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NEW WORSHIP FRIDAY: Lucy Grimble, FAITHFUL & REVERE

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Perfect Timing

UK worship artist Lucy Grimble unveils “Perfect Timing,” the first single from her new album. Releasing in October 2023, the new project is a 10-song studio album. This introductory song explores the concept of Divine timing at work in the details of human lives. Through this warm folk track boasting country accents, she encourages a response that mirrors Jesus’ teachings in Matthew 6 where the sparrow and the lily are carefree as they naturally lean fully into trust.

“Whether things happen ‘suddenly’ or seemingly take a long time, ‘late in bloom,’ there is beauty in the timing of the Lord because His heart for us is good,” Lucy explains.

“Perfect Timing” encourages the Church to lean into rest in the process, which is matched musically,

“I wanted a song that conveyed a laid back, rootsy feel to match the groundedness and ease of what we hope it looks like to walk in trust,” she continues.

The song also deals with the frustrations along the journey, a move through which Lucy hopes to also minister to and comfort people who might be struggling. Throughout “Perfect Timing,” imagery and metaphors from nature are omnipresent (which is a meta- theme from the whole album) to point to a deeper truth. The new single extends an invitation into renewed faith, reminding listeners that God-reliance, and not self reliance, is the foundation of a relationship with Him.

Take Off Running

After their successful launch with album “Go and Speak” in 2021, FAITHFUL unveils the first single off their anticipated new album, “Take Off Running.” With this new project, the all-female creative community of artists, musicians, and authors hope to bring the Psalms – specifically Psalms of action – to life, exploring the imagery of motherhood and womanhood throughout. “Take Off Running” is a bright acoustic track led by Stellar Award and GMA Dove Award-nominated artist Janice Gaines, who is joined by Leslie Jordan (Grammy nominated artist) and Rachael Lampa (Dove Award and KLOVE Fan Award Winner.) The combination of their voices, a catchy hook, and subtle gang vocals in the background kick off this new chapter with a highly communal sounding release, highlighting FAITHFUL’s collective and charismatic appeal. Inspired by Psalm 119:33-48, the song carries FAITHFUL’s conviction that God’s love for women is a wide and open space, where they are not only safe but encouraged to “take off running.” This introductory song communicates their desire to build a community that not only reveals, but encourages God spaces in which women can, as written in Acts 17:28, “live, and move, and have [their] being.”

All Hail

“All Hail,” REVERE’s latest single, comes from the community’s deepest expression for God as Most High, this time, presented in a groovy, funky, gospel-fused track. Written by Phil Thompson, Aaron Lindsey, Kennedy Lindsey, Mark Alan Schoolmesters, and Dwan Hill, the new song seeks to recall the privilege it is to be in the Lord’s presence. Simultaneously, “All Hail” proclaims the importance of the person of Jesus Christ as King and Lord of our lives. This upbeat anthem of praise, led by Phil Thompson and Carrington Gaines, is not only a Sunday morning jam, but a declaration of REVERE’s core message to reorient the Church back to Christ by creating a Him- focused experience.