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I Have A Hope |
Tommy Walker |
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Hallelujah, We Will Sing |
Tommy Walker |
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In The Light Of Your Glory |
Tommy Walker |
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Speak To Me |
Tommy Walker |
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Do It, Lord |
Tommy Walker |
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I Believe, I Believe |
Tommy Walker |
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Your Love |
Tommy Walker |
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From Jerusalem |
Tommy Walker |
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Pass It On |
Tommy Walker |
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Holy Spirit Come |
Tommy Walker |
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“I believe worship music is so powerful, because at the end of the day music was created by God to ultimately give Him glory!” – Tommy Walker
With his newest worship offering I Have A Hope, Tommy Walker, a songwriter and worship leader of more than 15 years, weaves Biblically-based messages of determination, hope, trust, and grace into a Spirit-charged proclamation of doing just that, giving all glory to God.
Walker who has served as a worship leader at his home church since 1990, has traveled with internationally recognized evangelical movements such as Promise Keepers, Greg Laurie Harvest Crusades and Franklin Graham Crusades. His songs have been sung by millions of people worldwide, in fact, more than 100 of his songs are currently ranked on the CCLI(Christian Copyright Licensing of America) Chart. After releasing eight live recording, I Have A Hope marks his first-ever nationally released studio project. Collaborating with the talents of award-winning producer Ed Cash(Chris Tomlin, Caedmon’s Call, Bebo Norman), Walker is stepping off the stage and into the studio, capturing moments of inspiring, spirit-filled praise.
“Nothing motivates me more than to write and lead a song and get to watch that person on the second row become overwhelmed with the love and power of God! My life mission statement is to inspire all people to become passionate worshippers of the most high God, therefore I strive to write songs that can captivate the rich, poor, black, white, saved and seeker.”
On the title track, Tommy proclaims, “There’s still hope for me today, for the God of Heaven loves me!” Inspired by the homeless he served through a church ministry, “I Have A Hope” was written as a declaration of the promise God gave to His people. A promise that there is no depth of despair He can’t rescue them from.
“I was so taken with the hopelessness in their eyes. They looked as if they had given up on life. I thought, Lord, what is it that you would want to say to them? Then I had the idea to write a song that would help them and other hopeless people declare the promises of God over their life,” says Walker. “It is one thing to have someone tell you that there’s hope, it’s another when the words of hope and promise are spoken out of your own mouth with a sense of faith and God’s assurance.”
In fact, it was this very tune that first drew renowned producer Ed Cash to work on the project. “The song ‘I Have A Hope’ touches the deepest part of my soul,” reveals Cash. “It was while I was listening to the bridge on the original demo of just Tommy and his guitar that the Lord told me to do this record. I was driving around and when that moment hit – I literally broke out in tears of praise and joy.”
Together, Walker and Cash crafted a record that both declare as one of the most captivating, profound displays of their work. “The most memorable moment was theh day we started vocals,” remembers Cash. “Tommy started to sing ‘Hallelujah, We Will Sing’ at about 10:30 in the morning. He wasn’t feeling it, said his voice felt really tired. We called out to God and asked that His will be done – six hours profound day I’ve every had in the studio. We laughed, we cried, we celebrated God and became totally lost in His presence.”
“Hallelujah, We Will Sing,” is a soaring anthem of praise. The chorus of just four words reverberates one of the Bible’s most extravagant declarations of God’s glory. “On this song the melody came first and I could tell it was asking for a grandiose kind of theme,” describes Walker. “I started singing ‘hallelujah’ on the chorus and thought, ‘what could be a more grandiose theme than the second coming of Christ?’ When I turned to Revelation 19, I was so excited when I saw the word ‘hallelujah’ – I knew that was it!”
With a sense that nothing can communicate hope, prayer and expectation like music; Tommy wrote “Do It Lord,” the only collaboration on the project, with his brother Dale, a missionary pastor. “I sat on the idea for ‘Do It Lord’ for a long time because I just couldn’t figure out how to start. I guess writing this song felt like unfamiliar territory and a battle within itself. It has turned out to be a song that I hope will spark faith and revival in many places!” Cash describes the song as “a powerfully prophetic cry out to God – there is something so awesome about confessing the Word in faith and waiting patiently on the Lord to fulfill His promises.”
Walker’s ministry has taken him and God’s message to people all over the world. He has led worship teams to the Philippines, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Guatemala, Zambia and Brazil. “I have a great passion for the nations and am blown away by the worship awakening exploding all over the earth,” Walker shares. “I’ve had the privilege of traveling to many nations and I am currently focused on a work in Manila, Philippines. I’m in partnership with Far East Broadcasting to raise money for scholarships for poor children who literally live in the city dump. These scholarships allow them to have a quality education and graduate from high school, something many of their family members have been unable to do. Worship is also when we serve the least among us.”
Most recently, Walker’s travels have taken him to Jerusalem. His trip to the Holy Land was a major influence on I Have A Hope. “As I led three thousand Christian leaders in Jerusalem, I was taken with the fact that I was leading worship in the very birth place of our faith. It was from that very spot that Jesus said, ‘Go!’ and the early believers began taking the good news to the ends of the earth,” Walker shares. “I realized that I was part of them. It is only time that separated them from me. The power of the Holy Spirit is still empowering us just like in those days of old to preach the gospel, show His love and take His healing, manifest presence to who so ever will listen.
Above all else, Walker is a worshipper. More than simply words set to melodies, Tommy’s style of “worship music” is all about humbly giving all that we are to affirm God’s great and unmatched worth. “Music just Happens to be a beautiful, God-given way of expressing that worth to God.” Walker explains.
Tommy Walker is looking forward to the future with expectation and is ready for whatever God has for him next. With the release of I Have A Hope, he is optimistic his music will inspire all people to let the praises of God flow passionately from their heart and out of their mouth. “I hope my music leaves a person with a greater sense of the wonder and limitless love of God.”
“I Have A Hope”
I was serving at a church that serves meals to the homeless and was so taken with the hopelessness in their eyes. They looked like they had given up on life, just existing, waiting to die. I thought, “Lord, what is it that you want to say to them?” I was inspired to write a song that encourages them and other hopeless people like them to declare the promises of God over their life. It’s one thing to have someone tell you that there’s hope, it’s another to speak words of hope and promise out of your own mouth with a sense of faith and God’s assurance. After I wrote it I went back and had the privilege of singing this song over them. On a more personal level, when I wrote this song the circumstances of my life were telling me that my ministry influence was only going to be shrinking. I was actually feeling a bit discouraged about this, but then God, as if I had nothing to do with writing it, ministered a renewed sense of destiny and hope to me through this song.
“Hallelujah, We Will Sing”
The melody came first on this song and I could tell it was asking for a grandiose kind of theme. I started singing ‘hallelujah’ on the chorus and thought, “what could be a more grandiose theme than the second coming of Christ?” When I turned to Revelation 19 I was so exited when I saw the word “hallelujah!” I knew that was it. Though it is rare, sometimes a melody will come to me and I just ask the Lord, “God what is this melody trying to say?” This was one of those times.
“Do It Lord”
Several years ago I has the idea that it would be great to write a song that talked about hoping for things in the future and praying them in a prophetic way. Rom. 4:17 – calling things that are not as though they were – Few things can communicate future hope, prayer, faith and a sense of expectation like music can. I sat on this idea for a long time because I just couldn’t figure out how to start. I then emailed the idea to my brother Dale Walker who is a missionary pastor and he sent me several ideas that I then lost for about a year. Eventually I had the song semi-done for about another year until I just decide I must finish it. I guess writing this song felt like unfamiliar territory and a battle within itself. It has turned out to be a helpful prayer meeting song and one I hope will spark faith and revival in many places!
“I Believe, I Believe”
I wrote this song in the midst of another season when I was struggling with my faith. Sometimes when my faith is being rocked I feel ashamed and think that I am the only one who has ever struggled in this way. Much like my song, “Lord I Believe In You,” I wrote this song to help me and others like me boldly proclaim when in the midst of the struggle, their faith and hope is in Jesus alone! The other truth I hoped to communicate is that when we choose to believe, we can unexplainably find God’s joy and peace. If you think about it, a person who has learned how to live with a simple, child-like faith has much greater joy than a pessimistic person who seems to enjoy doubting.
“Speak To Me”
This song was inspired by – 1 Sam 3:10 – The LORD came and stood there, calling as at the other times, “Samuel! Samuel!” Then Samuel said, “speak, for your servant is listening.” This song has a special place in my heart because it really did turn out to be a sincere prayer that I actually ended up desperately and continually singing to God during a difficult situation I was trying to navigate through. I can honestly say that the Lord spoke in a still small voice and reminded me of specific promises that I have held on to throughout my life. He really does speak if you will just believe and listen!
“In The Light Of Your Glory”
One of the greatest things that happens to us when we worship is we gain perspective. Our problems and distractions can seem overwhelming until we get a glimpse of the glory and love of God. Suddenly, like the song says “all the things that seemed so big, now look so small.” I experienced this one Sunday morning at my church and later that week wrote this song about it.
“Pass It On”
As a parent I have had the joy and privilege of passing on the stories of God’s greatness to my own kids, not to mention scores of people in many parts of the world. There is truly no greater joy in life. For this reason I have always loved Psalm 145. One day when I read it, it struck me that one of the most profound ways we can tell others of God’s mighty acts is through worship. When we stand in our churches or wherever it may be we worship and sing songs of praise to God we are declaring to the person next to us that God is great! One of the greatest reasons why corporate worship is so powerful is that we aren’t only affirming the greatness of God to God, but to one another. I can’t tell you how many times while leading worship someone else in the congregation began leading me as they were perhaps unknowingly passing on the story of the greatness of God in their own life through their worship!
“From Jerusalem”
I was in Jerusalem leading three thousand Christian leaders in worship at a conference. I had such an amazing sense of being separated only by time from the first Christians who went out from that city to the world. I wrote this song in the midst of that conference of God, Christians from wherever they are can say – from here, in the presence of God, “Lord, take us to the world!”
“Holy Spirit Come”
I’ve heard it said that the Holy Spirit doesn’t force Himself on anyone. Though He is in us and with us all the time, there is power in humbly inviting His manifest presence into our lives in a fresh way. This is simply a song of invitation and surrender.
“Your Love”
Every once in a while I will get a musical idea that just seems fun to play. That is true of this song and like many times before, I just looked for a great Psalm to go with it. I like how the chorus chords and melody cycle in what could feel like an endless way, much like the love of God.
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