This week we welcome Brooke Ligertwood (Fraser) to the podcast from Hillsong Worship. Brooke has been a part of the Hillsong family for years, writing classic songs like “Lead Me to the Cross”, “Hosanna”, and more recently “What a Beautiful Name.”
In this episode we talk about Brooke’s fascination with words and language and how that influences her songwriting. We also discuss the incredible new Hillsong record, “Let There Be Light.” So many encouraging truths in this shorter interview.
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In this Episode You’ll Hear More About:
The power of words.
- Living an iceberg life and what that means.
- Brooke’s songwriting secrets.
- The story of Brooke’s early music career and how she was connected to Hillsong.
- What Brooke has learned from the culture of Hillsong Church.
- Stories behind the creation of the new album, “Let Their Be Light.”
- The story behind writing “What a Beautiful Name”
Resources Mentioned in this Episode:
- Show Sponsor: Coresound Pads
- Music: let there be light. by Hillsong Worship
- Book: Anonymous: The Unrecognized Riches in Uncelebrated Seasons of Your Life by Alicia Britt Chole
- Website: Hillsong Worship
- Website: Brooke Fraser
- Twitter: @brookefraser
- Twitter: @hillsongworship
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Good interview with Brooke. Thank you David for bringing on these wonderful people to encourage and inspire us. Love that song. I actually got to sing it this last weekend. Its so beautiful
Thanks Steve! I agree, it’s really a great song.
Awesome interview…. Great to hear from Brooke who has been a consistent leader over the years. Thanks David for the podcast. More grace.
Thanks so much!
I’ve been listening to all your podcasts. You’re doing a great job. Thanks for encouraging young worship leaders in the making.