Worship Nostalgia

What You Need to Know
Captured By Grace (20 Year Deluxe Edition) is a celebration of twenty years of worship and sharing the message of Jesus through music. The album includes reimagined versions of the songs from The Rock Music's 2005 album, Captured By Grace, including acoustic versions for "Your Reach" and "Matters," and features various worship leaders from The Rock Church in Utah, including Steele Crosswhite.

What It Sounds Like
While the recordings of these songs are new and reimagined, they still carry the sound of what worship music sounded like in the 2010s. Sonically, it's a fitting blend of both past and present. Listening to this record inspires a feeling of nostalgia--musically, because of the familiar early 2000s Contemporary Christian/Worship genre sound, and spiritually because, often, revisiting songs from seasons past reminds us of our early days of following Jesus. Those moments of reflection can kindle "first love" again in our faith. You can expect to hear live instruments, full band, lots of guitar, and some Alt-Rock influence.

Spiritual/Lyrical Highlights
"Your Reach" stands out as a lyrical highlight because it's effectively a prayer, singing back to God the truth about how He loves us, guides us, and pursues us. The themes are similar to what we find in Psalm 139. As the lyrics remind us: "And I can't run/Where you won't be running after me/Forever in your reach/And I can't fall/So far you'll fall out of love with me/I'm never so far that I am out"

Best Song On The Record
The lyrics of "Along You Came" reflect on what would have happened if we had continued down the destructive path of living life without God, and the chorus climaxes with the lyrical hook: "but along You came and saved me from myself." It's an interesting approach to a song about this concept, and it's got a steady midtempo momentum that makes the song just feel good to listen to.

For Fans Of
CXXMXNS, Here Be Lions, We Are Vessel

Final Word
This is an album about looking back and reflecting, not only on past music, but on past seasons of journeying with Jesus, and bringing those moments of encounter with Him into the present with a fresh sound. If you have been impacted by The Rock Music's ministry or love a nostalgic sound in worship music, give Captured by Grace (20 Year Deluxe Edition) a listen.

Buy the album on Apple Music or stream it on Spotify.