Reviewed by Robin Thompson

This is a 3CD set featuring 50 contemporary worship songs. Some are sung by their respective composers, others not, and it is definitely those led by the original writers such as Stuart Townend and Paul Oakley that are the strongest. To be frank, some of the voices on here may have worked well in the original worship context but, in my opinion, they do not have enough quality to make it work on a recording. This contrast gives it a rather variable quality with a pieced together feel. The opening track on the first CD for instance, "Who Is Moving On The Waters" gets things off to a great start but the rest of the first disc never really continues it. The second disc doesn't get going until half way through with a great version of "Your Hand O God Has Guided" but it's a bit of an effort to get that far to be frank. The third CD is probably the strongest starter and as a result works best of the three for playing end to end. However, the set is priced below the usual RRP for Christian CDs and in that respect it represents okay value if you are prepared to dip into it to extract the songs/recordings you like.

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