Passion - Hymns Ancient and Modern

While the modern worship movement has revolutionized Christian music, lead worshippers realized that in their zeal to write cutting-edge church music they forgot the songs that were cutting that "edge" once upon a time. Add some creative contemporary arrangements and electricity to the originals and you have the composite that makes up the Ancient and Modern Hymns collection. For those who caught Passion artists singing some of these timeless classics during the 2003 tour, you know how emotionally moving they are live. Producer Nathan Nockels keeps that in mind and does a great job of capturing the live essence recorded in Atlanta's North Point Community Church. Of course no Passion release can be without David Crowder and Chris Tomlin and both give us some special moments on Hymns, including Crowder's "Doxology" and the magnificent "All Creatures Of Our God and King." Tomlin's reworking of "O Worship The King" and the compelling "Take My Life" are not to be outdone. Nockels and wife Christy (known as Watermark) also provide one of the finer moments with the elegant beauty of "Praise To The Lord the Almighty." Matt Redman and Charlie Hall fill out the release with a solid but unremarkable quality. --Michael Lyttle Amazon.com

Old Hymns, New Style

This is a nice updated version of some really great hymns. The selection of hymns is very good with meaningful, worshipful lyrics. Some are coupled with contemporary choruses. This is a nice sing-a-long CD for meditation or a long drive in the car. October 6, 2008

Simply fantastic

A great, great compliation of worship from fantastic artists that has been terrifically woven together. Seamless in its presentation and rich in its worship of God, you cant help but be drawn into His presence. The opening track by my favorite singer/composer Chis Tomlin sets a high bar with "O Worship the King", but the rest of the collection just continues to impress throughout. I love this CD and recommend for anyone that can read the Pslams and understant Who it is all for and Who it is all about! November 16, 2007

Best of the Passion Series

I have all the Passion series and this is the best! Very inspirational- April 10, 2007

Awesome CD, a great gift for anyone

The CD is great and came just as expected. Thanks for your great service and supply of a great product. January 10, 2007

Refreshing

This album is a refreshing mix of hymns with a twist. Passion does an excellent job in instrumenting the hymns: keeping dynamics both traditional and modern. Most of these hymns have new choruses or bridges added, which mostly augment the songs and lead the listener into deeper worship.

What I like most about this album is that there is room to reflect the lyrics of the hymns. When singing hymns in some churches, the organist can tend to just run through the hymns quickly without time for reflection or deeper worship. This dynamic Passion album often repeats lines, verses, or choruses and has musical interludes to allow the listener to participate instead of just listening. August 18, 2006

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