Some Individual Examples: Australia (Trace Analysis Pt 3)

This chapter begins by discussing the issues related to only analysing contemporary congregational songs (CCS) as a corpus, acknowledging the need to also focus on individual songs and their unique qualities. Four songs from Australia, specifically from Hillsong Church, are examined: “Cornerstone”, “Mighty to Save”, “Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)”, and “What a Beautiful Name”. Each of these songs, although from the same producer, contains unique elements from the approach to composition, to the individual styles of the writers, to the production techniques. Furthermore, the most viewed YouTube versions have their own features and backstories, and they contribute to the meaning-making for these songs.