Passion - Here for You (Deluxe Edition)

iTunes Review

Recorded live at the Passion 2011 conference in Atlanta, Here for You adds some new touches to the Passion Movement’s hugely successful worship experience. Back once again in featured roles are such mainstays as singer/songwriters Chris Tomlin, Charlie Hall, Christy Nockels, Matt Redman, David Crowder and Kristian Stanfill. Here for You restates the timeless themes of God’s love and majesty in personal ways — for all their dramatic flourishes, the songs ultimately speak to the intimate connection between Savior and believer. From the big, sweeping sonics of the title track to the tender faith captured in the closing number “Spirit Fall,” the album finds ways to exalt the Lord in a variety of settings. The Coldplay-like grandeur of “Symphony,” the rising fervor of the electronica-slanted “Waiting Here for You” and the country-rocking momentum of “All My Fountains” are among the highlights here. Most striking is rapper Lecrae’s fiery testimony in the midst of the atmospheric Crowder tune “Shadows.”