Integrity music has been resourcing the church for years with their praise and worship material, and the latest release from them in the iWorship series should be a really good resource for those who lead worship, or who bring new songs into their churches.
This latest album offers 33 songs, some which are new versions of established classics, such as Lincoln Brewster's live version of Hillsong favourite 'Everyday', and Darlene Zschech and Martin Smith duetting on live recording of 'I Could Sing of Your Love Forever' from the Unified Praise album. Most, however will be new to people, with the list of artists reading almost like a who is who of worship, offering a cross section of material from stalwarts such as Don Moen and Alvin Slaughter, to newer artists such as Sonicflood and Promise Keepers. A major plus for this CD is the fact that it features a lot of tracks that aren't already on every worship compilation in the world, sometimes its tempting to cut and paste reviews as worship collections can be so similar, however this album does not go down that road.
Watch out in particular for 'All the Earth will sing Your Praises' from Paul Baloche, which is bound to catch on in a big way, as so many of Paul's tracks have, it offers up fast, accessible and catchy praises. 'We lift you up' from Jason Morant is another brimming with life and giving the desire to get up and dance. 'Again I say Rejoice' from Israel and New Breed is full of passion and joy, while Natalie Grant and Friends give a Latin touch to 'Crown You with Praise'. Those seeking more traditionally styled worship songs will not be left wanting with tracks such as the pleasing update of 'Sing To The King'
A feature of this series which makes it particularly useful is the accompanying songbooks which include a CD-ROM that allows any of the songs to be transposed instantly into any key and then printed out, giving great flexibility for worship teams to work with their vocalists strong points, as opposed to trying to force your vocalists to sing in a key they're uncomfortable in.
This is a really well put together collection of worship songs that will prove an asset to any collection, however its real strength will be when paired up with songbook and used as a praise resource to equip the church with new songs.
|
