- Dreams
- Oh Zion
- Deeper
- New Song
- God's Talent
- Conversation
- It's a New Day
- Strength
- Amazing
- Love Song
- Beautiful
- Dar Amor
- Talento De Dios
- Maravilloso
- Nueva Cancion
Who would've imagined that when Gustavo Ortega, Jovian Jiménez, and Noah Chaparro got together in 2002 to help a mutual friend with a school project, their efforts would lead them to evolve into a full-fledged music group? We're not told how the friend fared academically, but his homework resulted in the trio Ordained Praise, a ministry whose name is derived from
The bulk of their debut,
This simplicity happens to be one of their most important playing cards, as the songs are never too busy or layered to the point of overproduction—a weakness of most Latin pop. There's something warm and understated about the way the songs were created, with just enough splashes of acoustic guitars, nimble keyboard treatments, and soft programming to carry the trio's faith declarations. This containment helps the case of Ordained Praise as they set out to reach out not only to their age group—who will most likely love this, by the way—but also to more conservative first-generation Hispanics. A recommended debut.