âSheryl Clyde Worship Music Licenseâ
Based on Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
with one added condition added for the glory of Jesus
You are free to:
Share, perform, record, and distribute these songs
Translate the lyrics into any language
Adapt or rearrange the music to your own cultural style and instruments (African beats, Celtic reels, Latin rhythms, Indian classical, Indigenous flutes, reggae, rap, etc.)
Use them in church, on recordings, videos, live streams, albums, or any ministry context â even commercially
Under the following terms:
Attribution â You must give appropriate credit to the original author in this way:
âOriginal words and music: â[Song Title]â by Sheryl Clyde / Thunderbird
Used and adapted with blessing under the Sheryl Clyde Worship Music Licenseâ
Core Gospel Theme â Any adaptation must keep the central biblical message intact:
Jesus Christ is the only begotten Son of God, He died for our sins, rose again, and is the only way of salvation.
(No changes that deny or distort the deity, atonement, or exclusivity of Christ are permitted.)
No additional restrictions â You may not apply legal or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything this license permits.
Full legal text: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode
(standard CC BY 4.0 applies, with the extra âCore Gospel Themeâ condition above)
In simple words:
âGo and sing these songs to the nations in your heart-language and your heart-music!
Just keep pointing people to Jesus, and always mention that the original came from Sheryl Clyde / Thunderbird.â
You can place this statement (or a link to it) with every song release, and the whole world has your personal blessing to translate and re-dress your songs in their cultural beauty â while protecting the unshakable truth of the Gospel.
















