Various Artists - 3:16 - Songs of Hope - Christian Music Today
From My Utmost for His Highest and Streams in the Desert to The Prayer of Jabez and The Purpose-Driven Life, Christian publishing/marketing firms have proven time and again how much they love to release companion CDs to best-selling books.
(...) the three new songs vary in relevance. Sandi Patty's sweeping power ballad "Born Again" touches on the conversation between Jesus and Nicodemus preceding John 3:16, and Charmaine (backing singer for Rebecca St. James)
returns to the spotlight with "In Him," a pleasant AC ballad exploring
the specific meaning behind that phrase in the verse. In contrast,
while Velasquez enjoyably revisits her classic AC pop roots in "Loved
By You," the lyrics feel very tangential to the theme.
Though most all the songs are good, there's not a
lot of added value for people who already have them from other discs,
and as a supplement to the book, this album doesn't stay on point
enough.
