And as Christine emphatically relays to us that Jesus is ‘…the Alpha and the Omega, mighty in power, the King forever, all through the ages, we’ve seen Your faithfulness, from the beginning to the end…’ we are met with a worship melody that is sure to bring comfort, peace and joy each and every time that we listen. The album opener “From The Beginning To The End” is a joyous, celebratory guitar led mid-tempo anthem, whereby Christine declares God’s goodness and His faithfulness over our lives. It’s been about 7 years since Christine has released an album that I myself can understand and fully embrace (simply because I understand English immensely more than Spanish!) and the result is an album that is heartfelt, vibrant, emotional, honest, and worshipful. Vocally reminding me of the power of Natalie Grant and the passion of Kari Jobe and Meredith Andrews Christine’s first English release in 7 years (as well as the companion Spanish album Hasta Poder Ver), has indeed reinvigorated my interest in worship anthems sung in languages other than English. Well now… it’s time for me to dive back into Christine’s music, and to maybe this time actively delve into her Spanish releases! This past week Christine, who is still creating Spanish albums at a consistent level, yet is now releasing music independently dropped her brand new worship album (in English!), called All That Remains. It’s an album that should’ve persuaded me to delve into Christine’s Spanish albums sadly, this didn’t happen, even though I did l love Mas Profundo– although that may have been because of me already knowing the English versions of these songs. Taken verbatim from my review of worship artist Christine D’Clario’s English debut project Deeper in 2013 (from Christian Music Zine, which is now defunct!) let me just say that Deeper was, and still is to this day- a near-flawless and beautifully crafted worship album- one that has me lifting my hands in praise to the Almighty, and one that has me prayerfully down on my knees also: standout tracks include “Pursuit”, “Magnified”, and “Your Presence Is Heaven”. I’ll definitely be on the lookout for her sophomore English album. Standing out amongst other worship albums this year like Kim Walker Smith’s Still Believe, Chris Tomlin’s Burning Lights and Meredith Andrews’ Worth It All, and also brilliantly crafting masterpieces with the global church at the forefront of her mind Christine’s intense fervour and dedication to singing about Jesus and His Love for us, is evident all throughout this 50 minute musically exquisite and lyrically strong and unique experience, from the very first syllable of the upbeat “Reign” to the ending note of “Your Presence Is Heaven”. I didn’t really know what to expect musically and lyrically when I first listened to this album, and I guess it’s good to have no expectations on a relatively new artists’, because Christine’s sublime and soothing voice and thorough lyrics based on Biblical truths, and heart for Jesus, impressed me very much, with a passion akin to Kim Walker Smith. A true worshipper at heart, Christine holds nothing back in this album worthy of a Dove Nomination. Produced by Paul Mabury, mixed by Dustin Burnett, and containing worship covers from Israel Houghton, Daniel Bashta and Desperation Band Spanish recording artist Christine D’Clario’s debut English album on Integrity Music is a joy and a pleasure to listen to. Christine D’Clario– All That Remains ( Amazon mp3/ iTunes)
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