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Speak To The Storm
Some of the other standout tracks include
"Peace Be Mine," which is a beautiful
Even Now" is a gorgeous ballad about the and powerful song of hope that gives the
unchanging love and power of God, and the worshipper a glimpse into the peace that only
title track features Turner's vulnerable writing
style as she pours out her heart expressing
how far away from God she feels, yet she clings
to the promise of the Gospel in all things with
the knowledge that His love for us never fails.
I absolutely love the theology here because
so often we forget that even when we don't
feel close to God He calls us to hold true to
knowledge of the Gospel in our lives.
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How Can We Not Give Praise
Imagine
Great Is Your Faithfulness
Miracles Happen
We Just Want To Worship
Breakthrough Here
Always Enough
Fearless Abandon
Peace Be Mine
Here and Now
Seas of Glass
Freedom At The Cross
Christ can bring, while "Freedom At The Cross"
is an intimate song of hope about how when
all is said and done in this life, we find our final
freedom in the sacrifice of Jesus at the cross.
The best written song on the album is
"Breakthrough Here," which features warm
ethereal guitars and memorable hook-laden
melodies, which is nothing new in and of itself,
however the lyrical theme of the song sets it
In "My Prayer for You," her honesty comes LIFE Worship is the creative arts ministry of apart. Instead of writing about what we are
through again as she's accompanied by a LIFE Church, a multi-site congregation based going to do for God, or singing about what
simple arrangement that doesn't detract from in Bradford, UK, with campuses in Leeds (UK), He has done for us, we are put in the moment
her haunting performance. The closing track, Belfast, Northern Ireland, and Warsaw, Poland. and reminded that God is doing something life-
changing in us during our times of worship.
appropriately titled "Psalm 13," is a stripped-
down piano ballad that beautifully paraphrases Their latest release, Speak To The Storm the psalm. serves as a powerful reminder that God walks LIFE Worship has done a great job in keeping
with His people and brings hope and comfort the theme throughout this collection of twelve
This was a solid debut for Alisa Turner. Her amidst the storms of life. Stylistically, Speak songs, even though a few are somewhat
passionate vocal style and lyrical vulnerability to the Storm is on par with well-known bands forgettable carbon copies of what the CCM
are what really hold this entire album together. like Jesus Culture and Bethel, with very similar world has been mainly comprised of for the
I wouldn't classify every song here as arrangements and overall vibe. past few years. Yet it is this central theme
that holds the album together and makes this
corporate worship worthy, as a few felt more
like performance type songs, but there are This collection is for those of us who struggle collection palatable and, at times, outstanding.
some nice worshipful moments. I do wish holding on to truth and hope when life gets These are songs that remind us that storms will
she would have taken a few more musical tough. Whether the storms of life are pressure end, God endures, and to cling to the cross
risks with instrumentation and arrangement to systems from the outside world or the eddying and the foundation of the Gospel.
complement her powerful voice, as the album spirals of an anxious mind, this album reminds tended to run together with each track sounding us to plant our feet in the solid ground of the more like the one before it as it went on. That Gospel at all times as we learn to lean on God’s being said, Alisa Turner is one to watch. strength in every situation.
July 2018
Gerod Bass
Worship leader in Tacoma, WA. Mentor with Worship
Catalyst. Singer, s ongwriter, guitarist with a passion
for impacting lives for the sake of the Gospel.
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