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Phillips Craig & Dean
And so it is that after a decade of recordings, Phillips, Craig & Dean have finally made the one album that expresses their highest calling. It's not a trend to capitalize on, not a little artistic diversion to try on for size, not a means to an end. Simply put, Let My Words Be Few is a worshipful response to an indescribable God.
Produced by Nathan Nockels (of Watermark and the Passion/One Day recordings), Let My Words Be Few contains six essential worship songs that are building momentum in churches around the world. With their distinctive vocals and one-of-a-kind harmony, Phillips Craig & Dean present these worship songs in bold, new settings. Randy Phillips, Shawn Craig and Dan Dean, prolific songwriters in their own right, also contributed four new songs for Let My Words Be Few - songs written out of their love for God.
The album opens with Brian Doerksen's "Come, Now is the Time to Worship," an inviting call to listeners to set aside the stuff of life and direct their attention, their adoration to the one and only God. The contagious zeal of Matt Redman's "Let Everything That has Breath" follows, with enough brass and power to lift you out of your seat. The title track and "The Heart of Worship," also written by Matt Redman, encapsulates the intimacy of worship and its expression. Redman's songs, Craig says, have had "such an impact. His songs are touching the hearts of believers everywhere. It is amazing how his words really connect with people."
And it's no wonder, Phillips says. "We're all so connected in the soul, and souls all have one thing in common: to communicate with the Creator. That's why the soul was created. That's why there are so many people today into New Age religions and pseudo-Christianity because they are looking for that soul encounter, something to connect with God. Worship is where that happens...."
The fundamental songs on this album, which also includes Paul Baloche's "Open the Eyes of My Heart," was selected specifically because Phillips, Craig & Dean have seen the powerful way these songs have impacted others.
"The underlying common element in all these songs is that they all are very vertical, very personal, very direct to or about God," says Dan Dean. "These songs are made for singing to God, and people really have a hunger to sing their praise to God, to feel His presence and be moved by Him. It's an amazing, phenomenal thing."
Musically speaking, Let My Words Be Few, has a rich, layered, modern sound that gives the vocal work--individually and in Phillips Craig & Dean's signature harmonies--a distinctive clarity, without overpowering it. Just as these songs reflect real personal worship experiences with God, the music itself reveals an almost tangible depth and intimacy that is a natural current on which the lyrics ascend.
The original songs on Let My Words Be Few were all born out of very personal experiences: "How Great You Are," for example, was a little melody Dan Dean began playing during a time of personal prayer to try to express his worship to the Lord. "That he could even consider us is unbelievable, was what I was trying to communicate. How great He is, and how small I am. Coming to terms with those concepts. That the God who created all is in the smallest, most minute details of life--in a spider's web, in a snowflake, as well as in the mountains and the Grand Canyon...."
It is considering such infinite truth, Craig says, that we discover the meaning of worship. "Worship, if you want an acronym for it, begins with W...for wonder. We worship because we wonder; we look at God, and we can't figure him out. We worship him because he is so wonderful.... He is full of wonder. Let My Words Be Few is about looking up at God and having words fail us...."
"Every album we've done," Phillips adds, "has expressed one theme or another, about Christ and what He's done for us. Some songs have been written specifically to fit within a certain radio format, and that's all fine and well. But this album is completely, 100%, hunger for God. There's no commercialization behind it, no pretense behind it. This is the desire of our heart, to worship Him. This is what we wanted to express from the beginning, and 10 years later, on our birthday as a group, we're finally getting to say what we're really about."
For 10 successful years, the multi-talented Phillips, Craig & Dean has been writing and performing unforgettable songs. Anthems like "Crucified With Christ" and "Mercy Came Running" that speak to the human condition and to the radical love of God for His creation. Songs of hope and encouragement like "Shine On Us" and "Concert of the Age" to strengthen the world-weary church. And these songs have struck a chord with listeners. With 15 #1 radio hits, this threesome understands what goes into great songwriting and why songs connect with people.
But for Randy Phillips, Shawn Craig and Dan Dean, the success and the songs have only hinted at the deeper calling they've experienced-- vocationally, individually, intimately. As pastors of worship who stand before congregations week after week, these men have spent their entire adult lives learning what it means to be worshipers of God, growing in their understanding of what worship is and witnessing firsthand how powerful lives of worship can be.
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Produced by Nathan Nockels (of Watermark and the Passion/One Day recordings), Let My Words Be Few contains six essential worship songs that are building momentum in churches around the world. With their distinctive vocals and one-of-a-kind harmony, Phillips Craig & Dean present these worship songs in bold, new settings. Randy Phillips, Shawn Craig and Dan Dean, prolific songwriters in their own right, also contributed four new songs for Let My Words Be Few - songs written out of their love for God.
The album opens with Brian Doerksen's "Come, Now is the Time to Worship," an inviting call to listeners to set aside the stuff of life and direct their attention, their adoration to the one and only God. The contagious zeal of Matt Redman's "Let Everything That has Breath" follows, with enough brass and power to lift you out of your seat. The title track and "The Heart of Worship," also written by Matt Redman, encapsulates the intimacy of worship and its expression. Redman's songs, Craig says, have had "such an impact. His songs are touching the hearts of believers everywhere. It is amazing how his words really connect with people."
And it's no wonder, Phillips says. "We're all so connected in the soul, and souls all have one thing in common: to communicate with the Creator. That's why the soul was created. That's why there are so many people today into New Age religions and pseudo-Christianity because they are looking for that soul encounter, something to connect with God. Worship is where that happens...."
The fundamental songs on this album, which also includes Paul Baloche's "Open the Eyes of My Heart," was selected specifically because Phillips, Craig & Dean have seen the powerful way these songs have impacted others.
"The underlying common element in all these songs is that they all are very vertical, very personal, very direct to or about God," says Dan Dean. "These songs are made for singing to God, and people really have a hunger to sing their praise to God, to feel His presence and be moved by Him. It's an amazing, phenomenal thing."
Musically speaking, Let My Words Be Few, has a rich, layered, modern sound that gives the vocal work--individually and in Phillips Craig & Dean's signature harmonies--a distinctive clarity, without overpowering it. Just as these songs reflect real personal worship experiences with God, the music itself reveals an almost tangible depth and intimacy that is a natural current on which the lyrics ascend.
The original songs on Let My Words Be Few were all born out of very personal experiences: "How Great You Are," for example, was a little melody Dan Dean began playing during a time of personal prayer to try to express his worship to the Lord. "That he could even consider us is unbelievable, was what I was trying to communicate. How great He is, and how small I am. Coming to terms with those concepts. That the God who created all is in the smallest, most minute details of life--in a spider's web, in a snowflake, as well as in the mountains and the Grand Canyon...."
It is considering such infinite truth, Craig says, that we discover the meaning of worship. "Worship, if you want an acronym for it, begins with W...for wonder. We worship because we wonder; we look at God, and we can't figure him out. We worship him because he is so wonderful.... He is full of wonder. Let My Words Be Few is about looking up at God and having words fail us...."
"Every album we've done," Phillips adds, "has expressed one theme or another, about Christ and what He's done for us. Some songs have been written specifically to fit within a certain radio format, and that's all fine and well. But this album is completely, 100%, hunger for God. There's no commercialization behind it, no pretense behind it. This is the desire of our heart, to worship Him. This is what we wanted to express from the beginning, and 10 years later, on our birthday as a group, we're finally getting to say what we're really about."
For 10 successful years, the multi-talented Phillips, Craig & Dean has been writing and performing unforgettable songs. Anthems like "Crucified With Christ" and "Mercy Came Running" that speak to the human condition and to the radical love of God for His creation. Songs of hope and encouragement like "Shine On Us" and "Concert of the Age" to strengthen the world-weary church. And these songs have struck a chord with listeners. With 15 #1 radio hits, this threesome understands what goes into great songwriting and why songs connect with people.
But for Randy Phillips, Shawn Craig and Dan Dean, the success and the songs have only hinted at the deeper calling they've experienced-- vocationally, individually, intimately. As pastors of worship who stand before congregations week after week, these men have spent their entire adult lives learning what it means to be worshipers of God, growing in their understanding of what worship is and witnessing firsthand how powerful lives of worship can be.
Visit Official Website.
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Let My Words Be Few
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