Effortless

Rita Springer | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 20, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Floodgate Records
• ASIN: B00006GA27
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #190,716 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Worth It All

2. You Still Have My Heart

3. About God

4. I Want the Joy

5. I Can Only Imagine

6. No Eye Has Ever Seen

7. Spontaneous Song

8. Holy Visitation

9. Holy

10. Come Lord

11. Just to Know

12. Intimate Stranger

13. This Was Good

14. Effortless

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Worship in Spirit and in Truth, March 5, 2003

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P. Wilcox "wilcotech" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Effortless (Audio CD)

Rita's worship strikes a chord that puts me instantly in tune with the Spirit, she is amazing. For 2+ years my wife and I had the pleasure to have Rita as our Worship leader at the Seattle Vineyard. What amazed us most was that she was oblivious to the fact that she was leading worship, she just closed her eyes and worshipped the Lord, with every fiber of her being. And in doing so she ushered the church into an intimacy with Christ that I had never experience before and now continually yearn for. When I listen to her CDs I can picture her on the keyboard, with her eyes closed, swaying a little and simply, intensely, and honestly worshiping Jesus in Spirit and in Truth. I am imensely happy that through her CDs others can experience true worship by a true worshiper of Christ.

Rita, we love you.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An effortless review, August 21, 2002

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Gwyn Gwyrdd "geek" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Effortless (Audio CD)

What can I say? Rita Springer only improves each and every time I hear her. I am blessed to have had the opportunity to hear her sing a collection of these songs at a concert only a couple of days before this album's release. No recording can ever capture the intensity of hearing her live and in worship, but this one comes awfully close. Rita's music is supercharged with intimate, passionate lyrics that are a fast forward button for the spirit into the throne room of God. From her website, you can find that this album was recorded with an audience in the room, (unheard of course) worshipping with the music. Placing her in that atmosphere, the one her songs were created for, really shines through. The title song is a beautiful simplistic prayer, one that every worshipper should sing with her - "May my praise be effortless. May my song come easily. May my worship be pleasing Lord to You." The melodies are more intricate and intimate this time around. Those that have heard her album "All I have" will find that hard to believe, but it's true.

Rita lovingly and devotedly sings in the song "Just to Know" the beautiful lyrics: "just to know that I am on Your mind...." and once again, the listener feels like an intruder in a private conversation.

"The Joy of the Lord" is energy packed and full of joy, while her cover of the Mercy Me song, "I can only imagine", will become the only version you ever hear in your mind again.

If you are tired of industrial driven praise and long to hear worship that will inspire you to do just that - worship, Effortless is the only album you'll ever need to buy. But please check out her earlier works! Rita's music personally brought me back into intimacy with God after a long drawn out dry spell in my life. Noone can hear the impassioned love in her voice without being drawn into God's chambers right behind her. She truly sings for the Love of her life. Her music is the embodiment of worship in spirit and truth - and with a contrite heart. No ambition here, just power packed praise.

For those of you longing for a more 80's sound in your music, her voice will bring back memories of Fleetwood Mac and other female 80's rockers. For those of you looking to go further into the throne room than most Christian labeled music takes you these days, take off your sandals and listen to Rita. It won't take but a moment to convince you that her praise is EFFORTLESS.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars excellent worship for those who understand, March 7, 2004

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Ivan Boryagin (Latvia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Effortless (Audio CD)

I was so blessed and excited to discover Rita Springer's music several months ago. If you are a worshipper, you would know at once that this music is about worship and not just singing.

Another detail that has actually stolen my heart was this crisp in Rita's voice. In my church we have both much powerful worship and radical spiritual warfare as well as praying in the spirit. And you know can tell somebody is a prayer warrior when you hear this crisp in his or her voice. When I heard Rita, I knew that she is not just another religious singer but a worshipper familiar with anointing and spiritual breakthrough.