Two new hymn releases: Christ the Lord is Risen Today and Crown Him With Many Crowns

Two brand new backing track releases by Reawaken Hymns to join the many tracks we have from them: Christ the Lord is Risen Today and Crown Him With Many Crowns. All three are ideal for Easter services. Listen to the audio samples in the video below.

These new hymns are a modern arrangement of the classic hymn with unchanged melody and lyrics but updated music with a full band and modern worship sound. Click on the links below to purchase and download the tracks. Each comes with a free chord chart and hymn info sheet.

25 more carols added: MultiTrack and Split Track format

We have released another huge batch of carols as backing tracks. These are modern arrangements of classic songs. The songs are the original recordings from the album The Soul Felt It’s Worth by Nathan Drake at Reawaken Hymns.

They include a beautiful new version of Hallelujah from the Messiah Chorus.

The melody and lyrics are unchanged from the traditional carol but the music is updated with a modern worship band sound.

Click the video above to listen to a short audio sample of each song and click the links below to download.

These fabulous quality track tracks, in both MultiTrack (original Wavs and Transition tracks) and Split Track format, are a fantastic addition to our repertoire.

Remember that if you are purchasing several tracks it can save you money to purchase a credits pack which you can then redeem going forwards track by track.

Even more hymns in MultiTrack and Split Track format

We have released another huge batch of hymns as backing tracks. These are modern arrangements of classic hymns, including all the original recordings from the album Hymns of the Son by Nathan Drake at Reawaken Hymns.

Generally the melody and lyrics are unchanged from the original but the music is updated with a modern worship band sound.

Click the video above to listen to a short audio sample of each song and click the links below to download.

These fabulous quality track tracks, in both MultiTrack (original Wavs and Transition tracks) and Split Track format, are a fantastic addition to our repertoire.

Remember that if you are purchasing several tracks it can save you money to purchase a credits pack which you can then redeem going forwards track by track.

20 New Backing Tracks of Hymns

We have released 20 new hymns as backing tracks. Modern arrangements of classic hymns, these are all the original recordings from the album Hymns of the Father by Nathan Drake at Reawaken Hymns.

Generally the melody and lyrics are unchanged from the original but the music is updated with a modern worship band sound.

Click the video above to listen to a short audio sample of each song and click the links below to download.

These 20 tracks, in both MultiTrack (original Wavs and Transition tracks) and Split Track format, are a fantastic addition to our repertoire.

Remember that if you are purchasing several tracks it can save you money to purchase a credits pack which you can then redeem going forwards track by track.

Top 20 Backing Tracks 2021-22

We’ve run the numbers for the last 12 months and here are Worship Backing Band’s Top 25 best selling MultiTracks and Split Tracks.

Best Selling MultiTracks

  1. Graves Into Gardens
  2. Raise a Hallelujah
  3. Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone)
  4. Blessed Be Your Name
  5. How Great is Our God
  6. What a Beautiful Name
  7. Good Good Father
  8. 10,000 Reasons
  9. House of the Lord
  10. Battle Belongs
  11. Build My Life
  12. Holy Spirit
  13. See A Victory
  14. This is Amazing Grace
  15. Living Hope
  16. Mighty To Save
  17. Come Now is the Time to Worship
  18. In Christ Alone
  19. Who You Say I Am
  20. Great Are You Lord
  21. Here I am to Worship (Light of the World)
  22. O Come to the Altar
  23. Open The Eyes of My Heart
  24. Reckless Love
  25. The Father’s House

It is interesting how the best selling MultiTracks and Split Tracks differ. This is likely due to larger churches buying MultiTracks (because they have existing musicians, larger worship teams and want more versatility in their worship services). Split tracks tend to be purchased by smaller churches that tend to prefer older, more established songs and have often not yet discovered the newer releases. So for instance, our number one selling MultiTrack, Graves Into Gardens, does not even feature in our Split Track top 25.

So if you are in a small church and haven’t yet discovered some of these newer songs such as Graves into Gardens, House of the Lord and The Father’s House do have a listen and consider introducing them to your services.

Best Selling Split Tracks

  1. Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone)
  2. Way Maker
  3. Blessed Be Your Name
  4. Here I am to Worship (Light of the World)
  5. How Great is Our God
  6. Open The Eyes Of My Heart
  7. Raise a Hallelujah
  8. O Come All Ye Faithful
  9. 10,000 Reasons
  10. Build My Life
  11. Above All
  12. Cornerstone (Hillsong)
  13. Days of Elijah
  14. Forever (Give Thanks
  15. Glorious Day (Living He Loved Me)
  16. Great Is Thy Faithfulness
  17. Jesus Messiah
  18. Who You Say I Am
  19. Heart of Worship
  20. How Deep The Father’s Love For Us
  21. In Christ Alone
  22. Living Hope
  23. The Blessing
  24. The Lion and the Lamb
  25. What a Beautiful Name

Christmas songs and carols in MultiTrack and Split Track format

We know it’s early but Christmas is one of the most intense periods of the year for worship musicians. And for many this is the first Christmas in two years where we have enjoyed face-to-face services.

We’ve got an extensive collection of carols and Christmas songs available in both MultiTrack and Split Track format.

Angels from the Realms of Glory
Away In A Manger
Christmas Offering
Emmanuel
Go Tell It on the Mountain
God’s Baby
Good Christian Men Rejoice
Hark the Herald Angels Sing
In the Bleak Midwinter
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
Joy to the World
Joy to the World/Joyful Joyful Gospel Mash Up
Joyful Joyful
Little Drummer Boy
Love the Lord
Mary, Did you Know?
My Grown-Up Christmas List
O Come All Ye Faithful
O Come O Come Emmanuel
O Holy Night
O Little Town of Bethlehem
Peace Has Come
See Amid the Winter’s Snow
Silent Night
Tell the World
The First Noel
What Child is This?
You’re Beautiful

Why you need our Christmas carol chord charts

Carols are notoriously tricky for guitarists to play. So we’ve simplified our chord charts to make them playable! Of course they follow the arrangement of our MultiTracks but even if you are not using tracks you’ll still find the chord charts invaluable.

Wonderful new contemporary hymn: Confession Hymn (All Who Are Far)

When you are on the look out for an amazing, singable new worship song that you know your congregation will love AND be able to sing confidently within a couple of verses? Well we’ve found that new song for you.

Confession Hymn is written by Matt Weeks and Matt Tinsley. It features Matt Weeks with Nicki Rogers on vocals. It is a beautiful liturgical confession hymn with an uplifting, forward looking and positive lyrical outlook.

Watch the video below and you’ll find yourself humming the melody for the rest of the day (a sign of a great song). Worship Backing Band have Confession Hymn available as a downloadable MultiTrack and Split Track. It also comes with a free chord chart.

As well as being a producer, song writer and bass player for many of the best known worship leaders around the world, Matt Weeks is also the presenter of Musicademy’s Worship Bass courses. He is the session bass player of choice for many international worship leaders including Chris Tomlin, Stuart Townend, Matt Redman, Tim Hughes, Brenton Brown, Graham Kendrick and many others.

Nicki Rogers is one of Musicademy’s long standing vocals teachers and features on our Worship Vocals course and Band Skills course as well as teaching at Musicademy’s live training days.

New MultiTracks and Split Track backing tracks released

We have released six more new tracks available now from Worship Backing Band.

These are in both MultiTrack and Split Track format:

Egypt (Bethel)
Powerhouse songwriters and worship leaders Cory Asbury and Phil Wickham join together in creating this unique style of song which begins almost as a worship ballad and then kicks into double-time for the hand-clapping bridge.

God You’re So Good (Passion)
This is a beautiful extended arrangement of the well known chorus “God You’re So Good” with additional lyrics for verses and bridge. An easy to sing and powerful worship song, this will surely be a favorite for your congregation.

This is a Move (Brandon Lake)
What do you get when Gospel artist, Tasha Cobbs, and Contemporary Christian artist, Brandon Lake, get together to write a song? This incredible power-ballad! This arrange (We The Kingdom)ment is loosely based on the Brandon Lake live recording along with elements of the Gospel feel of the Tasha Cobbs recording.

Hope Has a Name (River Valley Worship)
This simple, melodic worship song takes the form of many traditional hymns with verses and choruses, making it a perfect crossover song for blended worship services and congregations.

God So Loved (We The Kingdom)
‘God So Loved’ is a great uptempo, toe-tapping praise song from the group “We The Kingdom” (known for their hit “Holy Water”). This version is based on their live/acoustic arrangement leaving lots of room for vocal harmonies.

House of the Lord (Phil Wickham)
Known for his hits “Battle Belongs” and “This is Amazing Grace,” worship leader and Christian songwriter, Phil Wickham releases this upbeat praise song with lots of room for adlibs and joyful expression.

Listen to samples of the new tracks

Click the video button below to listen to 30 second audio samples of each of the new tracks.

About MultiTracks

MultiTracks can be played using either our own easy-to-use Transition MultiTrack Player (Mac, PC and iPad) or any DAW such as Ableton, ProTools or GarageBand. Mix, mute or solo any instrument stem, repeat any song section with a single click. They are just like working with a live band and can also be used alongside your musicians to fill out the sound.

About Split Tracks

Split Tracks are great for smaller churches on a budget. The tracks have fully adjustable vocals and come with on-screen lyrics. Split Tracks are played using any standard MP4 player such as Windows Media Player or VLC.

Select your backing tracks at worshipbackingband.com or by clicking the song links above

Using Stem Tracks and MultiTracks in Worship: An Independent Guide by a Worship Leader

Despite having a worship band and being a talented multi-instrumentalist himself, Florida-based worship leader Shawn Thomas has been using MultiTracks in the services he leads for the last five years.

When talking to musicians in other churches Shawn realised that there was a lot of confusion and misinformation about MultiTracks. He created this video which does a great job in explaining how MultiTracks work and how he uses them in his church. And this was NOT a paid endorsement!

He blows the myth that they are only for high-tech people, and also that they are something that only big churches use.

He explains that MultiTracks are a far cry from the ‘canned’ music you might think them to be and goes into detail about how you can easily use them to keep a truly live feel to your worship – keeping a song going by repeating a chorus or play a section with instruments only while you lead a time of prayer.

Shawn also talks about why he chooses to use Worship Backing Band rather than the other MultiTrack providers. And no, we have not paid him to create this video!

Five new backing tracks

We have five brand new tracks available now from Worship Backing Band including the much requested CityAlight’s Yet Not I But Through Christ in Me. If this sells well we will include more CityAlight songs in our catalogue.

These are in both MultiTrack and Split Track format
  • Faithful Now (Vertical Worship)
    Originally sung and performed by Vertical Worship who also recorded the popular Yes I Will – this powerful worship song affirms God’s faithfulness in all things.
  • Yet Not I But Through Christ In Me (CityAlight)
    We’ve received many requests for CityAlight music, so we’re excited to add “Yet Not I But Through Christ In Me” to the Worship Backing Band library.  This easy-to-sing melody is accompanied by four verses of inspirational lyrics.
  • Great Things (Phil Wickham)
    “Great Things” is another great Phil Wickham hit with easy to sing lyrics and melody combined with a positive and encouraging message.  This arrangement follows the original recording closely, but is transposed to a more congregationally friendly key.
  • The Goodness of God (Bethel)
    Famous for his work with Chris Tomlin, this Ed Cash (and others) original is a powerhouse worship ballad sure to encourage congregational worship and singing.
  • We Praise You (Bethel)
    “We Praise You” is an uptempo praise song written by well-known worship leaders Matt Redman, Brandon Lake, Brian Johnson, and Phil Wickham. With those writers, you can’t go wrong! Your church will enjoy this catchy and easy to sing selection.

Listen to 30 second samples of the new songs in the quick video below:

MultiTracks can be played using either our own easy-to-use Transition MultiTrack Player (Mac, PC and iPad) or any DAW such as Ableton, ProTools or GarageBand. Mix, mute or solo any instrument stem, repeat any song section with a single click. They are just like working with a live band and can also be used alongside your musicians to fill out the sound.

Split Tracks are great for smaller churches on a budget. The tracks have fully adjustable vocals and come with on-screen lyrics. Split Tracks are played using any standard MP4 player such as Windows Media Player or VLC.

This batch of tracks has again been expertly produced by our friend Shawn Thomas.