Monument To Mercy - Live

I've just got in from the Stuart Townend "Monument To Mercy - Live" concert at CCK. It was well worth the seven hour trip from North Wales to Brighton!

The quality of the music was amazing. Dave Fellingham's choir, strings and brass sections made it a particularly memorable evening, and there was the usual high quality service from Lou Fellingham and the Phatfish gang, while Mark Edwards did a great job at the piano. Perhaps we should try something similar at the William Aston Hall, NEWI sometime?

It was good to be there too to hear Lou's selection from her "Treasure" album before Stuart and the hoards appeared on stage. We were then treated to a very close rendition of Stuart's album "Monument to Mercy", with additional bonus songs "O Church Arise" and "In Christ Alone" to close.

It was a really fun evening, but the real thrill was the focus on the God we adore: the Father whose grace has made us children of a King, the Son who has made this possible by dying in our place, dealing with the wrath that is justly due to us, and the Spirit who helps and strenghthens us each day and assures us of our eternal place in God's kingdom.

We should be so thankful to God for giving such gifted people to his church, who encourage and teach us so clearly from the Bible, and who help us with words to express our love and gratitude to him.