Worship Forever

Classic movies often get to be re-made after a lapse of time, but not so much with music albums. However, Michael W. Smith's Worship is an exception for a couple of reasons: first, Worship was released on September 11, 2001, when America gasped in horror at what happened to the Twin Towers. As a result, many turned to the worship of God and Smith's album became the soundtrack. Second, the songs on the original Worship album are all evergreen staples. There are no duds on there; every track on the record has been sung across churches internationally for years and years. 20 years later with 9/11 resurfacing back in people's memories, it makes sense that Smith's re-visits his iconic album again. \\n\\nWorship Forever (Live) isn't just a blatant carbon-copy of the original. Though the first twelve songs are the same, albeit re-recorded and re-imagined, Smith has added a few newer songs to the track list, including """"Surrounded/Waymaker,"""" a snippet of """"Blessing,"""" and the new song """"Sing Again. """" We need to pause to talk about the new song """"Sing Again. """" This song is this album's highlight: melody and lyric wise,""""Sing Again"""" stands toe to toe with the other standards. Boasting a gorgeous melody, this worship ballad speaks of how God perseveres with us through the toughest times that we can never be without reason to worship.