Hymn Of Heaven - Phil Wickham

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 This is probably the best Phil Wickham album I have ever heard. I like almost all the songs. The only critic I have is the order. I feel like the praisey songs are just all over the place and not in praise to transition to worship. I made a playlist with them in what I feel should have been the order.

I will start with the songs he wrote with various people at Bethel Music. The most notable partnership is that with Brian Johnson, who wrote 6 of the 13 songs with Phil Wickham on this album and wrote Christ is Risen and Living Hope with him (these songs appeared on both Phil's Album Living Hope and Bethel's Album Victory). The songs written with these two include Battle Belongs, God Of Revival, the spontaneous song, His Hame is Jesus, Where I'm Standing Now, and the titular song Hymn of Heaven. Of these songs the only one that I heard Phil Wickham sing before Brian Johnson is Where I'm Standing Now. He sang that with the other writer Brandon Lake, who happens to be the only featured artist on this album. 

Honestly, I love all these songs!!! My least favorite is ironically Hymn Of Heaven. It is not a bad song I still like it I just like the other 5 better ( of the songs written with Mr. Johnson). My favorite one always changes but currently it is His Name is Jesus! " His Name is Jesus, His Name is Jesus, Light of the World There is Freedom in His Name!" (Lyrics from the song His Name is Jesus). My previous favorite was God Of Revival but I prefer the version he sang with Brian and Jenn at the Heaven Come Conference. 

Everyone who listens to Christian radio has probably heard Battle Belongs. This song along with House of the Lord has quickly become anthems all over the country. So I probably don't need to talk about those. 

Reason I Sing and Look To Jesus is praisey songs that you could probably enjoy.  The rest of the songs are okay I guess.

Happy Listening!!!  

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