Reviewed by Tony Cummings

When Integrity Music released this album in 2002 it came with accolades from some high profile figures in the American church. Evangelist Franklin Graham enthused, "The Tommy Coomes Band is one of the greatest praise and worship teams in the country. They have been together for over 13 years and have literally been at almost every crusade I have ever done around the world." Certainly the musical and production skills displayed are exemplary - from the opener "I Will Declare" (co-composed by Coomes) with a duet by Bill Batstone and Linda McCreary to the closer, a clever new arrangement of the Maranatha! Music oldie "Come Just As You Are", this is urban-tinged pop rock worship. One outstanding cut is "We Are Not Ashamed" with a soulful lead vocal from Linda McCreary and a brief rap from one Big O. Clearly the music at a Graham Crusade has come a long way from the earlier decade when George Beverly Shea would croon his ballads to Rev Graham Senior's appeals to the audience to come down out of their seats.

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