GMA Canada Song Hall of Fame
- The Huron Carol (2012)
Written in 1643 by Jesuit Missionary Jean de Brébeuf The "Huron Carol" (or "Twas in the Moon of Wintertime") was admitted to GMA Canada Song Hall Of Fame in 2012 as part of the inaugural year for the Song Hall Of Fame. Brébeuf wrote the lyrics in the native languare of the Huron/Wendat people under the original name of "Jesous Ahatonhia" (“Jesus, He Is Born"). The melody came from the traditional French folk song "Une Jeune Pucelle" ("A Young Maid"). The English lyrics were written in 1926 by Jesse Edgar Middleton. They became public domain in 2011. The song has been recorded by many Canadian artists including Lianna Klassen, Cheryl Bear, Bruce Cockburn, The Crash Test Dummies and Tom Jackson.
- Come, Now Is The Time To Worship (2012)
Come, Now Is The Time To Worship was written by Brian Doersken in 1998. Doerksen, was born in Abbotsford, British Columbia in1965 and is an internationally recognized worship leader and songwriter known globally for a string of well known “modern worship” songs including "Refiner's Fire" (1990), "Faithful One" (1998), "Hope of the Nations," (2003), "Holy God" (2006), and "Today (As For Me and My House)" (2004). He was recognized by the Gospel Music Association in the United States in 2003 with a special Dove Award for International Artist of the Year (only the second Canadian to be recognized), and has won a Juno Award and multiple GMA Canada Covenant Awards. “Come, Now Is The Time To Worship” became his most recognized song, being sung in churches around the world. It was recorded by The Oak Ridge Boys, Phillips, Craig And Dean, VeggieTales and many others.
- My Jesus I Love Thee (2012)
The hymn “My Jesus I Love Thee” was written as a poem by William Ralph Featherston in 1864 when he was 16 years old. Featherston was from Montreal, Quebec and was a member of the Wesleyan Methodist Church in Montreal (later renamed St. James Methodist Church, then St. James United Church). He passed away in 1873. Music was added to the poem after Featherton’s death in 1876 by Adoniram Gordon. The song has been recorded by hundreds of artists including The Wiebes, Paul Baloche, Amy Grant, Avalon, Capstone and Selah.
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