Glorious Ruins is the 22nd live worship album by Hillsong Church. It was recorded live in London, England, and Sydney, Australia by the Hillsong Worship team from around the world including Reuben Morgan, Joel Houston, Ben Fielding, Hillsong United, and international teams from London, Stockholm, and Cape Town. The album includes 12 songs including "Man of Sorrows", "Glorious Ruins", "Christ Is Enough", "Anchor", and "You Crown the Year". It was released on 28 June 2013 in Australia and New Zealand and on 2 July 2013 internationally. The album reached No. 3 on the ARIA Albums Chart.
Background
On 27 and 28 October 2012, Hillsong Live recorded the first part at the Hillsong Convention Centre in Sydney with a worship night called "This Is for Everyone". The second part of the album was recorded by Hillsong London at London's Dominion Theatre on 17 February 2013. "Man of Sorrows", the first single from the album, was released as a free download just before Easter.
Hillsong Live announced the new album by releasing its cover artwork 3 April 2013. A trailer for the album and the live video for "Man of Sorrows" was released on 4 June 2013. The album was officially released on 2 July 2013.
Vision and inspiration
"Let the ruins come to life | In the beauty of Your Name | Rising up from the ashes | God forever You reign"
This chorus of the title track, Glorious Ruins, was an underlying theme through the life of Hillsong Church in the lead up to the Hillsong Live praise & worship album recording, Glorious Ruins. It’s a vivid image which captures the imagination and stirs the soul. Brian Houston, Senior Pastor of Hillsong Church explains, “Ruins can speak of crushing defeat or perhaps of something abandoned, but the good news today is that the ruins come to life. …Through Jesus Christ what we look at is ruins that become glorious..." Whether it be through times of personal devotion or in your church, we pray that the lyrics contained in this album stir your faith & love in Jesus Christ.
Track listing
Personnel
Worship leaders
Juliet Adekambi
Jay Cook
Matt Crocker
Jonathan 'JD' Douglass
Ben Fielding
Annie Garratt
Jad Gillies
Joel Houston
Reuben Morgan
Laura Toganivalu
David Ware
Vocals
Nina Mityuk
Sam Evans
Cassey Zschech
Dan Barrett
Ashley John Baptiste
Jill Marie Cooper
Jenny Deacon
Katie Dodson
Hannah Hobbs
Jorim Kelly
Ingrid Kennedy
Brad Kohring
Ana Loback
Collena Masuku
Nait Masuku
Sheila Mpofu
Alexander Pappas
Dean Ussher
Esther Volstad
Kevin Curiel
Marcus Temu
Music directors
Chris Davenport
Gio Galanti
Autumn Hardman
Nigel Hendroff
Electric guitars
Ben Fielding
Chris Davenport
Nigel Hendroff
Joel Hingston
David Kennedy
Timon Klein
Dave Marinelli
Isaac Soon
Dylan Thomas
Jad Gillies
Acoustic guitars
Tyler Braland
Matt Crocker
Ben Fielding
Joel Houston
Kevin Curiel
Reuben Morgan
Herny Seely
Brian 'BJ' Phodham
Keys
David Andrew
Moses Byun
Adam Dodson
Gio Galanti
Dave George
Autumn Hardman
Peter James
Matt Hann
Thiago Pereira
Ryan Taubert
Ben Tennikoff
Bass
Ike Graham
Matt Hann
Ntando 'Bob' Mpofu
Jihea Oh
Drums
Daniel McMurray
Harrison Wood
Simon Kobler
Brendan Tan
Percussion
Bede Benjamin-Korporaal
Hristo Dushev
JP Starra
Trombone
Marc Warry
French Horn
Elizabeth Gorringe
Violin
Evie Gallardo
Cello
Michaeli Witney
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