After releasing the six-song Prayer of Jabez CD last year, it only seemed right to follow with this disc as a tribute to Bruce Wilkinson’s successful Jabez follow-up Secrets of the Vine.
The CD is worth the price alone for the amazing tune that closes out the disc, "In Christ Alone," sung by Adrienne Liesching and Geoff Moore which sounds like a classic hymn set on the shores of Ireland. Composed by Irish actor Stuart Townsend and fellow Irishman, producer/arranger Keith Getty, this soaring tune of passionate commitment to Christ is brilliant.
Margaret Becker makes a worthy contribution with her performance and co-writing of the title track, but unfortunately a synthesized horn sound that should have been left in the ’80s dates the song. Avalon’s Janna Long steps out on her own to sing "Awakening," which together with Kim Hill’s (however strangely titled) "Love By Degree" are the songs that seem most relevant to the book’s theme.
Even though it’s easy to be somewhat leery of a book-related music product, especially when the music is teamed with an amazing book, as is the case with this new project, there’s enough good here to warrant a listen.