Written by: Laura Chambers (3/14/2017)

Information technology's a scenario that plays out over and over again; you plow on the conditions study and hear the meteorologist predicting a major tempest. And so you lot push the curtains or blinds out of the way, expecting to meet thick, dark clouds, driving rain, tearing wind, and Vesuvius erupting on the horizon (Okay, maybe not that terminal 1!) Instead, brilliant blue skies and sunshine greet your view. Heartened, you head out for a day at the embankment, only to wind up getting soaked. As y'all run to the car, you wish the whole way there that you'd listened to the weatherman instead of doing things your own fashion.

Equally deceiving as the advent of the weather tin can be, how much more the spiritual forecast! When it doesn't expect as though our prayers are beingness heard, much less answered, we need to stop relying on our ain perception, clinging instead to what we accept been promised. Tiptop Worship'southward There Is A Cloud forces u.s. to wait across appearances to the reality of our situation, every bit declared by God.

"There Is A Cloud" commences with the repose rising of waves, assuring us that a downpour from the Spirit is imminent. It has the ability to awaken growth in long-dormant seeds if nosotros'll only accept it in. Crashing confronting the shore and leaping over the barriers, His honey drenches united states of america. But wait…there'south more to come up!  Rejoicing that Christ has conquered all, "Overcome" pierces the nighttime with hope for a new morning, answering the serenity with our repeat of Heaven'southward thunderous voice. Nobody can stand up upwards to His power in defiance.  This song'south tempo strikes just the right residuum, pulsing with the steady, unchanging truth of His victory. "Do It Again" speaks every bit one who has yet to see the promised issue, but knows based on by experience that God will come up through as He ever has earlier. The verses accept an virtually melancholy tone, perfectly depicting a faith that although small-scale, remains strong, like a piece of strong twine. It'southward followed by  "Practise It Again (Reprise)", comprised mostly of the leap of faith taken in the span. "Fullness" summons the Spirit every bit prophecies come to pass and destinies are realized. Rather than passively allowing His deportment to explain themselves, nosotros are called to exist active participants, longing to receive His beloved and presence.

"He Is Lord" rests in knowing God rules over the surrounding tempest. Just as He previously led the states through trials safely, nosotros believe this fourth dimension will be no exception. Realizing who's in control silences our fears, because He tin can handle anything we confront. "Yours (Glory And Praise)" combines the slow roll of a piano tide with a recognition that everything orbits Jesus, the merely one deserving praise. It's one of those songs with a chorus that seems as though information technology could exist repeated until His returning without losing whatsoever of its passion. Though it clocks in at seven minutes 30 seconds, you hardly notice when you're listening and mouthing along in agreement with the words. "Uncontainable Love" interrupts downwards spirals and straying, silencing dread and lonesomeness with a love that cannot be restrained. It's a fast-paced song that's guaranteed to make you want to trip the light fantastic toe, or at least wiggle in your seat. "Forever I Run" places usa in a posture of submission and emptiness earlier the Lord, waiting to receive Him. Aught is held dorsum as His dearest is pursued once more.

"None" declares that God anticipates and answers prayers we haven't prayed yet. He looks deep inside of u.s.a., seeing the smallest things. Though we cannot pay him back or earn what we have been given through His sacrifice, we volition requite everything we have for His glory regardless. Nobody is comparable to Him.  The cheerful tune "Grateful" promises not to grumble over circumstances, because our ultimately rests in Christ. What can we be simply thankful, when He has delivered united states from evil and continues to be our strength?  "Mighty Cantankerous" depicts Christ'due south death, emphasizing the strength that the cross imparts to united states. It's a cute hymn with a triumphant outlook from beginning to end. In some places, if you're not listening carefully, or reading the lyrics, like I am, you might miss some of the words due to the loud accompaniment. But y'all can't miss the song'south joy. The celebratory "Oh Sing" encourages u.s. to praise our worthy God in vocal, building in intensity the closer the singers come to the chorus. No evil ability can withstand the power we unleash when we worship the Lord.  "Here In The Presence" slows to a crawl for the final reassuring  word: Jesus is with us, even when we experience like we're all past ourselves. We lay all the weight we once bore on Him, and residue well-nigh the cross when nosotros're overwhelmed by the heaviness of the world. It offers the same hope we've institute to anyone who's listening – we tin can find comfort and peace in His arms.

Information technology all comes downwardly to this; volition we believe what God says about our past, nowadays and future? Or volition we remain hampered by our own inaccurate perceptions? Though nosotros may struggle to believe something that seems besides adept to be true, He nonetheless reaches out to usa, eager to prove us happily wrong. In that location Is A Cloud casts our gaze towards the horizon, where hope appears as a thread of mist, speedily expanding to cover the heaven, bringing rain to a thirsty soul.

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Released: March 17, 2017

Label: Acme Church

Track Listing:

  1. There Is A Cloud
  2. Overcome
  3. Do It Again
  4. Do It Again (Reprise)
  5. Fullness
  6. He Is Lord
  7. Yours (Glory And Praise)
  8. Uncontainable Honey
  9. Forever I Run
  10. None
  11. Grateful
  12. Mighty Cross
  13. Oh Sing
  14. Here In The Presence

14 Tracks, 89:32

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More from Elevation Church:

  • We Are Alive (2008)
  • God With United states (2009)
  • Kingdom Come (2010)
  • For The Honor (2011)
  • Aught Is Wasted (2013)
  • Wake Upward the Wonder (2014)
  • Speak Revival EP (2016)
  • Here every bit in Heaven (2016)
  • At that place Is A Deject (2017)
  • Lo Haras Otra Vez (2017)
  • Acoustic Sessions (2017)
  • Hallelujah Here Beneath (2018)
  • Aleluya (En La Tierra) (2019)
  • Paradoxology (2019)
  • Graves Into Gardens (2020)

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