Dare I Say Perfect?
Rich Mullins reached his creative peak with this album. The concept of the album is inspired, the lyrics are pure poetry, and the music is epic. He has sparks of genius on other albums, but this album is a complete work of art.
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Evidence of his master
The theme of this album, the lyrics, the music - everything about it: this is by far the best Rich Mullins album he ever did. Not that the two after it were bad (there were great!), but this is THAT album for him. THAT album that showed he had a brilliance that other song writers can't touch. "The Color Green" has probably some of the most amazingly crafted lyrics in all of Christian music, with powerful music as well. "Hold Me Jesus," "Creed," "My Sojourn" - all also songs that stand above others not only in his catalog but other people's as well. This is THE album for Rich Mullins fans!
Transcending Man-made Boundaries
This is, quite simply, one of my all-time favorites. Having worn out 2 CD's now, I still weep when hearing "Hold Me Jesus" and rejoice on "Creed". I have to play "Here in America" on road trips, and "You Gotta Get Up" for Christmas. Musically and lyrically, this is an album that, like the man himself, has no need for man-made labels or the limitations of a denomination. Both album and man were a gift from God.
amazing, anachronistic album
I'm no fan of Protestant music generally, especially with male vocals, but this is a super CD. Great lyrics, powerful, awesome music, etc. Particularly powerful is "Creed" (even if he mistranslates "Sanctam Ecclesiam Catholicam" as "Christian church") and poigniant is "You gotta get up." The music is timeless, acoustic-leaning, and the lyrics, while explicitly Christian, avoid the typical corny cliches that plague most CCM. They say he died less than a week before converting to Catholicism: fidelium animae per misericordiam Dei, requiescant in pace.
