U2’s Bono once said, “Music can change the world because it can change people.”  One of our missions at UTR is that you and I are becoming better people as we absorb and meditate on gourmet music… and watch how God uses it in our lives.  We want the music to offer nourishment for your heart, soul, & mind — thus the very name of this playlist.  We hope these songs connect with you like they have connected with Sharon in Illinois.  She was one of the first to listen to this updated playlist and she wrote us to say “I am absolutely loving UTR’s newest HSM playlist. I’m finding myself getting lost in the songs. So good!”

Curator’s Notes (FEB 2022)

It was an adventurous Fall.  UTR forged a new partnership with Judson University. I visited my daughter in her first year of college (CRAZY!). I had a bout of Covid in December (the Delta kind – yuck).  And of course our focus on Thanksgiving and Christmas music.  So… it’s actually been 5 months since our last update to the HSM Playlist — WOW!  So we are featuring a LOT of new music that released in this time, including Sara Groves, Judah & The Lion, Jonathan McReynolds, Melanie Waldman, Mac Powell, Candace Coker, & Antoine Bradford (among others).  Plus some new 2022 songs are in the mix as well, including Ben Rector, Christa Wells, Terry Scott Taylor, Drew Miller, etc.  Enjoy!  (Dave)

Track List for HSM #17 (FEB-APR 2022)

Lighter From Here – Christa Wells
Supernatural – Ben Rector (ft. Dave Koz)
Find Another Reason Why – Judah & the Lion
Remains of the Day – Sara Groves
Break of Dawn – Antoine Bradford (ft. Montell Fish)
Ease – Joel Ansett
Splinter – Switchfoot
I Don’t Have Much (Acoustic) – Mission House (ft. Josh Baldwin)
Anybody Out There [LIVE] – Burlap To Cashmere
How Did We Get Here – Wake Low
What Is the Rush? – Tina Boonstra
Whatever Comes Next – Drew Miller
Show Me Mercy – Melanie Waldman (ft. Jesse Isley)
What the Hard Times Taught Me – Jason Gray
Arrow – Candace Coker
Line in the Sand – Andy Gullahorn
It’s Okay You’re Not Okay – Copperlily
Simple Praise – Jon Guerra
Home – Three Shipps
Goodness – Karla Adolphe
A Great Good is Coming – Terry Scott Taylor
Wanna See You – Stephen McWhirter & Jason Clayborn
Waiting on the Sun – Sixpence None the Richer
Worry About Me – Russ Mohr (ft. Courtney Orlando)
Keep On – Christopher Williams
Without Music – Carolyn Arends (ft. Amy Grant)
Every Island – Matthew Clark
Falling Out of Time – Staci Frenes
The Greatest Adventurer – Jonathan McReynolds
Help Me Not Forget – Emily McCoy
Don’t I Know? – Physick
The Crown – Wildwood Kin
Everyman – Rick Mullins
Hypocrisy #785 – Jeremy Casella
The Hope Inside – Colony House
Halflight – Joe Day
You’ve Got a Friend in Jesus – Natalie Bergman
Know Your Name – Waterdeep
Come to the Table – Roemer
Treasure of the Broken Land – Buddy Miller
Worn Out Welcome [LIVE] – Harrod and Funck
Come to the Water – Mark Wagner
Be Joyful in the Lord – Elise Massa
Poor in Spirit – Andrew Haines
Enter Your World – Julianne Wonser
Veins – Zane Vickery
Alone Together [REMIX] – Wild Harbors (ft. Nosila)
Let it Go – Dwan Hill (ft. Jonny Lang)
Give Me Jesus – Luke Spehar
New Year – Ben Shive
Holiness – Sarah Hart
Mercy – Zach Winters
Upstream – Ryan Clair
Still Be You – Allie Crummy (ft. Russ Mohr)
Hallelujah the Lord Our God Reigns – Yellowhammer Hymns
Free at Last [LIVE] – DC Talk
River of Life – Mac Powell
Basement Apartment – Adam Whipple
The Road & the Common – Matt Wheeler
Singin’ Over Me – Gloria Gaynor (ft. Jason Crabb)
Been to the Valley – Adam Watts
Stay [REMIX] – Vocal Few (ft. Devours)
Carry – Elias Dummer (ft. JJ Heller)
Glory to God the Trinity – Rick Lee James
Don’t Worry Child – Lisa Weyerhaeuser
The Borderlands of Heaven – Jon Lowry
Firm Foundation (He Won’t) – Maverick City Music
Hallelujah Instead – Mary Ozaraga (ft. Ike Ozaraga)
Life on the Edge – Eli
Wither – 6’10
Lay Me Down – The Mosleys
The House of God – Paul Field