The term Various Artists is used in the record industry when numerous singers and musicians collaborate on a song or collection of songs. Most often on Last.fm, compilation album tracks appear under the name of Various Artists erroneously because the individual artist is not listed in the album's ID3 information.
Compilation albums, for example.
Sometimes, single releases may be credited to Various Artists when their profits are going to charity and, usually in high-profile cases, are sometimes known by a group name. Examples include Band Aid with their releases of Do They Know It's Christmas? and USA for Africa with We Are The World.
Various Artists is also an actual performance name for Torsten Pröfrock, who runs the German DIN label. Torsten performs also as Dynamo, Erosion, Resilent, Traktor besides some others. He's a good friend of Robert Henke and since the Fall of 2004, he is a member of Monolake.
Various Artists was also a short-lived Bristol punk band formed by brothers Jonjo and Robin Key (originally from Birmingham). Other members were also simultaneously in Art Objects who went on to become The Blue Aeroplanes, the latter the Key brothers also co-wrote some songs and were involved in. When Various Artists imploded, the Key brothers went on to form Either / Or.
Various Artists also appear on tracks from musical theater soundtracks, due to the nature of having many cast members on one song, as well as an ensemble in some cases.
Glory glory
Various Artists Lyrics
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Great is the Lord
God almighty
great is the Lord on high
The train of His robe
fills the temple
and we cry out
highest praise
Pre-Chorus:
Glory to the risen king
glory to the Son
glorious Son
Chorus:
Lift up your heads
open the doors
let the king
of glory come in
and forever be our God
Verse 2:
Holy is the Lord
God almighty
holy is the Lord on high
let all the earth
bow before you
and crown You Lord of all
The lyrics of "Glory Glory" by Various Artists begin by praising the Lord as almighty and on high. The imagery of the train of His robe filling the temple is a reference to a vision in the book of Isaiah where the prophet sees the Lord sitting on a throne with His robe filling the temple. The song encourages listeners to respond with the "highest praise" for God.
The pre-chorus praises the risen king and the glorious Son. This is a reference to Jesus Christ, who rose from the dead and is considered by Christians to be the Son of God.
The chorus calls on listeners to lift up their heads and open the doors for the king of glory to come in. The king of glory is again a reference to God, who is described as the king of glory in Psalm 24. The song also asks that God forever be our God, showing a desire for a continuous relationship with Him.
Line by Line Meaning
Great is the Lord
The Lord is all-powerful and majestic
God almighty
God is the supreme ruler and creator of all things
great is the Lord on high
The Lord reigns from the highest place of honor and glory
The train of His robe
The long flowing robe represents God's majesty and power
fills the temple
God's presence fills the temple with His glory
and we cry out
We shout out our praise and adoration to God
highest praise
We give the Lord the most reverent and exalted praise
Glory to the risen king
We give honor and praise to Jesus, who rose from the dead
glory to the Son
Jesus is worthy of honor and glory as the Son of God
glorious Son
Jesus is magnificent and radiant in splendor
Lift up your heads
We raise our heads, our spirits and our thoughts to worship God
open the doors
We invite and welcome God's presence into our lives and communities
let the king
We recognize God as the ruler and king over all things
of glory come in
We desire for God's glory to fill our hearts and lives
and forever be our God
We acknowledge and confess that God is our Lord and forever will be
Holy is the Lord
God is completely pure, righteous and immaculate
let all the earth
Every living being on earth
bow before you
Acknowledge and worship God with humility and reverence
and crown You Lord of all
We declare and honor God as the ruler and authority over everything
Writer(s): Sly Dunbar, William Earl Collins, Bill O. Laswell, Robbie Shakespeare
Contributed by Cameron T. Suggest a correction in the comments below.