Worship Together
We Want To See Jesus Lifted High: 15 Songs From The British Invasion
(2001)
Reviewed by Zik Jackson
Hopping on the worship bandwagon, now rolling at full speed, is Sparrow Label Group with their Worship Together label and its vast companion website, www.worshiptogether.com. Here are the latest offerings from this up and coming resource center for worship leaders.
In the vein of Vineyard and Hosanna! live worship albums, We Want To See Jesus Lifted High: 15 Songs From The British Invasion contains plenty of congregational worship led by charismatic worship leaders. Ranging from up-tempo rock feels, to Irish riverdance-like jigs, there is a wide variety of styles to satisfy every musical taste. The group revisits popular tunes that are becoming today's standards, like the title track, and explores new tunes that are sure to catch on with worship leaders.
The lively album features worship leaders such as Matt Redman, Robin Mark, and Noel Richards, along with The Stoneleigh Band. The mood ranges from exuberant, as on "Let Everything That Has Breath," to reverent, as on "I See The Lord," one of the highlights of the disc.
One drawback of the recent style of worship music is the myriad of lyrics contained in each song. Without an overhead projector, it would be quite difficult to sing along, which detracts from the worship experience. Long gone are the days of the simple chorus, replaced now by pages and pages of overhead slides with epic poems for lyrics. On the other hand, some of the best worship music ever written has been written during the current "worship revival," like "Once Again."
Fans of the Acoustic Worship series from Worship Together or from Brentwood Music will enjoy this collection of songs from overseas which have become standards in many of the contemporary churches in America.
2.5 tocks
