NEW #OpenHands Album from @LauraStoryMusic #Giveaway #FlyBy ~ The Review Stew

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One of my all time favorite Christian artists is Laura Story. She sings my favorite song of all time, Blessings, and now she has come out with a new album full of more amazing, reassuring and comforting songs and I LOVE IT!

Her new album is called Open Hands and it is so good! The songs are soothing, full of worship and reminds of God's love and we have been playing it non-stop in our house!

Throughout the Bible, there are countless stories of ordinary people whole-heartedly attempting to live a life fully surrendered to God’s unique calling on their lives. More than once, God asks people of faith to relinquish control and simply trust Him. These days, singer/songwriter Laura Story is discovering the beauty found in letting go. It’s this posture of surrender that she’s striving for on her fifth studio album, Open Hands (Fair Trade Services).

Open Hands’ fresh collection of originals blends Story’s signature congregatiomal worship with intimate moments. A parade of A-list songwriters, including Matt Redman, Matt Maher, Mia Fieldes, Hank Bentley, Sarah Hart and Seth Mosley, among others, pepper the album’s 11 tracks. Through writing sessions both alone and with others, Story began to gradually see this common thread of surrender emerge.

The title track—already a chart-topper prior to the album’s release—features guest vocals from Third Day’s Mac Powell, a fellow Atlanta-native and Story’s longtime friend. “You Came Running” borrows imagery from the biblical narrative of the Prodigal Son. In true Story fashion, several selections (“Awake My Soul (1000 Tongues),” “For The Love of My King”) reimagine timeless hymns, which she refreshes with an original chorus.

My favorite song on this album is Whisper, the seventh song on the album. It is so soothing and calming to my soul during troubled and stressful times in my life. Her words and voice calm my soul, remind me of God's love and watchfulness in my life and get me through the tough days! What a blessing Laura Story and her music is!