I Could Sing of Your Love Forever, 2

Description

I Could Sing of Your Love Forever, 2, sub-titled 25 Modern Worship Songs for a New Generation, is a multi-artist compilation, released on Sparrow Records in 2001, distributed in the US by Chordant Distribution Group.

He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear and put their trust in the Lord. (Psalm 40:3)

Unchanging Truth Has a New Sound

Experience the songs that are transforming worship music and renewing the hearts of believers around the globe. “I Could Sing Of Your Love Forever: 2” is the new best of modern worship collection following the popular “I Could Sing Of Your Love Forever: 25 Modern Worship Songs For A New Generation.” This powerful collection documents the sounds that continue to emerge from the hearts and voices of passionate worshippers and progressive worship leaders world-wide.

This new double-CD collection features 25 of today’s top modern worship songs and includes powerful music from artists and worship leaders who are leading a new generation in God-centered, radical praise and worship: featuring SONICFLOOd, Passion, Delirious?, Matt Redman, Chris Tomlin, Charlie Hall, Ten Shekel Shirt, Tim Hughes and more! [A note printed on the back of the CD]

Volume 1 was a huge hit of course and was a key album in spreading the word among America’s churches that worship could feature rock guitars and pumping rhythm sections and still be worship. So now we have a second volume, with one album, the Studio Disc, featuring classic cuts from Britain’s Delirious?, Matt Redman, Paul Oakley and Tim Hughes and America’s Sonicflood, Ten Shekel Shirt and Chris Tomlin while the Live Disc features Canada’s Brian Doerksen, Britain’s Matt Redman, Paul Oakley and UK Vineyard’s Kathryn Scott and America’s Passion and Chris Tomlin. Another good introduction to modern worship. [Tony Cummings, Cross Rhythms, September 2001]

Priced at around £17 this looks like quite a tidy little package – 50 worship songs from the likes of Redman, Hughes, Oakley, Delirious? and many more trustworthy names all neatly compiled in a four disc set. However, the collection is simply a re-issue of the two volumes of ‘I Could Sing Of Your Love Forever’ released in 2000 and 2002. The packaging proclaims ‘Limited Edition!’, ‘Unchanging truth has a new sound!’ and ’50 modern worship songs for a new generation!’ and I’m sorry, but alarm bells start ringing. Let’s have an end to this endless recycling of worship recordings. There is nothing wrong with (most of) the songs/recordings themselves (indeed, the fact that you will recognise almost every track speaks volumes about how God has used them to aid our worship) and the recordings are mostly of a high quality (although some of the older studio tracks are sounding dated). Perhaps this pack would be nice for the new Christian who wants to do a bit of catching up (but why, when there’s so much great new worship music out there?). The low rating simply reflects this reviewer’s frustration with the motivation behind releases such as this – but then maybe I’m the cynic? [Ewan Jones, Cross Rhythms, May 2006]

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2CD tracklist:

Disc One – Studio Disc

1-01. Sonicflood – I Want To Know You (In The Secret) – 2:53
1-02. Paul Oakley and Time Hughes – Jesus, You Alone – 3:07
1-03. Ten Shekel Shirt – Meet With Me – 3:39
1-04. Matt Redman – The Heart Of Worship – 4:56
1-05. Delirious? – I Could Sing Of Your Love Forever – 5:43
1-06. Tim Hughes – Be Glorified – 3:40
1-07. Chris Tomlin – Forever – 5:15
1-08. Matt Redman – Let Everything That Has Breath – 3:56
1-09. Delirious? – Awaken The Dawn – 3:58
1-10. Tim Hughes – Here I Am To Worship – 5:21
1-11. Chris Tomlin – Kindness – 4:52
1-12. Sarah Sadler – How Deep The Father’s Love For Us – 3:32
1-13. Delirious? – Lord You Have My Heart – 2:56

Disc Two – Live Disc

2-01. Brian Doerksen – Come, Now Is The Time To Worship – 5:01
2-02. Sonicflood – Open The Eyes Of My Heart – 4:31
2-03. Charlie Hall – Salvation – 4:39
2-04. Kathryn Scott – Hungry – 5:38
2-05. Passion – You Alone – 5:44
2-06. Passion – I’ve Found Jesus – 2:54
2-07. Matt Redman – Undignified – 3:50
2-08. Paul Oakley – I Have Come To Love You – 4:16
2-09. Passion – You Are My King – 5:22
2-10. Passion – Breathe – 4:20
2-11. Chris Tomlin – Give Us Clean Hands – 5:37
2-12. Matt Redman – Let My Word Be Few – 5:48

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