Reviewed by Dustin Helgeson

The Songs 4 Worship series now embraces children’s music as Integrity raid the vaults and compile together a pretty decent selection of kids’ praise. The first track, “Lovely Noise”, features a guitar solo cool enough for kids to love, as well as adults. I was hoping that the remaining 19 tracks would live up to my first impression but there are a few dull moments. The track “Awesome God” is the freshest arrangement of the song I’ve heard in a long time, with a Scripture-read intro and equally surreal verses and chorus flavoured with bass, drums and a touch of gospel. “Open The Eyes Of My Heart” is another great track with a great arrangement. While many of the songs on this disc seem to be made with the intention of keeping an adult happy, many of the tracks are too slow for kids. How long will we bore children to death? While the loving mother might enjoy some of the touching slower tracks featuring the children’s choir, the child will be falling fast asleep. Thankfully this CD still inserts enough fast songs to perhaps jolt a drifting child awake. “Every Move I Make” is a track that kids will love and can jump up and down to. My personal favorite on the disc is “Jesus Name Above All Names”. I remember as a child how this song deeply touched me and put me in intimate contact with the Lord. ‘Songs 4 Worship Kids’ is a fair snapshot of children’s praise. But there's still far too many cheesy, cheap sounding keyboards and stereotypical kids choirs.

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