Twila Paris (born December 28, 1958) is a Contemporary Christian Music singer-songwriter, author, and pianist. Since 1980, Paris has released 22 albums, amassed 33 number one Christian Radio singles, and was named the Gospel Music Association Female Vocalist of the Year three years in a row. Many of her earlier songs such as "He Is Exalted", "We Will Glorify", "Lamb of God", and "We Bow Down", are found in church hymnals or otherwise sung in church settings. She was inducted into the Gospel Music Association Hall of Fame in May 2015.
Career
As a child she released her first album, Little Twila Paris, in 1965. The album included songs drawn from among those she sang with her family in their evangelistic outreaches.
Paris released her first full-length album, Knowin' You're Around, in 1980, and along the way she has written books, recorded children's music, and created worship songs.
In the 1980s and 1990s, Paris released mainly contemporary Christian pop songs. But in recent years, she has focused on recording new versions of some of her worship standards and writing new praise and worship music. Her 2005 album He Is Exalted: Live Worship collects a number of favorite songs commonly used in praise and worship of Paris's and presents them in a more typical style of live worship music. After her song "He Is Exalted" was used in churches in Brazil, Paris re-recorded it in the Portuguese translation they were using. This version appears on her 1992 album Sanctuary. Sanctuary won the GMA Praise & Worship Album of the Year, and in 1995, her song "God Is In Control" won a GMA Song of the Year award. She has won five GMA Dove Awards and three American Songwriter Awards.
"Down in Yon Forest" (or "Down in Yon Forrest") is a traditional EnglishChristmas carol dating to the Renaissance era, ultimately deriving from the anonymous Middle English poem known today as the Corpus Christi Carol.
Down in yon forest there stands a hall:
The bells of Paradise I heard them ring:
It's covered all over with purple and pall
And I love my Lord Jesus above anything.
In that hall there stands a bed:
The bells of Paradise I heard them ring:
It's covered all over with scarlet so red:
And I love my Lord Jesus above anything.
At the bed-side there lies a stone:
The bells of Paradise I heard them ring:
Which the sweet Virgin Mary knelt upon:
And I love my Lord Jesus above anything.
Under that bed there runs a flood:
The bells of Paradise I heard them ring:
The one half runs water, the other runs blood:
And I love my Lord Jesus above anything.
At the bed's foot there grows a thorn:
The bells of Paradise I heard them ring:
Which ever blows blossom since he was born:
And I love my Lord Jesus above anything.
Over that bed the moon shines bright:
The bells of Paradise I heard them ring:
Denoting our Saviour was born this night:
And I love my Lord Jesus above anything.
Christmas at the White House: Burl Ives Sings the Favorite Carols and Hymns of America's Presidents is a 1972 album by Burl Ives. It purports to be a collection of twelve presidents' favorite Christmas songs. It has not yet been released on CD.
Some of the selections were apparently based on speculation. For example, John Adams may have favored the rendition of "Joy to the World" by American composer William Billings because the Adamses attended Billings's church in Boston. Other selections were based on authoritative sources, such as presidential writings and direct communication with presidents' families.
The music was conducted by Tony Mottola, who often worked with Ives, and arranged by Mottola and Dick Lieb. The historical introductions to the songs were written by Barbara Holdridge. Ives is both the narrator of the introductions and the performer of the songs.
Paris (UK: /ˈpærɪs/PARR-iss; US: i/ˈpɛərɪs/PAIR-iss; French: [paʁi]) is the capital and most populous city of France. Situated on the Seine River, in the north of the country, it is in the centre of the Île-de-Franceregion, also known as the région parisienne, "Paris Region". The City of Paris has an area of 105km² (41mi²) and a population of 2,241,346 (2014 estimate) within its administrative borders essentially unchanged since 1860.
Since the 19th century, the built-up area of Paris has grown far beyond its administrative borders; together with its suburbs, the whole agglomeration has a population of 10,550,350 (Jan. 2012 census).Paris' metropolitan area spans most of the Paris region and has a population of 12,341,418 (Jan. 2012 census), or one-fifth of the population of France. The administrative region covers 12,012km² (4,638mi²), with approximately 12 million inhabitants as of 2014, and has its own regional council and president.
Paris was founded in the 3rd century BC by a Celtic people called the Parisii, who gave the city its name. By the 12th century, Paris was the largest city in the western world, a prosperous trading centre, and the home of the University of Paris, one of the first in Europe. In the 18th century, it was the centre stage for the French Revolution, and became an important centre of finance, commerce, fashion, science, and the arts, a position it still retains today.
Emily Piriz, a contestant on the thirteenth season of American Idol covered this song during "Rush Week," a round featuring the top 20 contestants of the season. The song was well received by the judges, but Harry Connick Jr. raised some concerns as to whether or not she wanted to perform rather racy songs in the future.
Paris, Texas is a city and county seat of Lamar County, Texas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population of the city was 25,171. It is situated in Northeast Texas at the western edge of the Piney Woods, and 98 miles (158km) northeast of the Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex. Physiographically, these regions are part of the West Gulf Coastal Plain.
Following a tradition of American cities named "Paris", a 65-foot (20m) replica of the Eiffel Tower was constructed in 1993. In 1998, presumably as a response to the 1993 construction of a 60-foot (18m) tower in Paris, Tennessee, the city placed a giant red cowboy hat atop the tower. The current tower is at least the second Eiffel Tower replica built in Paris; the first was constructed of wood and later destroyed by a tornado.
History
Lamar County was first settled in different parts of an area to the west of Jonesborough and Clarksville. There was a settlement on the Red River at a place called Fulton, one near what is now called Emberson, one to the southeast of that near where today is the North Lamar school complex, a fourth southwest of that at the Chisum-Johnson community called Pinhook, and a group of pioneers east of that at Moore's Springs. In late 1839, George W. Wright moved from his farm northeast of Clarksville to a hill where he had purchased 1,000 acres of unoccupied land. It was on the old road from the Kiomatia River's mouth at the Red River to the Grand Prairie. Wright opened a general store on the road. By December 1840 a new county had been formed, named for Republic of Texas President Mirabeau B. Lamar. By September 1841 Wright's store was called Paris and served as the local postal office. In August 1844, the county commissioners took Wright's offer of 50 acres and made Paris the county seat.
Music video by Twila Paris performing God Is In Control.
published: 27 Feb 2009
Best Greatest Hits Of Twila Paris Full Album - Top Worship Songs Of Twila Paris
Best Greatest Hits Of Twila Paris Full Album - Top Worship Songs Of Twila Paris
published: 17 Sep 2019
Twila Paris - He is Exalted
Twila Paris at a concert in 1988 playing "Release of the Spirit" on the piano and singing "He is Exalted." Afterwards, she sings a song in acapella that she doesn't record until 10 years later ("Father We Are Here" from Perennial). Twila Paris on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3bTsU3q (affiliate link)
published: 11 May 2008
Twila Paris - Do I Trust You?
Twila Paris singing "Do I Trust You" in a 1988 concert.
published: 15 Jun 2018
Twila Paris - Warrior is a Child / Do I Trust You
Twila Paris singing "Warrior is a Child" and "Do I Trust You" from Perennial in Concert: A Season of Worship. Purchase this entire concert on amazon https://amzn.to/3avSQC2 (affiliate link)
published: 04 Jan 2007
Twila Paris Perennial Concert full VHS Album
Con \Amor para todos ustedes Twila Paris
published: 16 Apr 2021
Twila Paris - What Am I Without You
Music video by Twila Paris performing What Am I Without You (Concept Video).
published: 26 Feb 2009
Twila Paris - How Beautiful
Twila Paris singing "How Beautiful" during a 1994 Agape Celebration. Twila Paris on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3bTsU3q (affiliate link)
published: 14 Jun 2011
The Warrior is a Child - Twila Paris (Orig. 1984 Version)
The Warrior is a Child - Twila Paris (Orig. 1984 Version)
published: 12 Aug 2008
Best Songs Of Twila Paris Collection - Top 30 Twila Paris Worship Hits Of All Time Playlist
Best Songs Of Twila Paris Collection - Top 30 Twila Paris Worship Hits Of All Time Playlist
Twila Paris at a concert in 1988 playing "Release of the Spirit" on the piano and singing "He is Exalted." Afterwards, she sings a song in acapella that she do...
Twila Paris at a concert in 1988 playing "Release of the Spirit" on the piano and singing "He is Exalted." Afterwards, she sings a song in acapella that she doesn't record until 10 years later ("Father We Are Here" from Perennial). Twila Paris on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3bTsU3q (affiliate link)
Twila Paris at a concert in 1988 playing "Release of the Spirit" on the piano and singing "He is Exalted." Afterwards, she sings a song in acapella that she doesn't record until 10 years later ("Father We Are Here" from Perennial). Twila Paris on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3bTsU3q (affiliate link)
Twila Paris singing "Warrior is a Child" and "Do I Trust You" from Perennial in Concert: A Season of Worship. Purchase this entire concert on amazon https://am...
Twila Paris singing "Warrior is a Child" and "Do I Trust You" from Perennial in Concert: A Season of Worship. Purchase this entire concert on amazon https://amzn.to/3avSQC2 (affiliate link)
Twila Paris singing "Warrior is a Child" and "Do I Trust You" from Perennial in Concert: A Season of Worship. Purchase this entire concert on amazon https://amzn.to/3avSQC2 (affiliate link)
Twila Paris at a concert in 1988 playing "Release of the Spirit" on the piano and singing "He is Exalted." Afterwards, she sings a song in acapella that she doesn't record until 10 years later ("Father We Are Here" from Perennial). Twila Paris on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3bTsU3q (affiliate link)
Twila Paris singing "Warrior is a Child" and "Do I Trust You" from Perennial in Concert: A Season of Worship. Purchase this entire concert on amazon https://amzn.to/3avSQC2 (affiliate link)
Twila Paris (born December 28, 1958) is a Contemporary Christian Music singer-songwriter, author, and pianist. Since 1980, Paris has released 22 albums, amassed 33 number one Christian Radio singles, and was named the Gospel Music Association Female Vocalist of the Year three years in a row. Many of her earlier songs such as "He Is Exalted", "We Will Glorify", "Lamb of God", and "We Bow Down", are found in church hymnals or otherwise sung in church settings. She was inducted into the Gospel Music Association Hall of Fame in May 2015.
Career
As a child she released her first album, Little Twila Paris, in 1965. The album included songs drawn from among those she sang with her family in their evangelistic outreaches.
Paris released her first full-length album, Knowin' You're Around, in 1980, and along the way she has written books, recorded children's music, and created worship songs.
In the 1980s and 1990s, Paris released mainly contemporary Christian pop songs. But in recent years, she has focused on recording new versions of some of her worship standards and writing new praise and worship music. Her 2005 album He Is Exalted: Live Worship collects a number of favorite songs commonly used in praise and worship of Paris's and presents them in a more typical style of live worship music. After her song "He Is Exalted" was used in churches in Brazil, Paris re-recorded it in the Portuguese translation they were using. This version appears on her 1992 album Sanctuary. Sanctuary won the GMA Praise & Worship Album of the Year, and in 1995, her song "God Is In Control" won a GMA Song of the Year award. She has won five GMA Dove Awards and three American Songwriter Awards.
Oh Lord, You have been good, You have been faithful to all generations. Oh Lord, Your steadfast love and tender mercy have been our salvation. chorus: For by Your hand we have been fed and by Your Spirit we have been led. Oh Lord... (repeat chorus) Oh Lord, Almighty God, Father unchanging, upright and holy Oh Lord, You have been good, You have faithful, You have been good You have been good, You have been faithful, You have been good. Your lovingkindness, it is everlasting, Your lovingkindness, it is everlasting,