Resource website Worship Together has released its latest collection of worship songs, Worship Together: 25 Favorite Songs.

The US-based ministry regularly releases compilations that capture the worship movement within the church and its latest offering is no exception.

This time, however, Worship Together, has gone to the studio to create new arrangements of some of today’s most popular worship songs for smaller churches.

With "How Great Thou Art", for example, producer Allen Salmon offers the church his own new take by increasing the tempo and added a new musical bridge.

In Worship Together's own words, these arrangements are "organic" and "stripped-down" - and deliberately so as it's all about getting the attention of listeners back to the song and the lyrics.

“It feels very laid back,” says producer Allen Salmon. “It’s like having church in a coffee shop.”

Salmon used acoustic guitar, dobro and a djembe, among other instruments, to achieve the acoustic and rhythmic sound.

“These instruments definitely bring out that simpler, less produced sound, which is great for worshipping with a smaller group of musicians.”

This collection of all-new recordings contains 9 of the top 10 and 18 of the top 25 songs sung in churches today (as tracked by CCLI, Christian Copyright Licensing International).

They include “Mighty To Save” (No 1), “How Great Is Our God” (No 2) and “Blessed Be Your Name” (No 3).

Salmon adds: “This collection contains the best-known worship songs loved by millions around the world and includes a few surprises along the way for those who want the songs they know and sing each week and for worship leaders looking for more simplistic arrangements for their worship team."



TRACK LISTING

Disc 1:
Mighty To Save
Blessed Be Your Name
Your Grace Is Enough
Everlasting God
Beautiful One
Hosanna (Praise Is Rising)
You Are My King (Amazing Love)
Glory To God Forever
Better Is One Day
Here I Am To Worship
Hosanna
How Great Is Our God
Amazon Grace (My Chains Are Gone)

Disc 2:
Holy Is The Lord
God Of Wonders
Forever
You Never Let Go
From The Inside Out
How Great Thou Art
Lead Me To The Cross
Sing To The King
The Heart Of Worship
Jesus Messiah
In Christ Alone
The Stand