changed my life
You thought I was worth keeping
So you cleaned me up inside
You thought I was to die for
So you sacrificed your life
So I could be free
So I could be whole
So I could tell everyone I know
You thought I was worth saving
So you came and changed my life
You thought I was worth keeping
So you cleaned me up inside
You thought I was to die for
So you sacrificed your life
So I could be free
So I could be whole
So I could tell everyone I know
You thought I was worth saving
So you came and changed my life
You thought I was worth keeping
So you cleaned me up inside
You thought I was to die for
So you sacrificed your life
So I could be free
So I could be whole
So I could tell everyone I know
Hallelujah
Glory to God who changed my life
And I will praise you
I'll worship you
I'll give you glory
Because I am
Because I am
And you can tell everyone I know
Hallelujah
Glory to the God who changed my life
And I will praise you
I'll worship you
I'll give you glory
All give you all it
Because you deserve it Lord
You deserve it Lord
I'll praise you, forever
Because I am free
Because I am whole
And I will tell everyone I know
You thought I was worth saving
So you came and changed my life
You thought I worth keeping
So you cleaned me up inside
You thought I was to die for
You thought I was to die for
You thought I was to die for
You sacrificed your life
So I can be free
The lyrics of Anthony Brown's song "Worth" speak of a higher power, the God who changed the singer's life when He thought he was worth saving, keeping and dying for. The song is essentially an expression of gratitude to God for saving the singer and changing his life. The lyrics convey a sense of awe and reverence towards God who transformed the singer from being lost, broken, and unworthy to being alive, free, and whole. The repetition of the lines, "You thought I was worth saving, so you came and changed my life; You thought I was worth keeping, so you cleaned me up inside; You thought I was to die for, so you sacrificed your life; So I could be free, so I could be whole, so I could tell everyone I know" conveys the idea that God's love and sacrifice were intentional and selfless, and that the singer wants to share this story with everyone.
The song also emphasizes the singer's commitment to praising and worshipping God for His grace and mercy. The lines, "I'll give you glory, because I am; Because you deserve it Lord; I'll praise you, forever" express the singer's desire to magnify God's name and give Him the honor and glory He deserves. The use of the word "Hallelujah" further reinforces the religious connotation of the song, as it is a Hebrew word meaning "praise the Lord."
Overall, the song "Worth" by Anthony Brown is a powerful expression of thanksgiving and devotion to God for saving and changing the singer's life. The lyrics highlight the transformative power of God's love and sacrifice, and the singer's desire to share this testimony with others. The use of repetitive phrases and religious language creates a sense of reverence and awe towards God, making the song a moving expression of faith and devotion.
Line by Line Meaning
You thought I was worth saving
The person singing this song was lost and in need of help, but God saw value in them and made the effort to save them
So you came and changed my life
God intervened and transformed the person's life in a positive way
You thought I was worth keeping
God didn't just save them, but wanted to maintain an ongoing relationship with them
So you cleaned me up inside
God helped the person become a better version of themselves, by getting rid of negative thoughts, emotions, and behaviors, essentially purifying them
You thought I was to die for
God was willing to give everything, including his own son, to save the person because they were so precious and valuable to him
So you sacrificed your life
God made the ultimate sacrifice in order to save the person, by allowing Jesus Christ to die on the cross to free them from sin
So I could be free
The person was set free from the shackles of sin and was no longer bound by negativity or wrongdoings
So I could be whole
The person was made whole again, the pain and emptiness in their lives was replaced with love, peace and joy
So I could tell everyone I know
The person feels compelled to share this amazing story of love and grace with anyone who would listen
Hallelujah
A declaration of praise and admiration towards God for the wonderful things he has done in the person's life
Glory to God who changed my life
The person acknowledges that their life has changed for the better through God's intervention, and wants to give thanks and praise.
And I will praise you
The person commits to worshipping and celebrating God for the rest of their life
I'll worship you
The person will submit themselves fully to God's will and direction for their life
I'll give you glory
The person will recognize and acknowledge God's greatness and goodness in every aspect of their life
Because I am
The person recognizes that their identity and worth are rooted in God's love for them
And you can tell everyone I know
The person wants to spread the message of God's love to everyone around them
All give you all it
The person pledges to give all they have to God, recognizing that he deserves it all
Because you deserve it Lord
The person recognizes that God is worthy of all their praise and glory
I'll praise you, forever
The person commits to praising and celebrating God for the rest of their life and beyond
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Anthony Jamar Brown
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I couldn't agree more as illustrated by the following prayer using caps as emphasis to communicate GOD KNOWS HOW TO MEND a broken heart and TO REASSURE us THROUGH THE PERSON OF JESUS CHRIST.
On a balcony of space STEPPED A PURE AND HOLY GOD. IN AWESOME SOLITUDE YOU STOOD ALONE. Not one faint star to give YOU light; just endless darkness, it was blackest night. But somehow in the darkness YOU COULD SEE.
YOU SAW mountains high and lofty, YOU SAW valleys lush and green. YOU SAW babbling brooks, and wildflowers grow, YOU EVEN HEARD a robin sing. Then through YOUR COMPASSION STANDING OUT THERE IN YOUR TOMORROW, YOU SAW forum's visitors, their families and friends. 🥰
YOU SAW them as sinners (missing the mark resulting in their weaknesses prevailing causing guilt of wrong doing) because there is no intrinsic righteousness in any of us due to Adam’s sin. YOU SAW them as they grew from a baby into adulthood due to YOUR HANDS OF MERCY. 🥰 YOU SAW them pursuing a career path for the purpose of obtaining the gains of the world not realizing that it is a loss compared to what YOU DID on the cross. YOU SAW them working long and laboring hard to receive the grace by justification even though YOU stated, "This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent."(John 6:29 KJV) YOU SAW the unwillingness to accept YOUR PLAN OF SALVATION THROUGH YOUR SON JESUS CHRIST. YOU SAW them living with the guilt of committing crimes to the heart. YOU SAW them enduring personal crisis. YOU SAW the weight of the burden on their hearts with each tribulation. YOU SAW them seeking comfort from the above mentioned topography, ONE OF THE MANY MARVELS YOUR PERFECT HANDS HAVE MADE. 👏👏👏 YOU SAW their worries about tomorrow.
If their hearts were a window that they could look through, oh the pains and scars they would see. What a cruel fate the skin gives as a mask to the inward pain. But the skin couldn’t cover THE SUFFERING YOUR ONE AND ONLY SON BORED on the cross as PAYMENT for all our sins because HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS ALONE HAD THE MERIT TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF YOUR HOLINESS. Indeed, ONLY HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS IS SUFFICIENT TO SAVE us from this present evil world as evidenced by Mary's song of praise. "And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord, And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour." (Luke 1:46-47 KJV) Awesome thanks to YOUR GREAT PARDON for being easy on the heart. 🥰
They have seen a lot of crazy things done in YOUR NAME. For example, the father of lies futile attempts to make crooked the right ways of the LORD to turn people away from faith in the WORKS OF JESUS CHRIST ALONE. How can anyone bear the thought of his or her life story detracting from the GLORY AND HONOR KNOWN TO BELONG TO CHRIST ALONE? As a consequence, YOU ARE A MYSTERY OF GREAT MYSTERY to them. Despite this conviction, YOU ARE MINDFUL of them as evidenced by the fact that YOUR JUDGEMENT is not speedy, allowing them to pursue the desires of the flesh.
They are aware of hypocrisy in religious assemblies that like to be seen and heard. In addition, secular education teaches that there is no right and wrong, if GOD exists there is no way of relating to HIM, and moral standards shift according to the whims of fashion. Therefore, their minds are conditioned to question everything this world has to offer including “THY POWER THROUGHOUT THE UNIVERSE DISPLAYED.” They have accepted the heavy burden of dealing with the troubles of this life and seek to know another way, YOU THE GREAT COMFORTER TO ALL who did receive YOU as their personal SAVIOR. Still, YOU have shown them NEW MERCY every day with each thought they make and each breath they take.
Unfortunately, like the prodigal son, we are all guilty of wandering far from YOU LORD because the negative experiences of our lives tend to build roadblocks to the TRUTH. As time marches on, JESUS CHRIST HELP them to identify the way, truth, and eternal life (that is YOU). Since to know and follow your SPIRIT is more exciting than any 007 movies, and YOU DELIGHT MAKING the ordinary into extraordinary. As time marches on, JESUS CHRIST MAKE them understand that there is no way around YOUR TRUTH, and that there is something about YOUR NAME. As time marches on, JESUS CHRIST HELP them defeat in their minds what is false in YOUR EYES.
LORD GUIDE their thoughts to know that the path of sin is hard on their hearts for the purpose of crying out to YOU to know the joy, peace of having the heavy burden LIFTED by THE GOD OF PEACE I AM, and ANCHOR their souls in THE HAVEN OF REST. In other words, LORD use the storms in their lives to get a hold of them to trust YOU and believe. In truth, YOU ARE THE JOY that seekest them through pain.
LORD HELP their fainting hearts to believe that YOU, who was slain on the cross over 2000 years ago has the POWER TO CHANGE lives today through the INSTANTANEOUS GREAT FAVOR from GOD to the house of Israel made known in believers by YOU to make YOUR NAME EVERLASTING. 🥰 For as the statue liberates the citizens so the cross liberates the soul. ONLY YOU can calm the trouble waters of the mind when one admits to wanting salvation from one’s sinful nature, JESUS IS LORD, and believes in the heart that GOD RAISED HIM from the dead TO LIFT the heavy burden of sin's guilt away from the heart in accordance to YOUR WORD found in Psalm 51:1-10 KJV. 👏👏👏👏👏👏 O, the wonder of it all to experience within the flesh the feeling of a tree being cut back/pruned in order for it to grow stronger and more beautiful after meditating on the words of said Psalm. 🥰🙌
LORD MAKE them know that ONLY YOUR HOLY SPIRIT, through the experience of a new birth within believers, can prevent the family circle from being broken because THE HOPE OF ETERNAL LIFE YOU HAVE GRANTED means a chapter of their lives is decided. Creation sings the rebirth song for them yearly, through YOUR PROMISE of springtime, giving rise to the idea that by the mention of YOUR NAME flowers grow, and the desert blooms again. 🥰
LORD GUIDE their understanding of words to use to come into YOUR PRESENCE with an honest reverence of WHO YOU ARE to experience the beauty that time can't erase YOUR WISDOM resting on their faces. LORD STRENGTHEN their determination to never waiver in efforts to search for YOU because the wages of sin is too high for anyone to pay. Additionally, THE KING OF KINGS is needed in their hearts to learn how to expand their capacity to love for YOU are LOVE in any language. 🥰 Once they learn to speak it with boldness through YOUR WONDERFUL COUNSELING all the world will hear, and know that LOVE is the language of their hearts. So LORD, KEEP KNOCKING on their door until they let YOU in to know hardships and struggles will end with a GREAT CELEBRATION WITH YOU. 🥰🙌
If one believes faith cannot be forced, YOU WILL GIVE that individual over to the stubborn heart to follow own counsel which will surely fail him or her to the extent that the punishment will last forever found in Psalms 81 NIV. Given this, I pray that YOU WILL MAKE that person see that this feeling is wasted for a world in which we become strangers as we age, gives us thrills instead of peace, aims to solve a problem but creates another, and unrest surges with each passing generation. Shed some light into their broken hearts for YOU ARE THE GREAT JEHOVAH, THE GOD THAT HEALETH thee.
Lastly, LORD when they call on YOU in earnest prayer to come into their hearts to be born again (repentance manifesting itself in a changed life), I pray that YOU WILL GIVE them the blessed assurance of their salvation because nothing breaks YOUR HEART, or tears YOU apart like when they cry from the trials of the devil who comes to slander, falsely accuse, steal, kill & destroy. Only by drawing nearer to YOU LORD will put them on a path to a glorious one way trip winding upward to YOU where pain is not welcome because the heart will never break anymore. For ONLY YOU UNDERSTANDS our tears since YOU LOOK at the heart, while humans look at the flesh.
O LOVE that will not let them go. When they don't have the strength to try, and have cried all they can cry hear their hearts that need YOU more today than yesterday. Many thanks LORD for speaking TRUTH in our lives TO BLESS those who are not offended by THEE. LET YOUR WILL BE DONE because YOUR LOVE ALONE CONQUERS everything by WAITING for them to cease struggling, and finally surrender to YOUR EMBRACE to learn about YOUR LOVE AND PROMISE TO TAKE CARE of your children exquisitely. 🥰 Since... "at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore"... (Psalms 16:11 KJV), and the nail print for them to know YOU by answering the following question. How did CHRIST LOVE people into a relationship with HIM? 🥰
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My wife is 8 months pregnant and as she was driving today, she got involved in a terrible head collision accident. Her car was pushed 15 metres away while she was inside. She was displaced from the driving seat to the passenger seat. I thank God she survived without any injuries except swellings. After checkups, the baby is 100% okay. God is great.
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I was homeless, got into drugs, went into prisons, then i got to know Jesus, He changed my life.. Now i have a home, a wife, a lovely daughter and a new identity... A child of God.. Hallelujah
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@lealewis7509
What a beautiful testimony. I too have a similar story.. Many years ago.. I’m witnessing the generational curse be broken..
Yes, Amen God is Soo good..🙌🙌🙏🙏
@multifariousgemini
Glorrrryyyy to GOD! 😭🙌 I want my brother to say the same this year!! In Jesus' name!
@lealewis7509
My daughter is in prison! He saved her! Saved her from the wretched life of Drugs & Despair.
She now is leading women to Christ, sharing his Great Love!
By the grace of God.. She celebrated her 3rd yr. Of being clean and sober…
She will be Leading/singing this song in church @ prison worshiping God w all her might! All the Glory is His!
As I have my beautiful daughter. Who’s available for his purposes to grow his kingdom! I truly can’t express how much this song speaks! Thank you Anthony Brown for your Heart for Jesus & his people!
@neeshahammonds5726
Praise God!!!!!
@jeantc9
what a wonderful testimony, Praise God