Blessed Assurance - I changed it up a bit- in 4/4

I am not a big fan of turn of the 20th century songs for the most part (there are a few, not all, Fanny Crosby songs that I like). I love to try to make hymns more contemporary or more guitar friendly - and often add a little bite to them.

I am sure I'm not the first to try that with Blessed Assurance... but I thought I'd share my version of it. I'm not sure I'm allowed to post both text and chords... so I'll just do the chords. The song is written in 9/8 and I play it in 4/4. I strum mostly a down strum on the 1/8 notes - with a few up strums thrown in. Kind of a slow rock feel. My guess is that my tempo is at about 75-80 beats a minute. I haven't played it with a full band yet, but will this Sunday. I'm excited to hear the electric come in on the chorus.

VERSE

D G/D D

A/E E A A7

D G/D D

G Em A D G/A

CHORUS

D G

G D/F# E A E7 A7

D G D

D/F# G Em A D (A = turnaround)

New (to me) Worship Songs I'm Enjoying

Just a few of my favorite newer worship songs at our church or redone stuff. (these aren't necessarily new songs, just newer to our church)

Glory to God by Fee

Revelation Song by Kari Jobe

Your Name by Paul Baloche and Glenn Packiam

From The Inside Out by Joel Houston

I Stand Amazed In The Presence - Tomlin's version

RUF Hymnal Stuff I'm loving.

http://www.igracemusic.com/hymnbook/home.html

All Hail The Power Of Jesus Name

Praise To The Lord The Almighty

I Boast No More (check out Caedmon's Call's version too)

- and so many more songs are simply redone - mostly less chords - more suitable for guitar.

What new or old songs are you enjoying?