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Hiding Place

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If your spiritual life needs a boost, I highly recommend Don Moen's HIDING PLACE. The series of songs will gently lead you into God's presence. As the final song on the album, Still/ Be Still says, "When the oceans rise and thunders roar, I will soar with you above the storm. Father, you are king over the flood, and I will be still and know you are God."

No matter where you are on the journey of life, these words will strengthen you and guide you. Get HIDING PLACE.

It is a great and true pleasure to listen to Don Moen and his worship band. The music really comes from the heart and is able to lift up the soul to the throne of God every time played.

The theology in Don Moen's writing combined with the exceptional arrangements create such a worshipful and peaceful mentality. This particular CD got me through the worst grief after my father passed away. I have recommended it to many people and they feel the same way.
Even if you are not going through grief, his music will touch the deepest part of your heart.

This CD has some really beautiful songs. The words really touched my heart. You will find it easy to worship with this CD

Don Moen's huge contribution to modern Christian music is undeniable. His discography has no less than 24 albums covering over 20 years and as an executive producer for Integrity Music he has rubberstamped numerous other albums. Personal sales alone surpass five million units and he has had a hand in some of the most sung worship songs in the global church over the past two decades. As a Praise &Worship leader, he is considered to be one of the main frontrunners.

Musically, Hiding Place, is a sonic masterpiece; the work of an old master with every brushstroke correct in texture and intent. Search in vain for audible flaws. However perfection can be a cold and distant friend at times, requiring time and effort to fully understand and embrace. For me Hiding Place is such. The songs, except `Fresh Fire', are of a similar worship tempo and delivery and Don Moen's vocal is without embellishment - while this is great for recording songs as the writer intends, it doesn't give to memorable performances, even more so for a studio-based album.

That saying, `All The Earth', `With A Thankful Heart', `Hear Us From Heaven' and `Breakthrough' are notable and, with the others, may well find their way onto projector slides in many churches.

Hiding Place features sincerely beautiful tracks worth hearing in their true form. Though erring towards technical merit than artistic performance, Hiding Place is still more than a `For Fans Only' album

Oh, that Don Moen. Even when you take one of evangelical Christianity's best known worship leaders into a recording studio, it still sounds like he's in a church full of worshippers. Hiding Place, his first studio album (as far as I know) has Don still doing little monologues in the middle of songs and saying the words to the next line of lyrics before singing them. In other words, he's doing exactly what he does in concert. It's kinda amusing to hear.

But what about the material? I own (and reviewed on Amazon) his last three projects and each had at least one song that absolutely moved me into a place of tearful worship. I'm still hoping that happens with Hiding Place. So far, nothing's done that and I must admit, this album has a lot of unmemorable, slow to mid-tempo songs that lack in energy. But maybe I just have to hear the album some more.