Reviewed by Tony Cummings

The difficulty when assessing any worship album is that there is a thin line, a very thin line, between lyrics which are a recasting of biblical truth and lyrics which abound in cliché and give the listener a deep sense of déjà vu. Unfortunately, several of the songs here by the Scottish worship leader and songwriter fall into the latter category and in truth most of the lyrics seldom get much beyond the "I come just as I am/I love you Lord" type of thing. There is competent playing from a small band and Allan's husky voice is quietly affecting, particularly on the slower songs. But in a worship marketplace now awash with vast quantities of albums 'Show Me Your Ways' simply fails to register as anything out of the ordinary.

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