REVIEW: Chris Tomlin “See The Morning” (CR)

“See the Morning” is a remarkable, sing-able, compelling listen with songs that will end up in constant rotation at churches worldwide. The real question is: could it have been more? Chris Tomlin needs to stretch himself more. That’s one of the findings I had after listening to See the Morning so many times that I knew the songs on guitar, could understand the meaning behind the lyrics, and even compare them one-by-one to his previous CDs. It’s difficult to review the CD this way – for the most part, you want to review something on its own merit. But Tomlin has a legion of fans who will be thrilled with the idea of listening to new material. I know I listened to Arriving repeatedly. But as a worship leader, Tomlin is far more than just a guy who makes CDs. His songs are sung in churches across the world, he leads worship for the Passion conference and has many other gigs. This, I believe, puts him under the microscope a bit more: the bar is higher. […read more]

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