New Album :: Merciful to Me

Our latest release from Reformed Praise, Merciful to Me, is now available for purchase as a download or pre-order as a CD.

Merciful to Me was co-produced by Steve Cook. It features vocals from Jeff Bourque, Devon Kauflin, Shannon Harris, Jake Armerding, Lucia Newell, and others. That's not to mention a host of great instrumentalists.

It contains 13 Gospel-centered tracks, in a wide range of musical styles from bluegrass to driving rock to Celtic to classic jazz to pop. I was honored to contribute to writing three texts featured on the album(*).

1. Merciful to Me - A guitar-driven ballad featuring ac. guitar, piano (very light), kit on brushes, some percussion, soprano sax, and fretless bass
*2. There Is No Greater Portrait - A piano and orchestra driven arrangement by Bob Parsons
3. Jesus, I My Cross Have Taken - A guitar-driven ballad with kit on brushes, piano, fiddle
4. O Jesus - Energetic pop arrangement with a drum loop and tasty electric guitars
5. O God the Holy Spirit - Another piano and orchestra driven arrangement by Bob Parsons
6. So I Will Come - A guitar driven ballad featuring Shannon Harris on vocals with acoustic bass, piano, and a string trio
7. Jesus, Lover of My Soul - A Dave Matthews inspired setting with layered acoustic guitars and saxes
8. The River - A driving rock arrangement led by acoustic guitar, then handed off to an electric guitar
9. Glory Is Certain - A pseudo-Celtic flavor: live guitr, djembe, acoustic bass, and vocals with added mandolin and Irish whistle
*10. There Is No Sin that I Have Done - A very sparse, guitar driven ballad with upright bass and pedal steel guitar
*11. O Weary Saint - Another sparse setting, piano-driven with Irish flute and cello
12. Begone, Unbelief - A foot-stompin’ bluegrass setting with live guitar, vocal, drums, and upright bass with added dobro, mandolin, and fiddle
13. Majestic Sweetness - A classic jazz ballad arrangement inspired by Bill Evans’ work on the Miles Davis “Kind of Blue”

Audio samples can be heard on the website.

Merciful to Me is Reformed Praise's second album, following David Ward's Cross-Centered Worship in 2005.