As of 2006, she has released nineteen albums. Thirty-two of her singles have reached the Number 1 position on Christian radio national airplay charts. These include "He Is Exalted", "God Is In Control", "We Bow Down" and "The Warrior Is A Child". She has received five GMA Dove Awards, and three American Songwriter Awards.
Some of Paris' songs have been included in the hymnals by a variety of churches including the United Methodist church and various Charismatic churches. In recent years, Paris has focused on recording new versions of some of her worship standards and writing new praise and worship music in contrast to contemporary Christian pop songs that she released the latter 1990s.
Her uncle, Loren Cunningham is the founder of Youth With A Mission, while her family started Ecclesia College in Elm Springs, Arkansas, where her brother Oren Paris III is president and father Oren Paris II is chancellor. Paris herself studied theology and sacred music, though she has claimed to have placed little emphasis in her formal studies on composition or songwriting. Beyond songwriting, she is the author of four books, three of which focus on contemporary Christian theology.
She and her husband Jack Wright have one child, Jack Paris Wright, born April 29, 2001.
Although widely associated for much of her career with Star Song Records, EMI switched her over to the Sparrow label in 1996, before her contract ended after 2003. In 2005, she switched to Michael Coleman's INO label.
Faithful Men
Twila Paris Lyrics
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All the kingdom seekers
Laying down your life to
Find it in the end
Come and share the harvest
Help to light the darkness
For the Lord is calling
Come and join the reapers
All the kingdom seekers
Laying down your life to
Find it in the end
Come and share the harvest
Help to light the darkness
For the Lord is calling
Faithful men
For the Lord is calling
Faithful men
In "Faithful Men," Twila Paris calls on believers to join the effort of spreading the gospel message. The opening lines invite "reapers" and "kingdom seekers" to join together and give their lives in service to God's plan. The song then highlights the importance of working together to "share the harvest" and "light the darkness," revealing a sense of community that is encouraged within the Christian faith. The title refrain emphasizes the value placed on faithfulness in carrying out this mission.
The song's message of self-sacrifice and community engagement is characteristic of Paris's work as a contemporary Christian artist. In "Faithful Men," she encourages listeners to actively live out their faith, rather than simply professing belief. By doing so, they can become agents of change in the world, helping to fulfill Christ's call to serve others and spread the Good News.
Line by Line Meaning
Come and join the reapers
Join us in spreading the word of God
All the kingdom seekers
All who search for a way to be closer to God
Laying down your life to
Sacrificing your time and energy to serve others and God
Find it in the end
Rewarded in the afterlife
Come and share the harvest
Help bring in the spiritually lost
Help to light the darkness
Assist in dispelling evil in the world
For the Lord is calling
God is reaching out, inviting you to act
Faithful men
Those who strive to follow and serve God
Writer(s): TWILA PARIS (2083)
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