Karen Peck and New River Launch Journey of Joy – To start with New Southern Gospel Album in Two Yrs

Karen Peck and New River have produced their initially new album in in excess of two many years. The album is entitled, “Journey of Pleasure”. I spoke with Southern Gospel music’s favored soprano, Karen Peck – she has been nominated for Favourite Soprano eighteen decades in a row! – on the day that Journey of Pleasure was introduced.

The initial thing that I noticed about Karen Peck was her hearts motivation to arrive at men and women with the message of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. From her coronary heart , the Phrase comes forth, the two in her songs and in her speech. Her gentle, humble spirit will come by in all that she speaks and sings.

I asked Karen Peck about the 1st single launched to Southern Gospel radio from the Journey of Joy album. The song is entitled Last Night. “Very last Evening” was created by a very excellent close friend of mine, she’s also a fantastic songwriter. Her name is Marsha Henry. She wrote the tune that Jeff and Sheri (Easter) sing “Roses Will Bloom Again” and co wrote the song we sang many years ago, “God Likes To Get the job done When Nothing at all Else Does”. She’s also published a ton of other fantastic Gospel music.

“She has been really sick and the physicians have not been in a position to diagnose her, so for a yr she hasn’t been capable to get the job done and she’s just been definitely down and out. She wrote this tune, ‘Last Night’ and referred to as me and claimed ‘Karen I’ve created a track I assume you could possibly like.’

Karen said that the initially time that she read the demo that she started to weep. She recalled how when they were being in the studio recording the track that the Spirit of God fell on the studio and they “experienced church”. “The only factor I can assess it to is when we recorded the song, “4 Times Late” in the yr 2000. Four Times was so powerful in the studio and we had a equivalent scenario with “Very last Night time”, recalls Karen Peck.

“Previous Evening” as perfectly as most of the tunes on “Journey of Pleasure” have a instead progressive seem. The songs are unquestionably Southern Gospel but also demonstrate development from her very last album, “Excellent To Be Free of charge”. Karen commented, “We want to usually expand in the Lord and as we expand in the Lord then every single region of our life would seem to mature and get better. Our continual prayer is ‘Lord permit these songs minister to someone’s heart'”.

“Journey of Joy” has songs that are certain to bless the listener. I enjoyed the track, “Then He Moved” which attributes the voice of Devin McGalmery. This younger person exhibits a voice that will make people interested in Southern Gospel music consider recognize. His vocals on “Keep On” remind me of Jason Crabb.

Other music on this Southern Gospel album that stand out are “When The Stone Rolled Absent”. This may well be the strongest song on the CD and showcases the harmonies that this trio is able of. “Whispered Prayers” is a moving track with a exclusive ending that characteristics a simply call to salvation by the Reverend Billy Graham.

I requested Karen Peck what has been on her coronary heart these days, what has God been accomplishing in her walk. ” I want to be sure to God”, Karen smiles. ” I want to have faith in understanding. It is uncomplicated for me to imagine for some others. I can feel that God is likely to come by way of for other people. I can imagine and is not going to doubt at all. I have pals that are likely through circumstances and I pray for them and I imagine with all of my heart that God is likely to provide them by way of. But then when situations transpire in my everyday living then I begin questioning, ‘Well God – Lord aid me’ its so much different when the shoe is on the other foot.

“So what I’m praying now is – I’ve likely lived 50 % of my existence on this earth. I just pray that the up coming 50 percent of my lifetime will depend, will definitely count for Him. I want to you should God with my religion. I want to have religion, believing that no matter what I face in my everyday living, that He is there for me and He will choose care of me, and not ‘maybe’ but that He will”.

Its this drive to remember to God that shines in this Southern Gospel album, “Journey of Pleasure” by Karen Peck and New River.