BC News|February 08, 2013 07:11 EST
SixStepsRecords Plans to Release Passion 2013 Worship Album, Featuring Chris Tomlin, Matt Redman, and others
SixStepsRecords has confirmed the album cover and track listing for the new live album from thePassion 2013 Conference, titled Passion: Let The Future Begin. The project, which was recorded in January in front of more than 60,000 students at Atlanta's Georgia Dome, will be released on March 12, 2013.
The album highlights brand new music from Passion worship leaders Chris Tomlin, Matt Redman, Crowder, Christy Nockels, Kristian Stanfill and others. Passion: Let the Future Begin will serve as the follow-up to Passion: White Flag, which debuted with the highest opening week sales to date for a Passion recording, selling more than 48,000 units and landing at #5 on the Billboard Top 200 overall album chart. The project went on to sell 120,000 units in 8 months.
Included on Passion: Let The Future Begin is Chris Tomlin's "God's Great Dance Floor," co-written with Martin Smith of Delirious; Kristian Stanfill singing "The Lord Our God;" Matt Redman with "Jesus Only Jesus;" and Kari Jobe singing "Revelation Song."
Other highlights include David Crowder's "Here's My Heart" and Christy Nockels performing "My Delight Is In You."
According to the website 268generation.com, the Passion Conferences organization exists"to glorify God by uniting students in worship, prayer and justice for spiritual awakening in this generation" (18-25 year olds).
In just four days, from January 1-4, students attending the Passion 2013 Conference raised more than $3 million to fund the freedom fight for the more than 27 million human slaves currently trapped in captivity.