"What a Friend" features a selection of hymns and gospel songs that come directly out of the hymn books that have been central in the worship experience of congregations for generations. The five young men of Virginia-based Voice of Praise bring us these timeless songs, fresh and newly-arranged and sung in their distinctive male voice harmony. 14 songs, "Rejoice, All Peoples," "Jesus, Thou Joy of Loving Hearts," "Jesus, Keep Me Near The Cross," "In The Rifted Rock," "Lord Jesus, Think On Me"... we haven't heard many of these songs, but they are nonetheless familiar. Others, like "Breathe On Me, Breath of God," "What A Friend We Have In Jesus" and "Crown Him With Many Crowns," we have heard and sung, but we hear them with new ears. This is the seventh CD by Voice of Praise, and, as all the others, it is heartfelt, beautifully sung and lovely! |
