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 PrintableVersion Wait for the LordSummer sounds on CDREGGAE PRAISE - NOTHING TO DREAD WAIT FOR THE LORD DEEP RIVER The sun is beating down upon you and your family as you zip along that coast road, or you're alone and stuck in a traffic jam under threatening skies - either way the upbeat mood of Reggae Praise may lift the spirits and get your holiday off to a good start (breaking free on the A303!). It is the work of a group of converted reggae musicians, and it bounces along with such positive thoughts as Everything's gonna be alright in Christ and God is able, set to the usual kinds of steel band percussion. It went down well at our Holiday Bible Club. If that's too hot and lively, you might like to be soothed by the cool flute and guitar of Simeon and John and the precise, cohesive sound of the Jane Lilley Singers. 'Wait for the Lord' is a collection of devotional songs, beautifully played and sung. The selection includes classics such as Just as I am and Be still for the presence of the Lord, some Taize-style music and some original pieces, delivered in pleasing but simple harmony by the female choir. But for the ultimate tingle experience, shut the windows and turn up the volume on Deep River. The London Adventist Chorale were the winners of the prestigious Sainsbury's Choir of the Year competition in 1995. Deep River is a selection of spirituals and gospel songs (of varying theological accuracy, it has to be said, but) with a heart for God and a longing for heaven which cannot fail to encourage the Christian listener. These people know how to put across a song. My favourite track is I go to the Rock. Wonderful harmony, clear diction and an excellent use of dynamics, but best of all they sound as if they mean it. The dedication on the sleeve notes implies that they do. E. Shirt© Evangelicals Now - August 1997 |
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