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Stanfill, Crowder, Sean Curren, and Melody many being very easy to sing, yet at the same as he plays a ragtime type piano and sings
Malone, the core feel of Passion remains intact. time memorable. The best of these being about the grace of Jesus, complete with slide
“Hallelujah Our God Reigns,” which is a simple guitars and a black Gospel choir. Even though
The 11 song project is fairly typical of previous song of praise whose chorus is infectious and it seemed a bit out of place here, it was still my
releases by the Passion worship collective, but could definitely find its place in your regular favorite song on the collection.
lyrically seems a bit deeper and more thought Sunday set-list.
out. The central theme of Whole Heart is God’s
Like with most Passion albums, there are a few
love for His people, which is obvious on songs Matt Redman chimes in with his version of the great songs here, but instrumentally it’s pretty
like “Reckless Love,” “Almighty,” and the title becoming-way-to-overdone, “Great Are You much par for the course as a whole. Curran’s
track, where Stanfill lays out how beautifully Lord,” which is a bit of a yawner, while “You’re unique and airy tenor is interesting to listen
God never holds anything back when it comes So Good,” is a nice repackaging of the classic to, and Crowder’s tracks keep things from
to pursing us. song “God Is So Good,” that actually works becoming completely cookie-cutter. Pick it up.
and doesn’t sound cheesy.
Musically, most of the tracks fit within the
rock/pop genre and will find radio play on The most surprising track on the album was the
most major Christian stations. These songs final cut, “All My Hope,” which features David
are obviously written for the local church, with Crowder showing off his southern Gospel roots
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.
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