“ This album was such an incredible experience ,” he shares . “ To see the crowds singing with hands raised was so exciting . A studio recording just can ’ t capture that . When I played the masters of this project for my family , my dad was crying and asked , ‘ Can I like this version better than the original ?’” Indeed , the atmosphere captured on this project is electric and compelling in a way that is uniquely reserved for the holiest of moments — when knees hit the ground and the divine comes into focus as if for the first time . Those who know Aaron and are familiar with his work are likely not surprised at the reverent energy he captured on the project . Compiled partly of older songs , partly new , the project is raw , relevant and evolved out of a relatively new creative process , brought about in part by Aaron ’ s change of address . “ We started the album in August , right after we moved down to Nashville from Pennsylvania ,” shares Aaron .
“ We didn ’ t move down with any particular purpose but to follow God ’ s prompting . So much time was poured into the writing and recording process , though , I never would have been home had we still lived in Pennsylvania .” His new proximity to the studio served as a creative boost as he crafted a collection of past and present with a crystal clear directive — worship . “ Five are songs that I ’ ve recorded over the past twelve years , standards that I ’ m going to play every night in concert ,” he says . “ And some of those songs we play very differently from the original recordings . For example , ‘ My Savior My God ,’ we never play it live the way people are used to hearing it . This was a chance to take some of the songs we play live every night and freshen up the recordings , but I also wanted to write new songs and offer new thoughts , new praises and new worship .
“ He will redeem , He will restore — even if we are not experiencing those promises , we can still cling to the fact , declaring truth .”
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