Add a song to the library
Add songs to your church's library so you can include them in your plan's order of service. You can search for songs in the MultiTracks database, the CCLI database, or create your own song.
If you get chord charts or audio from MultiTracks, PraiseCharts, or SongSelect®, make sure to set up the integrations first so you can import those files when adding songs to a plan.
Important
You must have song editor permissions or higher to add songs to the library.
Add a song
To add a song to your library:
Select the Songs page in the top navigation.
Select Add a song in the top right.
In the Add Song popup, search for an existing song in the MultiTracks or CCLI database or create a new song.
Choose the Popular Recordings tab to search the MultiTracks database by song title or artist. Choose a song's album art to determine if it is the recorded version you want.
Tip
When you choose a song from the Popular Recordings list, the information for the selected arrangement is automatically filled out.
Choose the All Songs tab to search the CCLI SongSelect® database by title, artist, or CCLI#.
To create your own song, enter the song's name and select Create a new song: [title] at the bottom of the results list.
Enter the song's details, such as arrangement name, keys, tags, and song file integration options (including MultiTracks, PraiseCharts, and SongSelect®).
Select Submit after you've entered all the information to go to the newly created arrangement page.
Important
In some cases, Services might not know how to link the song you chose to that same version in the song integration. In that case, you’ll need to run an additional search to select the correct song or arrangement before importing the files.
View top songs
When using Services on a web browser, you can view a list of the most popular songs scheduled across all churches for the next couple of weeks. You can also view last week's top songs and search for results by title, theme, author, or copyright.
Select the Songs page from the top navigation in Services.
Select Add a song in the top right.
Select the View Top Songs button to open the Top Songs list.
Select a date at the top to see the top scheduled songs for that day. Notable dates, such as Good Friday or Easter, are labeled.
Use the search bar to find a specific song's ranking for the selected date.
Select a bolded song title to go to that song page in your song library.
Select a song that isn't bolded to quickly add it to your song library.
Select the X in the top right of the popup to go back to the main Songs page.
The song list is ranked by the number of different churches that scheduled the song on the selected date. The rankings to the right of the song show how much more or less popular the song was compared to last year.
Important
Top songs are recalculated nightly, but because most churches don't plan songs more than a couple of weeks ahead, the later weeks have less data to draw from and will see more drastic changes as the week approaches.