(c)1998 Integrity Music

This album, entitled "Majesty", was Ron Kenoly's 6th release for Integrity Music and one of two albums (along with Don Moen's "God is Good: Worship with Don Moen") recorded at Liberty University in Lynchburg, VA in 1998 (interestingly; it's unlikely that this would have been possible prior to the mid-1990s. Liberty was founded by Thomas Road Baptist Church {and later, Moral Majority} founder Jerry Falwell and Elmer Towns; and was founded as part of the Baptist Bible Fellowship International, an independent fundamental Baptist denomination which split from the Southern Baptists around 1950 due to feeling that denomination was starting to compromise on issues such as Biblical inerrancy; and for most of its first two decades of existence Liberty rejected any prospective students that believed that the sign gifts {specifically, speaking in tongues - a view commonly held by Pentecostal/charismatic Christians} were still in effect {most of Integrity's artists apparently have Pentecostal or charismatic backgrounds; this also caused a fair amount of head-scratching during Falwell's brief time in charge of the PTL network in 1987 after the sexual and financial scandals that led to Jim Bakker's ouster}; a prohibition Liberty abandoned in the early 1990s; and that was largely because Liberty was drowning in debt at the time and was seeking relief from the state of Virginia)

Unlike most of the live albums from Integrity; this release has a clear-cut theme; namely Jesus as the King of Kings and Lord of Lords

TRACKLIST
1. Majesty (recording of the classic song penned by longtime Church on the Way pastor Jack Hayford {who passed away on this past Sunday at the age of 88} and recorded by...a lot of groups dating at least to the Bill Gaither Trio's 1981 and Truth's 1982 versions; and had appeared on the rare 1983 "Behold His Majesty" tape by Ron Tucker and as the closing song on the 1994 Rick & Cathy Riso Integrity release "As for My House" {recorded at Church on the Way; which the Riso's attended})
2. We Declare That the Kingdom of God is Here (previously recorded on Bob Fitts' 1989 Integrity debut "The Lord Reigns")
3. Glory Be to Jesus
4. Hallelujah to the King of Kings
5. The King of Kings in Coming
6. Return to Righteousness, America
7. In Righteousness You Reign
8. Highest Place (previously recorded as the title track of Bob Fitts' 1991 Integrity album)
9. This Kingdom (previously recorded on Hillsong's 1996 "Shout to the Lord" album {distributed by Integrity as the Australian megachurch's American debut release})
10. I Bow My Knee (previously recorded by Ed Gungor for his 1990 "Shouts of Joy" release. Joining Ron on duet vocals is Ingrid Rosario; who went on to record a handful of mostly Spanish-language albums for Integrity)
11. We Shall Behold Him (version of the Dottie Rambo classic recorded by...a lot of people {most prominently Sandi Patty})
12. Hallelujah (Reprise) (medley of Hallelujah to the King of Kings and the Hallelujah Chorus)
13. Redeemed

plus-circle Add Review

comment

Reviews