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The Hope That Lies In You [edit]
by The Glorious Unseen | Genre: Pop/Rock | Release Date: August 25, 2009
 

As it gets harder and harder to find good and unique worship bands out in the masses, The Glorious Unseen comes out again with shining colors. Debuting in 2007 with Tonight the Stars Speak they brought to the table a new level of worship with very ambient, simple, introspective, and vulnerable lyrics. A worship album that even people who don't enjoy worship music can appreciate. Not losing sight of what their mission, The Glorious Unseen is set to release their sophomore album entitled The Hope The Lies In You. The new album brings real life struggles and dealings to the table…turning it into an intimate time of worship with ambience mixed with the effects used on the guitars. Some would compare the style to Coldplay’s Chris Martin mixed with the harder edge of Underoath.

Track Listing
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01. All Around
02. Take Whats Left Of Me
03. How He Loves
04. We Can Be Renewed
05. Heavy Hearted
06. Falling Into You
07. Come, Heaven
08. Sustain
09. Breathe Life Into Me
10. Awakening
11. The Hope That Lies In You
12. Sweet Sweet Sound

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The Glorious Unseen [The Hope That Lies In You] | Posted August 11, 2009
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Like so many college students have during the course of their studies, The Glorious Unseen’s frontman Ben Crist also struggled with that one big question while attending Nashville’s Belmont University: What am I supposed to do with my life? After college Ben starting meeting in a living room with 10-15 people, and the experience certainly wasn’t church as usual. In fact, because of that little Sunday night community of believers, Crist wound up becoming a worship leader by accident.

As Ben grew in confidence as a worship leader, he began penning his own praise songs. Ben’s music wasn’t about to have a small audience for long, however. Once a representative from Tooth & Nail Records stumbled upon a recording of Ben’s original songs he knew this was worship music that would resonate with a unique audience. Now as the band The Glorious Unseen, Ben and his band, which includes guitarist Ryan Stubbs, bassist Ben Harms, drummer Jon Todryk and pianist Patrick Copeland, have written a new collection of authentic reflections on the ups and downs of the Christian life.

“The Hope That Lies in You” is the second full-length album by The Glorious Unseen, following up 2007’s “Tonight The Stars Speak”, which featured “Hear Our Prayers” and “Close To Your Heart”. First song “All Around” is a poignant reminder that even when everything around us may seem like it’s crashing down, we’re still alive in God. “There are times in our lives when He’s the only one we can lean on,” Ben shares. “When we’re not allowed to rely on anything else, this is when we grow closer to Him.” That theme of looking for purpose in the midst of struggles continues with “Take What’s Left Of Me” and “How He Loves”. “We Can Be Renewed” features a great crying out “it’s falling apart, what can we do, after all that we’ve been through…here’s hoping that we can be renewed”.

Also serving as an anthem to the questioning soul is “Heavyhearted,” the album’s first single that mixes a happy, melodic sound with pensive, thought-provoking lyrics. Summing up the theme of the album is the hopeful title track, “The Hope That Lies in You.” Serving as a battle cry of optimism in our increasingly pessimistic world, Ben wants to encourage listeners to not to live in fear and isolation—even when the media is saying everything is a disaster.

This is one of the most worshipful and introspective albums I’ve heard this year. If you like fellow BEC Recordings band Telecast and the worship albums “Take Everything” by Seventh Day Slumber and “Strong Tower” by Kutless, then you should enjoy The Glorious Unseen. The sound is very ambient and reflective. I find myself in a state of deep reflection and prayer every time I listen to this great worship album. Musically, this album will appeal to fans of Ruth, Copeland and Coldplay.


CLOSING THOUGHTS
For me, the standout songs are “All Around”, “Take What’s Left Of Me”, ‘We Can Be Renewed”, “Heavyhearted”, “Falling Into You” and title track “The Hope That Lies In You”. Whether as an album to set the mood for reflection and worship or for personal times of devotion, I rate “The Hope That Lies In You” highly for fans of ambient worship.

Rating: 9.3 out of 10 (93%, A-)

Review written by: Kevin Davis | Review can also be found here.

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Pure Amazingness | Posted September 02, 2009
This new album from The Glorious Unseen is incredible. Their lyrics speak straight to the heart without watering down the Gospel message with melodies that intricate and detailed. The title track "The Hope that Lies in You" addresses the need for believers to hope in the Savior, to stand strong against the storms of this world and recognize their steady foundation in Christ. The song "Heavy-hearted" asks the age-old question of why bad things happen to good people and why evil has a part in this world. After all the questioning and doubts, the song points the way straight back to the One who created everything. This album has thought-provoking lyrics that address issues that plaque the Christian community each day and points listeners back to the Hope that will never fail, the Light that will always shine, and the Mercy that never fails. A great listen!

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<3 | Posted August 29, 2009
I give this 5 stars because it is just about as good as Tonight The Stars Speak, which is easily my all-time favorite worship album. These guys are just so open, honest, and stripped down in their worship. No need to worry about vocal harmonies or using cliched worship lines, this band is totally heartfelt worship and I love it.

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Awesome... | Posted August 29, 2009
An amazing worship album with some of the most stripped down meaningful lyrics you will hear.

It is just an awesome experience to listen to from top to bottom, highly reccomended.

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Honest Worship Lyrics | Posted August 29, 2009
This is a great new album by this band. What I like the most about this album is that the lyrics are very real and honest. I believe the music and lyrics will really connect with people because of this. Be ready to worship God as you listen.

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Heard of? | Posted August 05, 2009
It said on this group's profile that they are similar to Chris Tomlin. If that is the case, I would love to hear some of their music. It would be nice if this group turned out to be the next big thing in Christian music like him.

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