Reviewed by Susan Lumsden

Card continues to delve into the unthumbed pages of our Bibles, this time focusing on the prophets. His aim is to bring their "poetry and paradox, music and metaphor" to life for today's listener. But he can't do it on his own. We need to put in action the creaky machinery of our imaginations. This album is at its best when stimulating our thoughts, not handing them to us on a plate, as in "Song Of Gomer", a sensitive insight into the feelings of a prophet's unfaithful bride. The heart cry of the prophet is encapsulated in the acappella "Will You Not Listen?" This album will succeed because these moments of insight are interspersed with plenty of the catchy middle-of-the-road songs for which Card is famous. Yet its achievement is no mean feat. In today's church, we leave our imaginations at the door, then wonder why the Old Testament means nothing to us. Card brings both back within our reach - and it is welcome.

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