Description
No More Walls, sub-titled Worship in Every Place … Prayer for All People, is an album by the British singer and songwriter Graham Kendrick, released on Make Way Music in 1997, manufactured and distributed in the UK by Alliance Music and in the US by Integrity Corporated. The album was recorded at ICC Studios in Eastbourne and at Sedgehill School in Catford, England; with Steve Thompson producing.
The official music for the neighbourhood, city-wide and global events of March for Jesus, Prayerwalk USA and National Concert of Prayer. [Note printed on the back of the CD]
The vision behind No More Walls is summed up in the two phrases: “worship in every place … prayer for all people.”
The street songs are for public praise wherever and whenever Christians take praise and prayers beyond church walls. This includes those awesome days when believers unite to “march for Jesus” in great processions across the globe, and the call to worship Jesus Christ is heard in the streets through the sounds of many languages and cultures.
Part Two presents a fresh concept which I am calling “prayersongs”. My aim is to provide simple and accessible prayers which can aid intercession in a variety of situations from personal devotions through to city-wide prayer gatherings. The themes here range from the needs of cities, the cry for reconciliation to a longing for salvation in neighbourhoods and nations. They are songs for a church seeking to reach beyond its walls through words, works and worship.
– Graham Kendrick [Album liner notes printed in the CD inlay]
The March For Jesus has taken off big lime, with churches worldwide participating in a joint declaration of faith and unity. This new offering by Graham Kendrick, the mind behind the Marches For Jesus, brings together the Street Songs for public declaration and the Prayersongs for quiet reflection. Recorded in London with the Icthus Christian Fellowship, the band boasts such musical luminaries as Raul d’Oliveria on trumpet and flugel horn and Iona‘s own Terl Bryant on percussion so musically it’s strong. Production-wise, it’s slick with a clean sound and the heart behind it shines out. The celebratory first half of Street Songs has an island feel, yeah man. Just to prove it, the Heavenly Sounds Steel Band brings a dose of healthy Caribbean sun into the proceedings. The cute Birmingham-based Remission Children’s Choir lend their lungs on «From Where The Sun Rises» and «Under Our Skin», which just managed to avoid the syrup factor. The Prayersongs pulse along quite nicely, with Graham leading the people in recited prayers. Throughout, he exhorts and encourages the assembled masses in joint praise and proclamation. If you’re familiar with GK’s previous MFJ material, you’ll now what I mean – worship leader delivers a line, congregation responds, etc. Basically, this is the same ole same ole which has proved a popular form of street worship by many churches. I suspect that churches will soon be buying this album, rounding up the troops to practice for what must be an imminent MFJ and heading off onto High Streets everywhere. [Pippa Rimmer, Cross Rhythms, April 1997]
CD tracklist:
Part One – Streetsongs
01. 7 Reasons To Celebrate – 4:00
02. From Where The Sun Rises – 2:43
03. Under Our Skin – 2:26
04. Reach Out And Take A Hand – 2:59
05. Oh, The Lord Is Good – 2:59
06. Creed – 0:47
07. Welcome The King – 2:40
08. Joy To The World! – 1:43
09. Peace Be To These Streets – 2:32
10. God Be Gracious – 3:05
11. Say It Loud – 4:51
Part Two – Prayersongs
12. See Your Saviour Comes – 4:54
13. Come Let Us Return – 4:58
14. Turn Our Hearts – 3:10
15. Prayer For Reconcilliation – 0:39
16. Where Two Or Three – 2:49
17. Save The People – 6:01
18. Hear Our Cry – 4:31
19. Say It Loud (Reprise) – 3:10
Note: Simultaneously released on cassette and CD by Make Way Music. The album was also recorded in French and Spanish under the names of Sans Frontière and No Mas Barreras respectively.
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