Worship Review // Matt Redman // Your Grace Finds Me

Welcome to another worship review here at the Church Collective.  We look at each album from the perspective of a worship leader…what I can I say?  It’s what we do.  Here’s the breakdown of Matt Redman’s latest album.  There are some really solid songs on this album.

You can see some of our past reviews here: Hillsong, Kim Walker-Smith, New Life Worship

Sing and Shout // Driving drum beat and sig riff.  There’s a simple chant after the chorus that’s easy enough to pick up.  The past few years of worship music have given us a lot of “whoa’s.”  If you’re not careful, you may end up having a service with more whoa’s than actual words.  Just keep that in mind as you’re picking your music.  Overall, this song is a great opener for a service and really easy to catch on to.  He finishes with the lyric “what could be better than your grace?” which moves in to the next song.

Your Grace Finds Me // The title track of the album sings great truth about the grace of God.  So many people come in to the church and need to understand that there’s nothing that they’ve done to shut themselves off from the grace of God.

Mercy // This is a fantastic new song for communion.  I’m always excited for songs that deal directly with such a powerful element of the church service.  The chorus simply sings about the greatness of the Lord’s mercy.  The bridge will stay with your congregation throughout the week.  “May I never lose the wonder, oh the wonder of your mercy..”

I Need You Now // A simple song singing of our need for the Lord.  The imagery is beautiful.  “Just like the desert needs the blessing of the rain, just like the winds are waiting for the sun again.  I need you now.”

This Beating Heart // It seems like most worship artists are doing there best to get a Mumford & Sons style’d song on their album.  As a guy who has a banjo hanging on the wall in his office, I’m ok with that.  As always, the chorus is instantly singable and really drives.  We’ll be doing this one at our next unplugged service for sure.

One Name Alone // There’s great truth in the lyric that sings “everybody praises the thing they love.”  The song declares that God is worthy of this praise.

Jesus, Only Jesus // This song sings of the all sufficiency of Jesus and his place above all else.  It sings of joining in with the angels and singing praises to our resurrected King.

Wide as the Sky // “Hands up, hearts open wide as we cry God we lift Your name high.”  Sometimes we need to just recognize that God is above everything and we need to lift His name.  This song sings of raising hands which is often a great way to help your congregation get used to actually raising their hands in worship as they sing.

Good Forever // “You are good forever and Your love endures.”  People come to church hurting and need to be reminded that God is a good God who is working things together for our benefit.  I know that I need to be personally reminded of this fantastic truth.

Let My People Go // Driving and powerful with a chant about being released from the captivity of sin and the concerns of the world, this song opens with a driving band and great sig riff.  We are the children of God and despite the darkness around us, God’s light wins.

Come and See // This would make a great opener for your set.  It simply invites people to come see what the Lord has done.  Again, Matt writes simple lyrics that really stick with a strong melody.

Benediction // Another great song that could be used at the end of the service.  It’s a powerful melody of a typical benediction which is something that is missing from many churches today.