Reviewed by Ruth Saint

This family worship album of 18 songs was recorded live at Holy Trinity Brompton's summer holiday camp and includes contributions from Dave Clifton, Andy Piercy and Charlie Groves. Eight of the songs were written with specific Bible verses in mind, such as "We Believe In Hebrews 13:8" and the catchy "You Never Put A Light Under A Dirty Old Bucket", Matthew 5:15-16. The lyrics are easy to learn and there were obviously actions to go with the songs (this aspect of the live performance is, of course, lost on an audio CD!) but it would be easy for churches using this album to develop their own. Unfortunately some songs start well musically but are then let down as they become too Wensleydale or tiring when the same verse is sung over and over. "We Have Gathered (Jabulani)" and "Blessed Is The King Who Comes" are perhaps the two tracks that do work well as worship songs. As a resource, however, this album might be useful to worship leaders targeting the under eights and maybe the "young-at-heart" parents who don't mind doing silly actions. It may become a favourite with your young children to play in the car but if you want to retain street cred I would make sure you remove it when your car is in for a service!

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