Revolution Worship releases two new songs
- deansimpson7
- 7 days ago
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BY ANTHONY CASTLE
Revolution Worship, a platform for new music within The Salvation Army, has released two new songs – Our God is Great and Move Again.
The releases coincide with Revolution Worship being recognised by the Christian Media and Arts Australia for its emerging ministry.
“Each of these songs was written to play a specific role in our movement,” says Dan Casey, National Leader for Contemporary Worship in Australia.
“Our God is Great is an upbeat declaration for our movement, based on Psalm 145. Move Again is a reflection on the relationship the Spirit has to The Salvation Army.”
Written by Dan Casey, Luke O’Dea and Paris Briggs, the new tracks are from the upcoming EP titled King Jesus.
“We were drawn to Psalm 145,” explains Dan. “In Jewish traditions, they would recite that Psalm repeatedly. It was a reminder of God’s greatness. It stood out to me, and I thought, ‘How often are we stepping back and declaring God’s greatness?’ In that song, we say it again and again; it’s a repeatable thing for everyday practice.”
The songwriters use the material in their own Salvo communities, Dan at Salisbury City Salvos (SA), Paris at Shire Salvos (NSW) and Luke at Northlakes Salvos (NSW).
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Revolution Worship is also producing tutorials on YouTube to make the music accessible for people of differing skill levels. Revolution Worship strives to make music that is useful for faith communities.
“The song Move Again came from the question, ‘What does the Holy Spirit look like in our movement?’” explains Daniel. “I was reading Aggressive Christianity by Catherine Booth and could see the extravagant ways the Holy Spirit moved once. The Spirit is moving still now, so how can we be in surrender to that in our own communities?”
Award nomination
Revolution Worship was recently nominated for the Emerging Artist Award by Christian Media and Arts Australia.
Nominations are decided by streaming and radio play, but the awards are finalised by the public, with voting to close on 8 August. To vote, click here
“We’re thankful for the nomination, but we don’t do this for awards,” says Daniel. “What it does show is that the material is resonating Australia-wide. That Salvo songs are connecting with Christians across the country shows that we’re on the right track.”
