Geoff Bullock

Geoff Bullock at the piano, September 2009

Geoff Bullock (born November 6, 1955) is an Australian Christian singer-songwriter and pianist best known for his song "The Power of Your Love". He began his journey of faith in 1977, when he was in his early twenties.

Geoff Bullock was born in Sydney Australia on November 6, 1955. He went to "Knox Grammar School" from 1964 to 1972.

Geoff is now a singer of songs and the teller or stories. He draws his inspiration from the work of grace in his own life and the "Jesus stories" that have fired his imagination and spiritual life.

In 2003 Geoff was diagnosed as having bipolar disorder type 2. He shares openly about his struggles with mental disease.

Geoff has recorded over 20 albums and has authored two books: "Hands of Grace" and "The power of your love... Jesus the unexpected God".

Public life

Geoff worked as a television cameraman at ABC Television from 1975 until 1984, including work on "The Marcia Hines Show", "Farnham and Byrne", "Mastermind", "Parkinson", "The Norman Gunston Show", Play School, and "News" and "Current affairs" before taking up music ministry full time.

Geoff was part of the team that pioneered "Hills Christian Life Centre in 1983. He was appointed the Worship Pastor for the Hillsong Church in Sydney and was the convenor of the annual Hillsongs Conference from 1987 - 1995. During that time "Hillsong" recorded 6 albums. He went through a marriage breakdown in 1996.

Songs

Some of his best known songs are:

• "The Power Of Your Love"
• "You Rescued Me"
• "Just Let Me Say"
• "The Heavens Shall Declare"
• "This Kingdom"
• "Now Is The Time"
• "Deeper and Deeper".
• "The Stone's Been Rolled Away"
• "The Great Southland"
• "I Will Never Be"
• "Refresh My Heart"
• "Show Your Glory"
• "Have Faith In God"
• "No Longer I"
• "I Am Carried"

Over the last decade Geoff has written alternative words to his most well known song. Words that reflect the changes in his life and spirituality.

Hillsong-era

Some of the songs he wrote while in ministry at Hillsong include:

• "The Heavens Shall Declare" (from Spirit and Truth)
• "Show Your Glory" (from Show Your Glory)
• "I'm Your Child" and "I'll Take This Time" (from Show Your Glory)
• "The Power of Your Love" (from The Power of Your Love)
• "The Time Has Come" (from The Power of Your Love)
• "You Are My God" (from The Power of Your Love)
• "The Great Southland" (from The Power of Your Love)
• "The Stone's Been Rolled Away" (from Stone's Been Rolled Away)
• "I Believe" (from Stone's Been Rolled Away)
• "I Surrender" (from Stone's Been Rolled Away)
• "You Rescued Me" (from People Just Like Us)
• "The Power and The Glory" (from People Just Like Us)
• "Have Faith In God" (from People Just Like Us)
• "Just Let Me Say" (from People Just Like Us)
• "I'll Worship You"(from Friends in High Places)
• "Now Is The Time" (from Friends in High Places)
• "You're All I Need, loads of money" (from Friends in High Places)
• "Salvation" (from Friends In High Places)
• "This Kingdom" (from Friends in High Places)

Post-Hillsong / Revisions

Since leaving Hillsong, Bullock has revised the lyrics to many of his songs, realising that his previous lyrics tended to focus on 'self' rather than take the perspective of God's divine grace.

He has also released multiple albums such as "Now Is the Time", "You Rescued Me", "Deeper And Deeper", and "Geoff Bullock". Songs written since leaving Hillsong include:

• "Beautiful Saviour"
• "Deeper and Deeper"
• "When Weary Hands were Young"
• "No Longer I"
• "I Am Carried"
• "Love Overcomes"
• "Unfailing love"
• "Oh The Mercy Of God".
• "You Lift Me Up"
• "Southern Cross"

See also

• List of Hillsong albums
• List of Hillsong songs

References and links

• Geoff Bullock's Home Page
• "No Longer the Golden Boy", article by Diane Benge
• "Beyond Self-Centred Worship", article by Geoff Bullock
• Geoff Bullock interview: 13 August 2004
• "The Power of Your Love", article by Angelica Del Vasto
• Lyrics to some of Bullock's songs
• Geoff Bullock's revised lyrics at Signposts