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NEW MUSIC NOW HEAR THIS | Gerod Bass STEPHANIE GRETZINGER REND COLLECTIVE Forever Amen Choose to Worship room for an intimate look at how our God took the altar of sacrifice and made it a table of communion through the gift of His body and blood. Gretzinger’s voice is angelic and magical as she explores what true remembrance and communion looks like. “Center of All History” gives a much-needed break from the piano ballads in favor of folkish guitars and the perfect blend of Gretzinger’s voice with Matt Maher’s smooth tenor. The guitars serve as the musical foundation as the two artfully describe the new life we have in 1. Remember 1. Jesus. 2. More to Me (Feat. Chandler Moore) I Choose To Worship 2. Revival Anthem 3. Forever Amen The best song on the album is “No One Ever 3. Day of Victory 4. No One Ever Cared for Me Like Cared for Me Like Jesus” which was co-written 4. Sing It From the Shackles with Jason Ingram, Dante Bowe, and Chandler 5. My Advocate 5. The Olive Grove Moore. Gretzinger’s vocal disposition is almost 6. Still 6. This Close (Feat. Chandler Moore) story-like and this song actually brought me to 7. 7. tears as she describes in incredible vocal detail 8. Behold He Comes how head-over-heels in love with us Jesus is. 9. Defiant Jesus Center of History (Feat. Matt Maher) 8. Christ the Lord Is with Me (Feat. Amanda Cook and Wonder Unconditional 10. Your Name Is Power Gretzinger) Other than a few of the songs running together 11. Rend the Heavens 9. Great Assembly because of the arrangement and similar 12. Wholehearted instruments, Gretzinger really hits a home run 13. Your Name Is Power (Acoustic) Somehow without many people realizing, former Bethel worship leader, Steffany Gretzinger has dropped her debut solo album, Forever Amen on us. Containing eight newly penned numbers and one instrumental track, right out of the gate. These are very well written poems of God’s grace, mercy and love for us that we all need to be singing in these uncertain times. Go get this one. Rend Collective, that band that always tends to buck the tide of what most would consider “normal” worship music, is back at it again with their latest release, Choose To Worship. Their her first foray as a solo artist will draw you to joyous and peppy Irish sound is all over the the feet of Jesus with quiet yet powerful songs thirteen new tracks while thematically we are of personal and corporate worship. In this time reminded that worship is a both a noun and a of social distancing where many are already verb and God has given us the free will to praise feeling disconnected and lonely, this album him in every circumstance. presents incredible heart connecting moments with the Savior.  Chris Llewellyn and Gareth Gilkeson start the album with the title track that makes a clear The lead track really solidifies the thematic thematic statement in this folksy first track. The and musical foundation for the rest of the song begins; “I choose to worship / I choose album. “Remember” takes us to the upper 32 April 2020 Subscribe for Free...