Praise Gathering - The Praise Gathering Collection

Thursday 1st January 2004
Praise Gathering - The Praise Gathering Collection
Praise Gathering - The Praise Gathering Collection

STYLE: MOR / Soft Pop
RATING 6 6 6 6 6 6
OUR PRODUCT CODE: 8358-8099
LABEL: Kingsway KMCD2496
FORMAT: CD Album
ITEMS: 1
RRP: £19.56

Reviewed by Ian Hayter

The Praise Gathering has been taking place in Scotland for some time now and this handsomely presented set of five CDs draws together the songs and hymns recorded at the event. The Praise Gathering Choir consists of 300 singers from over 90 churches in Central Scotland and here they are joined by the Sheffield Celebration Choir (originally formed in 1985 to support Billy Graham's Mission Sheffield) and the Cambrensis Singers, a choir of Welsh Baptists. With a variety of accompaniments - organ, orchestra, brass and electric - the music on here has a very Songs Of Praise kind of feel (in fact, while I was listening to the collection, several people who passed through my living room said, "That sounds like Songs Of Praise"). There are 64 songs and hymns on these discs (although "Here Is Love" appears twice for some reason and there are two versions of "Finlandia") ranging from long-established favourites such as "Love Divine", "O For A Closer Walk With God" and "Man Of Sorrows" through to some of the newer material from Graham Kendrick, Chris Bowater and Andy Park. There are also one or two uncredited soloists (and a bassoon instrumental!) - and it would no doubt appeal to the kind of people who listen to Sunday Half Hour. If you've got no hymns in your CD collection, then this budget price compilation may be worth investigating.

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Sample Track Listing:
1. How Sweet The Name Of Jesus Sounds [Listen]
2. Lord Jesus We Seek The Face [Listen]
3. Man Of Sorrows [Listen]

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Reader Comments

Posted by Leslie Caddle in Ballymena Northern Ireland @ 16:54 on Nov 26 2012

50 Golden hymns - I LOVE it I have listened to the cd's so many times and have bought them for friends and family, Is there a choir one could join to sing these hymns etc. For info I am going to the Royal Albert Hall to sing Handel's Messiah this coming Sumday with a choir of aprox 4000 singers.

Regards

Les Caddle



Posted by Ann in Casino Australia @ 14:17 on Sep 6 2011

Please make this available for purchase again



Posted by Nancy Smith in Union Point, Ga @ 03:24 on Jul 17 2009

I am looking for a song on Gaither's Praise
Gathering called "I'd say I love you in a thousand ways. Can you help?



Posted by Tony Watson in Invercargill, New Zealand. @ 03:05 on Jun 23 2009

Truly magnificent singing!! A lovely clean sound, each group of voices comes thru for absolute harmony..From the well known "classical" hymns to the more modern songs, even the electrical backing music is just right,[and that from a confirmed "traditionalist snob"]. I have had two tape cassettes for a number of years and they mean so much to my wife and myself. Thank you..



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