Artist: Catalyst Church
Album: The Upward Glancing Of An Eye - EP
Year: 2009
Label: Catapult
Website: http://provokechange.org/
Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/provokechange
Twitter: @tristinroberts @provokechange
Buy: iTunes - Amazon - Official Store
Sounds Like: John Mark McMillan, Anthony Skinner, Chris McClarney, Delirious, Death Cab for Cutie, U2, Ryan Adams, Future of Forestry, Switchfoot/Jon Foreman, Brian Johnson, Coldplay
Rating: 3/5 ♥♥♥

“The Upward Glancing Of An Eye – EP” was produced by Tristin Roberts, music director of Catalyst Church. “It’s a collection of songs that are to hopefully help encourage and challenge others towards God. The love and grace of God is a big theme throughout the EP, but the goal was mainly to help encourage and focus our eyes towards God”, Roberts says.

“My Only One” tells us about the divine love of God who came to restore our broken hearts, that love which in we have placed our trust: “I can’t help but stand and sing my love I hold nothing back / You are high and lifted in my heart, my only one”. The passionate and intimate “Taken Me Away” asks God to take us to that secret place where his love embraces us and where we can feel his mercy and glory filling our hearts: “Come take me away to a higher place / Take me away to a deeper place / Your love it amazes me everyday / Cause You take me away to a secret place”. The EP’s title was taken from the sublime “Prayer Is The Souls Sincere Desire”, an anthem that draws metaphors to prayer as the voice of the people of God: “O Thou by whom we come to God The life the truth the way / The path of prayer Thyself hast trod / Lord teach us how to pray”. It also has the participation of Jorgen Roberts with an inspiring and lovely performance. “Our Saving Grace” sung to the sweet name of Jesus, and takes a few lines of well-known hymn “Amazing Grace” whispering: : “O how sweet the sound, that saved a wretch like me / I once was lost now I’m found, was blind but now I see”. Finally we find “Your Love”, a simple but profound lyric that talks about the eternal and unfailing love of God, using a clean guitar that embraces every one of its chords.

Tristin Roberts gives us a creative, strong and sweet voice in “The Upward Glancing Of An Eye – EP”. Poetry, beautiful musical arrangements in a sort of cry of our generation that cries out for revival.

“The Upward Glancing Of An Eye – EP” fue producido por Tristin Roberts, director musical de Catalyst Church. Es una colección de canciones que tienen la esperanza de ayudar a estimular y desafiar a otros hacia Dios. “El amor y la gracia de Dios se plasman en las canciones, pero principalmente el objetivo es ayudar, alentar y enfocar nuestros ojos hacia Dios” nos comparte Roberts.

“My Only One” nos habla sobre el divino amor de Dios que vino a restaurar nuestros quebrados corazones, aquel amor en el que nuestra confianza hemos depositado: “I can’t help but stand and sing my love I hold nothing back / You are high and lifted in my heart, my only one”. La apasionada e íntima “Taken Me Away” le pide a Dios llevarnos a aquel lugar secreto en dónde su amor nos abrace y dónde podamos sentir su misericordia y gloria llenar nuestro interior: “Come take me away to a higher place / Take me away to a deeper place / Your love it amazes me everyday / Cause You take me away to a secret place”. El título del EP fue tomado de la sublime “Prayer Is The Souls Sincere Desire”, un himno que dibuja metáforas sobre a oración como la voz del pueblo de Dios: “O Thou by whom we come to God The life the truth the way / The path of prayer Thyself hast trod / Lord teach us how to pray”. Cuenta además con la participación de Jorgen Roberts con una inspiradora y adorable performance. “Our Saving Grace” canta al dulce nombre de Jesús, y toma algunas líneas del conocido himno “Amazing Grace” al susurrarnos: “O how sweet the sound, that saved a wretch like me / I once was lost now I’m found, was blind but now I see”. Finalmente nos encontramos con “Your Love”, con una simple pero profunda lirica que habla sobre el eterno e indefectible amor de Dios, usando una guitarra limpia que abraza cada uno de sus acordes.

Tristin Roberts nos regala una creativa, sólida y dulce voz en “The Upward Glancing Of An Eye – EP”. Poesía, hermosos arreglos musicales en una especia de clamor de nuestra generación que pide a gritos un avivamiento.