| Rising Christian music artist Sarah Reeves has released her debut album, Sweet, Sweet Sound, and, well, it’s a keeper.
Reeves, who still leads worship for her home church’s youth group every Thursday night in Decatur, Alabama, has compiled a six-song cd reflecting her mission. “My calling is to lead the nations into His arms.I want to bring people to the heart of God, help them understand his love, his mercy, and the freedom and power of worship,” says the 19-year-old, who speaks with wisdom and conviction not often found in someone her age. Reeves co-wrote all the songs on the Sweet, Sweet Sound record, along with some of Nashville’s finest. The hauntingly passionate title track, co-written with Ed Cash (Chris Tomlin), presents Reeves’ heartfelt prayer that her life will reflect her relationship with God. “All my life, I thought worship was just going to church and singing songs. Now I know that it is truly a lifestyle,” she says. Sure to be another fan favorite is Awaken, penned by Reeves, Jeremy Bose and Sarah Hart. As the title alludes, this upbeat pop-anthem pleads for Christ to “lift the dark clouds we’ve been under, raise the sun above our slumber. Come, Jesus, come.” Let Us Rise, another Ed Cash collaboration, is a call for unity among Christians. The simple lyrics “Make us one, we cry” were inspired by Jesus’ own plea found in John 17:21 –“That they may all be one, just as You Father, are in me, and I in You, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that You have sent me.” Her fervent lyrics, catchy pop melodies, and ability to connect with her audience will no doubt invoke comparisons to another worship leader. Christian music may very well have found its female version of Chris Tomlin. Start learning the lyrics now. I’m sure they will soon find their way onto Jumbotrons and into congregations across the nation. |
