Holy Forever [Single Version]

[BiteUrLip]

User: Rekko
Artist: CeCe Winans
Album: N/A
Year: 2023
Writers: Brian Johnson; Chris Tomlin; Jason Ingram; Jenn Johnson; Phil Wickham
Music video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xcFM9CBiOE

Lyrics:

[ Verse 1: ]
Lord why would I leave You
There’s no other place for me but here
Your Love is so great and sure
Your faithfulness, and mercy, will live on, eternally

[ Chorus: ]
Forever I’ll lift my voice
Forever, Lord I’ll rejoice
Forever I’ll sing my heart out to You
I offer all I have
And I want more to give
Forever my life is Yours to use

[ Verse 2: ]
I can’t describe this joy
That I feel when I’m alone with You
Your presence it heals my soul
Your faithfulness, and mercy, will live on, eternally

[ Repeat chorus: ]

[ Bridge: ]
Forever worship, forever praise, forever shout Your name
I’ll bow down with pleasure, humble myself
I only have eyes for You

[ Repeat chorus 2x ]

[ Vamp: ]
Forever I’ll live right, forever I’ll love right, forever for You
Forever I’ll walk right, forever I’ll talk right, forever for You
Forever I’ll live right, forever I’ll love right, forever for You
Forever I’ll walk right, forever I’ll talk right, forever for You
Forever I’ll live right, forever I’ll love right, forever for You

Forever and ever and ever, ever and ever and ever
Lord Your worthy, oh so worthy
Forever and ever and ever, ever and ever and ever
Lord Your worthy, oh so worthy

[sjh88]

Verses are good, but chorus and song ending part is amazing! Very powerful song.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[BiteUrLip]

The singer in the beginning sounds like a man. Anyway it's a very good song.

4½ stars.

[Rekko]

It's been many years since I've been listening to Cece's music. I chose now artists from the book of "The 100 Greatest Albums in Christian Music".

List: rateyourmusic.com/list/AORCentral/the-100-greatest-albums-in-christian-music-ccm-magazine-2001/1/

"Everlasting Love" by Cece Winans was number 51. She also had two albums with Bebe. I had all the three albums in CD format. Her solo album was average (3 or 3½ stars).  searched YouTube if she had any song I could choose. This had just been released. I liked it immediately.

Her voice is a little bit like Kathy Troccoli's - sounding a little bit masculine. But it is very good for this kind of praise song. The lyrics are safe but I'm OK with them because she sounds happy and the backing vocalist sound happy. It's most likely live. THe melody is beautiful.

5 minutes is enough for the most essential parts. The original version is almost ten minutes. I recommend you to listen it.

This can be a good warmer to Kim Walker-Smith. Maybe?

47 points -> 4½ stars

[jaky]

Spritually strong version. You can hear the holiness of God when listening this.
Musically also really good.

4.5 stars (45p)