Reviewed by Tony Cummings

Hopefully you've read on the Cross Rhythms website our recent feature about this groundbreaking series which gives grassroots worship songwriters the chance to have their songs professionally recorded with a producer, musicians and, if necessary, a session singer. I respectfully suggest that using the latter for the opener Steven Barr's "God Breakthrough" might have been a good idea as Steven's thin voice doesn't really seem up to the job. But things soon pick up with Sarah Clay offering an excellent vocal on her composition "So In Love With You Jesus" while Andy Bromley adds his smooth tones to Ian Head's "Great God Of Power And Holiness (Show Your Ways)". For me the standouts are Graeme Clark's Redman-esque "You Are High", though it could be argued that Mr Clark is no longer an unknown figure in worship music, and Rachel Macdonald, whose wistfully tender "Jesus Is The Name" is a delight. But I'm sure there'll be other songs to connect with those adventurous enough to go beyond the obvious sources of new worship material and send off for this fascinating exploration of the grassroots.

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