Tim Hughes - 'Love Shine Through'

Worship leader Tim Hughes keeps things uncomplicated and easy on Love Shine Through without sacrificing quality or creativeness. Packed with quiet, yet passionate songs both to God and about God, this CD will find plenty of homes in churches around the world.

For Tim Hughes, the Director if Music at Holy Trinity Brompton, music doesn't have to jump through a million hoops and have tons of bells and whistles. It doesn't have to be over-laden with flowery and long-winded poetic lyrics nor does it have to take you on a frenzied magic carpet ride. Instead, the music that he writes and shares with the world quietly breathes life into the room and into your heart. Not to say that it's dull, boring or repetitive ... not at all. The twelve compelling worship tracks on Love Shine Through, produced by Martin Smith, (Delirious?), quietly and effectively break the "corporate worship formula" with quiet passion that will rock you to your core.

Hillsong's Michael Guy Chislet, Jesus Culture's Kim Walker-Smith, Rend Collective Experiment and The Listening's Josiah Sherman lend their considerable talents to the project, as do songwriters like Delirious?'s Martin Smith and Stu G and Phil Wickham.

The title track, my personal favorite, brings to mind the old phrase, "Walk softly and carry a big stick." The power of this tune jumps all over you so completely that you will have to listen more than once just to be able to get past the "feeling" to really hear the lyrics. Another stand-out is the stunningly beautiful "Keep The Faith." Simple piano and strings carry this powerful song that reminds us to keep the faith, no matter where we find ourselves.

A simple and soft strength carries the entire album and those qualities will make Love Shine Through work equally well in church settings or personal worship time. Well done Tim!

Love Shine Through Track List:

1. Counting On Your Name
2. God Is Coming
3. Never Stop Singing
4. Saviour's Song
5. All Glory
6. At Your Name (Forever)
7. Jesus Saves
8. Love Shine Through
9. Keep The Faith
10. Wake Up
11. Ecclesiastes
12. At Your Name

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