Paul Robert Wilbur (born January 18, 1951) is an American

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musician,

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, and guitarist. He has released albums with Integrity Music,

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, and Venture3Media during his career. His first known musical work, ''Up to Zion'', a

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, was released in November 1991.

Early life

Paul Robert Wilbur was born on January 18, 1951 to a Jewish father and Baptist mother. Although he attended many different churches as a child, Wilbur turned to Judaism and began attending Temple during his undergraduate days while recognizing Jesus as the Jewish Messiah. While he was in college during the 1970s, he was planning to be an opera singer. Work ID No. 311476838

Music career

Wilbur's recording career began in a group called Harvest with Ed Kerr and Jerry Williams. The trio recorded two albums, the self-titled first album ''Harvest'' (1979) and their second album in 1981 called ''Morning Sun''. Wilbur left after that leaving Kerr and Williams to continue with the band. He joined the group Israel's Hope. They released ''Introducing Israel's Hope'' in 1987. Wilbur's solo career began in 1991, with the release, ''Up to Zion'', a live album, released by

. He has received reviews for nine of his albums from

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. Those reviewed were ''Shalom Jerusalem'' in 1995, ''Holy Fire'' in 1997, ''Jerusalem Arise!'' in 1999, ''Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem'' in 2002, ''The Watchman'' in 2005, ''Worship from the Heart of Israel'' in 2006, ''Praise Adonai'' in 2007, ''Live: A Night of Extravagant Worship'' in 2008, and ''Desert Rain'' in 2010, which was also reviewed by ''Worship Leader''. The 2013 album, ''Your Great Name'', was reviewed by ''

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''.

Personal life

At one time Wilbur resided in Jacksonville, Florida. He is married to Luanne Wilbur. They have two sons, Nathan and Joel.

Discography

* ''Harvest'' (1979) * ''Morning Sun'' (1981) * ''Israel's Hope'' (1985) * ''Arise O Lord'' (with Israel's Hope) (1987) * ''Up to Zion'' (1991) * ''Shalom Jerusalem'' (1995) * ''Holy Fire'' (1997) * ''Jerusalem Arise!'' (1999) * ''Fuego Santo'' (1999) (Spanish version of ''Holy Fire'') * ''Levántate Jerusalén!'' (1999) (Spanish version of ''Jerusalem Arise!'') * ''Heal Our Land'' with

Don Moen Donald James Moen (born June 29, 1950) is an American singer, pianist, and songwriter of Christian worship music. Early and personal life Moen grew up in Minneapolis, Minnesota where he attended high school in 1968. Moen attended Oral Rob ...

in South Korea (recorded in 1999, released in 2000) * ''Shalom Jerusalém'' (with ''

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) (2000) * ''Celebración En Sión'' (2000) (Spanish version of ''Up To Zion'') * ''Más De Ti'' (with

and

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) (2000) * ''Lion of Judah'' (2001) * ''Leon De Juda'' (2001) (Spanish version of ''Lion of Judah'') * ''Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem'' (2002) * ''Shalom Jerusalém!'' with ''Cristina Mel'' (2002) * ''The Watchman'' (2005) * ''El Shaddai'' (2005) (Spanish version of ''The Watchman'') * ''Worship from the Heart of Israel'' (2006) * ''Praise Adonai'' (2007) * ''Live: A Night of Extravagant Worship'' (2008) * ''Desert Rain'' (2010) * ''Lluvia en el Desierto'' (2010) (Spanish version of ''Desert Rain'') * ''Your Great Name'' (2013) * ''Tu Gran Nombre'' (2013) (Spanish version of ''Your Great Name'') * ''Ultimate Collection'' (2014) * ''Colección'' (2014) (Spanish version of ''Ultimate Collection'' * ''Forever Good'' (2016) * ''Por Siempre Fiel'' (2016) (Spanish version of ''Forever Good'') * ''Roar from Zion'' (2019) * ''Selah'' (2020)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wilbur, Paul 1951 births American people of Jewish descent Living people Jewish songwriters Messianic Jews Musicians from Florida Performers of contemporary worship music Songwriters from Florida