Reviewed by Alastair McCollum A great collection of worship songs with two albums and two DVDs in a bumper collection from the popular iWorship series by the Integrity label. This box set gathers the double CD 'iWorship Vol 2' (with bonus three song DVD), the double CD 'iWorship No Boundaries' and the single 'iWorship Vol 4' DVD. The DVDs contain some of the worship songs from the CDs set to "inspirational" visuals, one of the DVDs is a bonus containing only three songs, and more than anything else it is interesting to see the vast improvement in quality and choice of visuals between the shorter DVD and the full 'iWorship Vol 4'. On the CD albums, the choice of songs and settings, from a huge variety of worship leaders, CCM artists and bands - from MercyMe to Delirious? via Paul Baloche, Derek Webb and Don Moen - is excellent and should satisfy both those who are already fans of contemporary worship material and those who want to discover more of the hymns and songs most popular in worship over the past few years. There are far too many to list here, but there isn't a duff song in the collection, they all have their merits and every now and then hearing a well known worship track set to an alternative style, rock, gospel, or funk, breathes new life into the songs. One of the features of the iWorship series is that the songs on the CDs run into each other without overlapping and without breaks, so the feeling is that there is a seamless worship experience. Great choice, very good value, an excellent collection.
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