Reviewed by Tony Cummings

What is hugely impressive about the worship music flowing continuously from Australia's Hillsong church is that they are continuing to present the worldwide Church with songs that truly resonate with all manner of worshippers in all kinds of cultures and denominations. Brooke (Fraser) Ligertwood recently won the Australian megachurch a Grammy by co-writing their classic "What A Beautiful Name", so it's understandable that she gets the lion's share of the songwriting and lead vocal duties on 'There Is More'. Her vocal on the single and the album's first track "Who You Say I Am" is spine-tingling as Brooke explores how Christ's redemptive work heals our identity and personality. I have no doubt that this new anthem ballad will circulate around the world Church. Elsewhere, there's a beautiful piano-led melody "New Wine"; a winsome radio-friendly "God So Love"; and a powerful anthem "The Passion". Some critics have suggested that the song "Valentine" is a mistake in that it uses a word in referencing God's love which has been so heavily secularised, though personally I don't have a particular difficulty with the word. This is, I understand, Hillsong Worship's 26th non-seasonal live album. It is also one of their very best.

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