Worship Musician April 2019 | Page 81

NEW MUSIC LUKE + ANNA HELLEBRONTH Motions of Mercy artists like Jesus Culture, Bethel and Hillsong The standout tracks include the victorious, “See Young and Free. Me Through” which reminds listeners about the hope that Jesus brings through the power of The two main themes that seem to run the Gospel. “Written in the Skies” is a majestic throughout the album are the incredible power song of praise that uses Ephesians 3 as it’s of God in songs like, “Breakthrough”, “No Other foundation. The verses and chorus are smartly Love” and “My Deliverer” and the rest and written and easy to sing as we hear about the renewal we can find through Him in songs like awesome evidence that God is all around us. “Come Alive”, “Be Still” and “No Other Love”. All of which are Sunday worshipper friendly and “Abide” features gorgeous piano motifs and well written. acoustic guitars in this hook-laden song of comfort as Anna reminds listeners how the Holy Spirit is always near even when He seems “By the Cross” is a fresh and imaginative exploration of just what the crucifixion means 1. for us as Jesus took our place on the cross 2. See Me Through while “Holy” paints a poetic musical picture of 3. Abide The best song on the album is “All For what worship in Heaven will look like. 4. Revive Us (Heavy Rain) Love (Gethsemane)” which was previously 5. Carried released on Worship Central’s Stir a Passion spark. is a huge album that is well produced, 6. Written in the Skies album, and is a creative examination of what mixed and delivered. I really appreciate how 7. Jesus was going through in the Garden of Red Rocks uses different song structures 8. Arrow Gethsemane moments before his arrest and as a tool of creativity on this album. It was 9. All For Love (Gethsemane] subsequent crucifixion. refreshing to not know what might be coming 10. Kingdom of God next, whether it was a chorus, an elongated bridge, or a special counter-chorus. I love that Red Rocks doesn’t stick with one song pattern, rather they seem to use the themes and lyrics to dictate song structure, which is one of the marks of a great worship song and this album has plenty of them for your church. Up and Alive. far away. Greatness Based in Birmingham, U.K., husband and wife worship leaders Luke & Anna Hellebronth serve at St. Luke’s Gas Street with well-known worship writer, Tim Hughes. After appearing on several Worship Central worship albums, the duo have released their own ten song The Hellebronths are great writers and I really enjoyed just about every song on this album. The message of hope and restoration rings true on every track. There are some great songs that your congregation will love to learn and sing. Well done. worship collection, Motions of Mercy, whose theme is firmly centered on the restoring power of Jesus and the hope that His crucifixion and resurrection bring humanity. Musically, the album is a rich and creative mixture of electronic pop and modern rock that, for the most part, are very congregationally friendly and well written. Many of the cuts were co-penned with the likes of Matt Maher, Ben Cantelon, Brenton Brown, Tim Hughes and others. April 2019 Gerod Bass Worship leader in Tacoma, WA. Mentor with Worship Catalyst. Singer, songwriter, guitarist with a passion for impacting lives for the sake of the Gospel. oslc.com Subscribe for Free... 81