Homemade Worship by Handmade People
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| Studio album by Rend Collective Experiment | ||||
| Released | 10 January 2012 | |||
| Genre | Experimental, folk rock, worship | |||
| Length | 45:06 | |||
| Label | Kingsway | |||
| Producer | Gareth Gilkeson | |||
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Homemade Worship by Handmade People is the second studio album released by Christian contemporary worship music band Rend Collective Experiment on 10 January 2012, and the album was released and published under the Kingsway Music label.
The song "You Are My Vision" is a translation of the song "Be Thou My Vision", which the Gilkeson said "'as we translated the song from the Irish and the Old English, we soon realized the true meaning of the words were starting to get lost in our culture'". Furthermore, Gilkeson said "'This is not a song of longing and asking God to 'be our vision,' but it is a song of declaration and faith. We say to God with strength, trust and humanity that 'You are my vision, You are my wisdom… You are my battle shield.'"
The song "Second Chance," according to Gilkeson, focuses on the redemptive power of the Cross and not wallowing in "failures and personal mistakes." The Cross which is "about the grace of God and not about the Law of God." Gilkeson said the Bible verses used in the song come for John 8:10-12.
All About Worship's Mathew Reames said the album "sets the bar high for worship in 2012. Even if you decide that there isn’t a single song you can use in your church, you want this album because you will enjoy this album...It is a breath of fresh air in a worship culture that often finds itself pigeonholed into one sound."Allmusic's Jon O'Brien said that album "could well be the record that truly transcends the scene's core audience. Indeed, it's a spiritual album that doesn't necessarily have to be for spiritual people, thanks to a warm, rich, and inviting acoustic sound". O'Brien went onto write "whether you choose to listen to it as a celebratory worship experience or just a conventional pop/rock album, Homemade Worship by Handmade People works on both levels." Alpha Omega News' Rob Snyder graded the album an A, and said "a excellent release of original praise and worship music that was recorded in Irish church halls and homes in the band’s organic, collective style. What I find refreshing about this group is that they don’t believe in being in the limelight."
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