Bev Battams

Christian Gospel Singer

'Do not be afraid, for I have ransomed you. I have called you by name; you are Mine. When you go through deep waters and great trouble, I will be with you.'

Praise point!
David has been told by the Radiologist that 'he doesn't want to see David again'. Treatment went well and David is back at work, a bit tired but positive about his future.

April 2005 Hardrush Music will release a compilation CD titled
God's Own Land - Best of Aust Country Gospel .
this CD will feature one of Bev's tracks............ 'Prodigal Son'

Have a listen to a small sample of a track from Bev's latest CD titled
FIRST EDITION
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Sample: Trk 5: "What a Friend we have in Jesus".

Bev performed tracks from her "FIRST EDITION " CD at the National Gospel Happening Canberra in 2003.

Bev has reached the Finalists in Australian Gospel Songwriting Competition 2005 in the catagory of 2005 Best Hymn Award. Winners will be announced at the Australian Gospel Music Awards 2005 to be presented at the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra on Nov 18th. Buy your ticket and support Bev and the other artists on this exciting night at NGH Ticketing and Shop

The compilation 'In God's Country - The Best of Aust Country Gospel' which Prodigal Son is on, has been released at the NGH 2005 and is available through any Christian music shop.

'God Is Able', off Bev's 'First Edition' C.D. reached the finalists in the 2005 Aust. Gospel Music Assn Songwriting Competition.

Bev Battams' Testimony

My early childhood was not how I would have planned it. Visual and sexual abuse came into my life at an early age. But, even though these troubles were in my life, I had one saving grace. My mother sent me to Sunday School where I learnt of Jesus. I learnt how He loved me and though I didn't understand fully what that meant, I know now that He was with me in every situation.

At sixteen I fell pregnant and spent the last three months of the pregnancy in an unmarried mothers' home in Adelaide. Feelings of worthlessness and rejection were to fill my life for a number of years afterwards.

I met my husband at that time, when I was three months pregnant. God had chosen him to be the love of my life. My baby was adopted out and I was told to get on with life. At 19 years of age, I married David but the road was very rocky. I was searching but could find no answers.

Church was a regular pattern on Sundays but I felt so empty. At 31 years of age, God met me on a street when I was so broken by situations and heartache. He came into my life so amazingly and I was Born Again on that 17th day of February 1981.

My husband applied for and was successful in obtaining employment in Alice Springs and so David, myself and our two children shifted to the Northern Territory in 1982. In 1983 I received a letter from the S.A. Adoption Bureau stating that my adopted daughter was searching for me and would I contact her. God is into reconciliation. At the time of the phone call, I prayed that money would not stop us from talking, that we would have enough money to cover the phone call. After talking for 1 hour, we hung up and the $1 worth of coins I had put in came back to us. God cares!! When she was to be married, my youngest daughter was her bridesmaid. We are a complete family now, along with grandchildren.

My son was always seeming to be in trouble but one day I felt God say 'Fear not, for My hand is upon your son.' I thought to myself, how I would love that to be from God. I doubted. Once more I felt that word in my spirit then a young girl at a conference came to me and said the very same words. It was from God and how I am grateful for that word. I have reminded God several times since of that word on my son's life. God has saved him from death twice, one time in a bike accident, another in a fall from a tree. I'm believing that God will draw all three of my children back to Him as they experience life issues that cause brokenness and heartache.

My younger daughter is now a single mother. Although life is going to be difficult, God has a plan and purpose for her and for all of us.

After trying several churches on arriving in Alice Springs, we decided on Christian Community Centre and have been worshipping there for 20 years. Even as a young girl I loved singing and after being in the church for some time, I joined the worship singers, that was 18 years ago.

Through the years I've had opportunities to sing in several choirs and for the past six years concentrated on performing in an A Cappella group called We R 1. Although this group has disbanded, I have gained so much experience from this time. We performed at the inaugural National Gospel Happening in Canberra 2001 and the inaugural Country Gospel Music Association's Convention in Alice Springs 2002. I performed as a solo artist at the National Gospel Happening in 2003 in Canberra. This was the year that I put together my first C.D. along with the help of a professional musician and friend.

Four of my five songs have been written over a period of three and a half months.

God Is Able - Bev Battams

2 Corinthians 9:8 'And God is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think.' Just glancing through my Bible when I noticed this scripture that read 'God is able.' This impacted me and as I continued to read, this song came.

Great I Am - Bev Battams

Sitting listening to a sermon back in 1997 this little song came to me. One verse and chorus, so simple that I kept it to myself thinking it was just a little ditty. In 2003 I brought it out again and friends played around with it, bringing it to life. My guitarist heard it and said 'Well, what are you saying in the verse?' and the other verses came from that. I could hear a jig in the middle, a tune that would express how I felt when I worshipped the Lord and my floutist gave me just that tune.

Through Jesus' Blood - Bev Battams

2 Colossians: 14-15 'Having cancelled the bond which stood against us with its legal demands; this He set aside nailing it to the cross. He disarmed the principalities and powers and made a public example of them, triumphing over them in Him.'

I heard this scripture during a sermon and I couldn't get it out of my mind. How God cancelled the bond. How He displayed His power. How awesome, how provocative and how completely total! I mentioned this scripture to a good friend and she said 'Write the song girl!', so I did.

No Other Name - Bev Battams

Acts 4:12 'And there is salvation in No One else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.'

Our pastor had sent out the commission to all song writers in our church. Write a song for this church at this time. Acts 4:12 was noted in my diary to read and, as I read, this song came. My guitarist heard the words and created the tune.

Love Flows - Bev Battams

I was sitting on the lawns at Glen Helen Lodge, looking up at the ochre red escarpment towering up into the sky. The different shades of red rock that appeared to flow down, it was such a moment that captured my heart to write this song. Once again my guitarist added a completely different feel to the song with the music. I really enjoy performing this song.