Reviewed by Stella Redburn

Keswick Convention worship leaders Webster and Moore are so good in delivering the anthemic hymns for which Keswick is so well known. Four of these songs are completely new, penned by themselves, among which I particularly liked "Holy Father Rich In Mercy" (strong Trinitarian lyrics) and "Your Great Love" (catchy riff between the verses). The title track uses the stirring original words and chorus tune to which Webster has added extras which make the song even more accessible. He does the same thing on "Rock Of Ages" where he takes the first two lines and uses them as another chorus. That hymn was incidentally nominated as one of the Great Four Anglican Hymns of the 19th century. These two worship leaders really have got the knack of giving us singable, inspiring hymns with great arrangements. Several tracks have a strong Celtic feel, to which the flute and whistle make a great contribution. Why the words of "Now Thank We All Our God" needed tinkering with to destroy the rhymes I'm not sure, but generally the new versions bring a worshipful fresh touch to the old.

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