JJ Heller - The Choice You Made Was Me

"THE CHOICE YOU MADE WAS ME was written Christmas of 1989 as a new believer while recovering from my own experience with teenage pregnancy. The song features the vocals of JJ Heller and the arranging of Don Hart and was recorded to help support the life of unborn children and their mothers.

The fact that Jesus, King of the Universe, left throne and dominion, reduced Himself down to seed in the womb of a virgin girl, and suffered Himself to be born as a dependent baby, all so that I could identify with Him, reduces me to mush and lifts me to vibrant life.

This is my lullaby to the God who came in the gentlest of ways; the God who tenderly invited me, and invites us all to belong to Him."
Jennie Lee Riddle

(a Jennie Lee Riddle song)

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Paul Baloche - Story of Open the Eyes of my Heart

Paul Baloche (pronounced /bəˈlɒʃ/ bə-losh; born on June 4, 1962) is an American Christian music artist, worship leader, and singer-songwriter. A native of Maple Shade, New Jersey, Baloche is currently the worship pastor at Community Christian Fellowship in Lindale, Texas. Baloche composes on piano and acoustic guitar, favoring guitar when leading worship. His wife, Rita Baloche, is also a Christian songwriter. Baloche is one of the writers for Compassionart.

Several Christian artists, such as Michael W. Smith and SONICFLOOd, have recorded Baloche's songs. Many of his songs are among the most performed songs in services according to CCLI, a company that handles copyright licensing of Christian songs and other resource materials for use in churches. Among them are "Open the Eyes of My Heart" (ranked number 2) and "Above All" (ranked number 22), cowritten with Lenny Leblanc. "Above All" was nominated for Song of the Year in both the 2002 and 2003 Dove Awards, and in 2002, Michael W. Smith's recording of that song won Inspirational Recorded Song of the Year. Baloche was also nominated for Songwriter of the Year in 2002. In 2009, Baloche won a Dove Award for Inspiration Recorded Song of the Year as coauthor of "A New Hallelujah" with Michael W. and Debbie Smith.

Don Harris on bass, Carl Albrecht on percussion, Ben Gowell on acoustic guitar.

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