Disc One:
- You're Worthy of My Praise—Big Daddy Weave w/ Barlow Girl
- Beautiful One—By the Tree
- Kindness—Todd Agnew
- And Your Praise Goes On—Chris Rice
- Here I Am to Worship—Sonicflood
- Meet with Me—Ten Shekel Shirt
- All I Want to Do—Ginny Owens
- Shout to the Lord—Lincoln Brewster
- Once Again—Fusebox
- Gloria—Watermark
- Chasing After You—Inhabited
- We Are Free—Robbie Seay Band
- Into Our Midst—BDA
Disc Two:
- Wonderful Merciful Saviour—Selah
- Word of God Speak—Big Daddy Weave
- More Love to Thee—Fernando Ortega
- Enough—BarlowGirl
- Jesus You're Beautiful—Sara Groves
- All of This—Exit East
- How Deep the Father's Love for Us—Skillet
- You Said—Palisade
- Hallelujah—Nicol Sponberg
- All My Tears (Be Washed Away)—Plumb
- I Am Ready—Broken Frame
- I Love You Lord—Charmaine
It's unclear what makes
Thus, the biggest name in this collection is probably Chris Rice, featuring his seven-year-old song (though nonetheless beautifully rendered) "And Your Praise Goes On." Among the other highlights are Watermark's similarly classic and gentle original "Gloria," Selah's majestic "Wonderful, Merciful Saviour," and Ten Shekel Shirt's popular "Meet with Me." But there's also evidence of desperation to fill two discs with the inclusion of such tracks as Sonicflood's whiny sounding cover of "Here I Am to Worship," Fusebox's "Once Again," and "I Love You Lord" (not the popular praise chorus) by Rebecca St. James' backing vocalist Charmaine.
Big Daddy Weave and BarlowGirl, Fervent Records' two biggest artists, offer a new but unremarkable cover of "You're Worthy of My Praise" that's being used as a radio single. Separately, Big Daddy Weave is also featured performing "Word of God Speak," taken from
Though advertised as "25 modern worship hits," many of these songs are lesser-known album tracks unknown to both the radio and the church. This CD is an example of what the publishing industry calls "repurposing content," meaning that the record labels hope you'll buy music that most people passed on the first time. Considering the relatively low price and the songs represented, this is much like buying two or three cheap CDs form the bargain bin at your local music store. For what it's worth, you may find a lost gem or something new here, but don't go in expecting "the best."