Reviewed by Simon Eden

How many times have you sung along to a worship song, either in Church or in the car and not really thought about what you were singing? In all honesty, I have to say it is the majority of times. Although I am aware of what the song is about, rarely have I carefully considered the lyrics of what I am singing. So the concept of daily "quiet time" notes that are actually noisy is genius. With the two CDs, you get a little hardcover book that contains the lyrics of the songs and an accompanying section of text that prompts the reader to reflect, pray and respond. It results in changing a passive listener into an active one, interacting with the music and God as the Holy Spirit prompts thoughts. Many of the selected tracks are familiar and older - two early Delirious?/Cutting Edge songs and Matt Redman's "Friend Of Sinners" - but with 31 tracks many may be new to you. I loved Tim Hughes' recording of Nathan Fellingham's classic "Holy Holy". The March CDs also feature Stuart Townend, Lou Fellingham, Brenton Brown, Martyn Layzell and many more. For only £10, you could get this just for the music, but then you would be missing the point.

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Worship Devotional is the brand new concept in compilations, a new step forward in the world of devotionals. Throughout 2011 each month will have its own Worship Devotional album, with unique tracks and inspirational devotional material, offering a great new way to connect with God each day.

Worship Devotional March is a 2CD compilation of some of the greatest worship tracks around today (Stuart Townend, Tim Hughes, Delirious?, Matt Redman, Cathy Burton, Brenton Brown, Ben Cantelon, Lou Fellingham and many more) with each track accompanied by a specially commissioned devotional that joins the dots between the song, scripture, prayer and action.