Every song is an invitation.įirst single “Forever” celebrates the collision of heaven and earth. We’re hungry just to see God move in a more powerful way in church-not just people coming to church for the sake of it, but coming hungry for more of His presence.”įrom the regal title track, “How Majestic,” that points to the grandeur of God, to the powerful, pleading cries of the closing song, “Let The Heavens Open,” listeners will find God if they are willing to seek Him. “It may not sound different to anybody, but I think there’s a heart cry inside of it for more of the presence of God. “I believe this album has a new sound on it,” she muses. Majestic reveals a collection of simple, congregational-friendly tracks that Jobe hopes will become new anthems for a generation hungry for God to move in a fresh way. “So I don’t care what song I sing, if the heart of it is that people fall more in love with Jesus and they understand the heart of God for them.” “When I die, if I was known for one thing, I would want to be known for fall more in love with Jesus,” Jobe asserts. Some of Jobe’s most popular worship anthems, like “Revelation Song” and “Healer,” have been written by others, so to release a collection of songs where she’s personally been an intricate part of creating every track was a dream come true for the worship leader, who’s grateful and eager to collaborate with others. If we, as worship leaders, are connecting and writing songs for the Church, then the Church needs to do Church together, too.” “To all write together, I think it’s just a huge picture of how we’re supposed to do Kingdom together. “We all have such a heart to connect people to the heart of God through music, and it’s powerful,” she offers. Many of the album’s 13 tracks have as many as eight writers on one song, revealing Jobe’s heartbeat for community. The result is an album that boasts co-writes from some of the most admired songwriters around the globe, including Matt Redman, Chris Tomlin, Brian Johnson, Jason Ingram, Paul Baloche, Reuben Morgan, Marty Sampson, Mia Fieldes, Jenn Johnson and Christa Black Gifford, in addition to several co-writes with her band. She reached out to like-minded worship leaders who share her passion for writing songs for the Church and who have become personal friends through their common vision. I want to write something deeper.’ I just kept writing.” “I was able to say, ‘This is a great song, but I don’t feel it’s saying exactly what I want to say. “I started really plowing and digging in for this album,” shares Jobe, who wrote nearly 50 songs total for the project. Jobe began writing for this record two years ago while simultaneously maintaining her position as an associate worship pastor at Dallas’ Gateway Church and a tour schedule that included stints on the Winter Jam Tour Spectacular, Chris Tomlin’s “Burning Lights” tour, Hillsong Conferences in Sydney and London, the Passion Conference and her own headlining tours. If you will lift your voices and worship Him, there will be a shift and a change in the atmosphere of your life, and it will be heaven-centered and majestic.” “I want this album to give more of a revelation that God is in control. “It reminds me of what heaven might be like,” she says, reflecting on the evening of recording at the iconic landmark. Majestic is entirely live and features all-new material (with the exception of Jobe’s cover of “Holy Spirit”), every song a piece of her heart. Recorded at the historic Majestic Theatre in Jobe’s hometown of Dallas, Texas, the album is a departure from her first two major label studio releases. Anything past that is just feel-good music.” “When you get down to the very bare bones of worship, it is about us being thankful for the cross and magnifying the name of Jesus above all names. “Worship, for me, has always been such a rescue place in my life,” she says. Jobe’s third album and Dove Award-winning, Majestic (Capitol CMG), reveals her lifelong passion for the Church. She only knew she had a heart for broken people and a deep desire to lead them to the cross. When she began leading worship at age 13, she never imagined she would be nominated for a GRAMMY®, win multiple Dove Awards or be praised by the New York Times. For more than 15 years, well-respected worship leader Kari Jobe has been using her gifts to lead people into the presence of God.
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