Graves Into Gardens by Elevation Worship

Graves Into Gardens is the 2020 live album from Elevation Worship, the worship team of Elevation Church in Charlotte, North Carolina. It was recorded with a congregation early in the year, before the wider world went quiet. The theme runs through the title: God turning death into life, ruin into growth.

Why listen?

The sound is big and modern, led by voices such as Chris Brown and guests including Brandon Lake and Tauren Wells. The production is polished but keeps the live energy intact. The lyrics speak of testimony, rescue and blessing, with the closing prayer of "The Blessing" reaching far beyond the room. There is a clear arc from buried hope to new growth across the set. It is worship built for a crowd to carry home.

Favourite song: Graves Into Gardens

The title track turns mourning into praise without softening the grief first. Its slow build into the chorus is the high point of the record.

You turn graves into gardens
You turn bones into armies
You turn seas into highways
You're the only one who can

The lift in that line feels like coming out of dark woods into open ground at the top of a hill. The song does not deny loss, but it refuses to end there. That stubborn turn toward life is what stays with me.

Key takeaway

Graves Into Gardens is a warm live worship record about hope after loss. An easy one to recommend.

Tracklist

• My Testimony
• Graves Into Gardens
• The Blessing
• Available
• Authority
• Never Lost
• No One Beside
• Have My Heart (Vamp)
• There Is a King
• What Would You Do

Details

Listen on

• Apple Music
• Amazon
• Spotify

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