Marty Sampson

Marty Sampson
Birth name	Marty Sampson
Born	31 May 1979 (1979-05-31) (age 32)
Origin	Sydney, Australia
Genres	Praise, Worship
Occupations	songwriter, lead vocals,worship leader,musician
Instruments	vocals, acoustic guitar, piano, drum, electric guitar
Years active	1998–present
Labels	Hillsong music
Website	martysampson.net

Marty Sampson (born 31 May 1979) is a Christian songwriter and a worship leader at the Hillsong Church in Sydney, Australia. Originally featuring in the Youth Alive albums of the late 1990s, he was one of original Hillsong United worship leaders. Guitar is his main instrument and he occasionally plays the piano. He was married in November 2006 to Michelle. They now have a son named Phoenix.^[1]

Marty Sampson was a former worship leader for United together. His last album with United was the 2011 release Aftermath. He often leads worship at church and has continued his strong contributions for new Hillsong albums. Since his departure from United, he has kept working on his craft of songwriting. He also helps with the worship at Northern Beaches, a Hillsong extension service.

In 2007 Marty Sampson released a solo EP entitled "Let Love Rule."^[2]

In 2010 Marty Sampson entered the studio in the US to record an album under the band name "The Red Bikes". It was recorded with James Rudder at the studio helm, Luke Munns on drums, Michael Guy Chislett on guitar, and Paul Malbury on bass. The album has not yet been released.

In 2011 Marty Sampson released a solo EP under the name Martin Sampson called Objects. It is an acoustic guitar folk album in the vein of Bob Dylan. The songs were recorded at the same time as the Red Bikes project.

Songs

Songs written or co-written by Marty Sampson include:

• By Your Side (1999)
  • "By Your Side"
• Everyday (1999)
  • "Seeking You"
  • "Prayer to the King"
  • "God Is Moving"
• For This Cause (2000)
  • "Carry Me"
• Best Friend (2000)
  • "Best Friend" with Joel Houston
  • "Forever"
  • "Reason I Live"
• You Are My World (2001)
  • "God Is Great"
  • "You Are My World"
  • "Forever"
  • "My Best Friend" with Houston
• King of Majesty (2001)
  • "King of Majesty"
  • "Everything to Me"
  • "God Is Great"
• Blessed (2002)
  • "Now That You're Near"
  • "Son of God" with Lincoln Brewster
  • "King of Majesty"
• To the Ends of the Earth (2002)
  • "Free"
  • "To the Ends of the Earth" with Houston
  • "My God"
  • "Now That You're Near"
• Hope (2003)
  • "Song of Freedom"
  • "Better Than Life"
  • "To The Ends of the Earth" with Houston
  • "Can't Stop Praising" with Tulele Faletolu
  • "Free"
  • "Angels"
• More Than Life (2004)
  • "Light"
  • "Take All of Me"
  • "Shine for You"
  • "Soldier" with Tulele Faletolu
  • "All Day"
• For All You've Done (2004)
  • "Hallelujah" with Jonas Myrin
  • "Home"
  • "Take All of Me"
  • "Evermore"
• Jesus Is My Superhero (2004)
  • "King of Majesty"
• Look to You (2005)
  • "Tell the World" with Jonathan Douglass & Houston
  • "Look to You"
  • "All I Need Is You"
  • "Shout Unto God" with Houston
  • "There Is Nothing Like" with Myrin
  • "What the World Will Never Take" with Matt Crocker & Scott Ligertwood
  • "Deeper"
• God He Reigns (2005)
  • "God He Reigns"
  • "All I Need Is You"
  • "There Is Nothing Like" with Myrin
  • "What the World Will Never Take" with Crocker & Ligertwood
  • "Tell The World" with Douglass & Houston
• Super Strong God (2005)
  • "Free"
  • "All I Need Is You"
  • "Your Are My World"
• United We Stand (2006)
  • "Take It All" with Crocker & Ligertwood
  • "From God Above"
  • "Came to My Rescue" with Joel Davies & Dylan Thomas
  • "Revolution" with Ligertwood, Houston, Brooke Fraser & Michael Guy Chislett
  • "Hallelujah" with Tenikoff & Rolf Wam Fjell
• Mighty To Save (2006)
  • "Take It All" with Crocker & Ligertwood
  • "I Believe"
  • "The Freedom We Know" with Houston & Tenikoff
  • "For Who You Are"
  • "Open My Eyes" with Mia Fieldes
• Supernatural (2006)
  • "Better Than Life"
  • "You're All I Need"
  • "For Who You Are"
• All of the Above (2007)
  • "Devotion"
  • "Saviour King" with Fieldes
• Saviour King (2007)
  • "In Your Freedom" with Raymond Badham
  • "One Thing" with Darlene Zschech
  • "Saviour King" with Fieldes
• The I Heart Revolution: With Hearts as One (2008)
  • "Look to You"
  • "Forever"
  • "There Is Nothing Like" with Myrin
  • "Tell The World" with Douglass & Houston
  • "All I Need Is You"
  • "Shout Unto God" with Houston
  • "Came to My Rescue (Be Lifted High)" with Davies and Thomas
• Kingdom of Comfort (Delirious? album - 2008)
  • "We Give You Praise" with Martin Smith, Stuart Garrard, and Jon Thatcher,
• Faith + Hope + Love (2009)
  • "The Wonder of Your Love" with Jack Mooring and Leeland Mooring
  • "His Glory Appears" with Darlene Zschech
• Aftermath (2011)
  • "Light Will Shine" with Matt Crocker
  • "Aftermath" Principal Voice

See also

• Official Myspace page
• Marty & Joel talks about 'Look To You' album

References

1. ^ Marty Sampson talks about his wife and the song 'Devotion'.
2. ^ Marty Sampson - Let Love Rule

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