Background
On 27 and 28 October 2012, Hillsong Live recorded the first part at the Hillsong Convention Centre in Sydney with a worship night called "This Is for Everyone". The second part of the album was recorded by Hillsong London at London'sVision and inspiration
''"Let the ruins come to life'' , ''In the beauty of Your Name'' , ''Rising up from the ashes'' , ''God forever You reign"'' This chorus of the title track, Glorious Ruins, was an underlying theme through the life of Hillsong Church in the lead up to the Hillsong Live praise & worship album recording, Glorious Ruins. It’s a vivid image which captures the imagination and stirs the soul. Brian Houston, Senior Pastor of Hillsong Church explains, ''“Ruins can speak of crushing defeat or perhaps of something abandoned, but the good news today is that the ruins come to life. …Through Jesus Christ what we look at is ruins that become glorious..."'' Whether it be through times of personal devotion or in your church, we pray that the lyrics contained in this album stir your faith & love in Jesus Christ.Track listing
Personnel
Worship leaders * Juliet Adekambi * Jay Cook * Matt Crocker * Jonathan 'JD' Douglass * Ben Fielding * Annie Garratt * Jad Gillies * Joel Houston * Reuben Morgan * Laura Toganivalu * David Ware Vocals * Nina Mityuk * Sam Evans * Cassey Zschech * Dan Barrett * Ashley John Baptiste * Jill Marie Cooper * Jenny Deacon * Katie Dodson * Hannah Hobbs * Jorim Kelly * Ingrid Kennedy * Brad Kohring * Ana Loback * Collena Masuku * Nait Masuku * Sheila Mpofu * Alexander Pappas * Dean Ussher * Esther Volstad * Kevin Curiel * Marcus Temu Music directors * Chris Davenport * Gio Galanti * Autumn Hardman * Nigel Hendroff Electric guitars * Ben Fielding * Chris Davenport * Nigel Hendroff * Joel Hingston * David Kennedy * Timon Klein * Dave Marinelli * Isaac Soon * Dylan Thomas * Jad Gillies Acoustic guitars * Tyler Braland * Matt Crocker * Ben Fielding * Joel Houston * Kevin Curiel * Reuben Morgan * Herny Seely * Brian 'BJ' Phodham Keys * David Andrew * Moses Byun * Adam Dodson * Gio Galanti * Dave George * Autumn Hardman * Peter James * Matt Hann * Thiago Pereira * Ryan Taubert * Ben Tennikoff Bass * Ike Graham * Matt Hann * Ntando 'Bob' Mpofu * Jihea Oh Drums * Daniel McMurray * Harrison Wood * Simon Kobler * Brendan Tan Percussion * Bede Benjamin-Korporaal * Hristo Dushev * JP Starra Trombone * Marc Warry French Horn * Elizabeth Gorringe Violin * Evie Gallardo Cello * Michaeli Witney source:Reception
Before its release, the album received positive reviews from Louder Than the Music's Jono Davies, who wrote, "there aren't many Christian bands that make the world stop and listen when they release a new album, but Hillsong are one of them." And describes the album's sound as "is this album much of the same classic Hillsong sound, or a new fresh style of worship? Well, a bit of both to be honest, but more on that later." And ends saying "How do you sum up an album like this? I don't know if words are enough. People will love this album simply because it's another classic from Hillsong, who seem to be getting better and better with each release. The band have been more creative in the last few years, which must be commended. I actually think the songs on this album are stronger than previous albums. If some albums in the past worked well as a package, this album has much stronger songs that can stand on their own in times of worship." The album received three four-and-a-half-star-out-of-five ratings.Charts
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References
{{Hillsong albums Hillsong Music live albums 2013 live albums