Worship Musician Magazine February 2024 | Page 30

NEW MUSIC
NOW HEAR THIS | Gerod Bass
GATEWAY WORSHIP Crowns Down
FAITHFUL PROJECT Daybreak - Psalms of Action
1 .
Praise The Lord
2 .
God of The Impossible
3 .
Jesus Is My Healer
4 .
Who Else ?
5 .
Fill The Room
6 .
Crowns Down
7 .
A Million Times
8 .
Power In the Praise
9 .
Christ Is Enough
10 . Sweetest Name
Gateway Worship is the primary worship
expression
for
Dallas-Fort
Worth
based
Gateway Church , one of the largest and
most influential churches in North America ,
ministering to over 40,000 attendees across
multiple campuses and tens of thousands more
online each week . Known for songs like “ Oh
The Blood ,” “ The More I Seek You ,” “ Revelation
Song ,” “ Defender ,” “ Stand in Your Love ,”
“ Greater Than ,” “ Deliverance ” and many more .
Their latest live worship release came out back
in September of ‘ 23 entitled , Crowns Down
which is a creative and energetic collection of
ten newly penned songs .
The main theme of the album is firmly centered
in the title track which borrows lyrics directly
from Revelation 4 where we read about how
one day ever earthly king will lay down their
crowns at the feet of Jesus in the final days . Led by Josh Baldwin , this song calls the worshiper to surrender all our crowns to the One who has redeemed us all through the work of the cross .
The opening track , “ Praise the Lord ” is the perfect song to kick off the album with its joyful energy and anthemic melodies that would be perfect for any Sunday morning worship gathering song . Jessie Harris lends her silky alto as she leads worshippers to the foot of the cross in the intimate and humble ballad , “ Jesus My Healer ” which would be appropriate for any Good Friday worship gathering .
Madison Serban lends her commanding vocals in the anthemic “ A Million Times ” which is a gorgeous song of vertical worship calling for believers to pour out their entire hearts and lives to God as a fervent offering in response to what He has done for us .
This was a decent collection of songs from the folks at Gateway . I would say these songs pretty much fit the mold of what defines modern worship these days and there are some well written tracks but nothing out of the ordinary here . A few bright highlights here and there but still a good album overall .
1 . True Belonging 2 . Coming Clean 3 . To God Be the Glory 4 . How Long 5 . A Place for You 6 . Take Off Running 7 . Wonderous Things 8 . Search My Heart 9 . God Is on Your Side 10 . To Dwell As One
The FAITHFUL Project is a collection of stories , music , lyrics , and art created and curated by many of today ’ s thought-provoking and influential female Christian artists and authors including Christy Nockels , Sandra McCraken , Ginny Owens , Leslie Jordan and Rachel Lampa . The movement has a book , multiple studio and live collaborative albums and a yearly women ’ s event . Their latest release , Daybreak- Psalms of Action is a wonderful collection of 10 new female-led worship anthems , all inspired by the book of Psalms and specifically intended to call the believer to action to announce and demonstrate the Gospel in all they say and do .
Some of the better tracks include the opener , “ True Belonging ” which is led by Mission House worship artist , Taylor Leonhardt . The song and sets up the rest of the album well by announcing
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