Blessed Be Your Name: You Give and Take Away, My Heart Will Choose To Say

by Matt Redman, Beth Redman, Jack Hayford (Foreword)

Worship is always a choice. During peaceful and pain-free times, the choice to respond to God in thanksgiving and praise may be relatively easy. But at other painful or confusing times in our lives, the choice to worship is a costly act of devotion. In the life of every worshipper there will come times when worship meets with suffering. In Blessed Be Your Name , Matt and Beth Redman use the words of their inspiring song to explore how to stand in the place of praise even in the face of hardship and pain. Focusing on the Psalms, many of which were written out of struggle, the Redmans share from their own experience and show how painful circumstances and our choices can either propel us toward God or away from Him, build up our faith or break it. Learn how to ride out the storms of life saying "Blessed be Your name, Lord" and mean it.

Genres: Christian, Religion

128 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2005

About the author

Matt Redman is married to Beth and they have five children. His journey as a worship leader and songwriter has taken him to countries such as South Africa, Japan, India, Australia and the Czech Republic. Along the way he has sung in venues such as Madison Square Garden, Wembley stadium, and the Royal Albert Hall - as well as recording in iconic studios such as Abbey Road in London and Capitol Records in LA. Matt’s best known songs include The Heart of Worship, Blessed Be Your Name, Our God - and the double-Grammy winning 10,000 Reasons. More recent co-writes include Do It Again and Build my Life.

Reviews

[Sean Harding · Rating 4 out of 5]

Basically a meditative book of short contemplations around the lyrics of the song Blessed Be Your Name by the geezer who wrote the song.
Far from perfect, but with its heart in the right place, and some good insights, it is worth reading as a devotion, but it is limited in its overall impact.

[Kathy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Matt and Beth Redman do an excellent job of providing a biblical explanation on how we are to respond to suffering as Christians. It does not contain theological explanations of why suffering happens in this world, but rather focuses on what our response to God ought to be even during our times of suffering: worship and gratitude. It is based on his song "Blessed Be Your Name", and the text goes through the song line by line to discuss our journey as Jesus' disciples to be one of sorrow but rejoicing, perplexity but never despair, and loss but at the same time possession of everything. I enjoyed this quick but profound read.

[Ben]

Blessed Be Your Name: Worshipping God on the Road Marked with Suffering by Matt Redman (2005)

[Christi Joy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Matt and Beth Redman have an amazing story. This book is a great reminder of God's love, even through our trials.

[Nick Randle · Rating 5 out of 5]

amazing

[Sandra · Rating 3 out of 5]

One of the shortest book I've ever read. Written by the creators of the worship sone, Blessed Be Your name" and why this song of lament is important for every worshipper.

[Adriaan Hubinger · Rating 5 out of 5]

Gives one a whole new perspective in difficult times.

[Jt]

great book on worship

[Glenn · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 Stars - I did not enjoy it as much as 10000 Reasons but I did take some good ideas about prayer from it.