We Cry Out by Jesus Culture

We Cry Out is a 2007 live worship album from Jesus Culture, the youth worship movement out of Bethel Church in Redding. It captures young, unrestrained praise, long and fervent. I came back to it for the raw intensity, worship that does not watch the clock.

Why listen?

The sound is passionate live worship, electric and unhurried, often led by Kim Walker-Smith's powerful voice. The production keeps the room and the spontaneity intact, flaws and all. The lyrics are simple cries of love and longing, repeated until they sink in. There is an abandon here, worship that forgets to be self-conscious. It is music for going deep rather than wide.

Favourite song: How He Loves

This cover of John Mark McMillan's song became one of the album's defining moments. It is an overwhelmed, almost helpless declaration of being loved.

And oh how He loves us
Oh, oh how He loves us
How He loves us
Oh
Yeah, He loves us
Oh, how He loves us

The way the song slows down and lets the simple truth repeat makes it sink past the head into the heart. It reminds me of stopping on a quiet trail, overcome by a view, with nothing to say but thanks. The song dwells on being loved rather than performing, and there is deep rest in that.

Key takeaway

We Cry Out is fervent, unguarded worship that helped shape a generation's praise. A passionate, immersive listen.

Tracklist

• We Cry Out
• Your Love Is Everything
• Rain Down
• I Adore You
• See His Love
• My Romance
• How He Loves
• Fire Fall Down
• All I Need
• The Time Has Come

Details

Listen on

• Apple Music
• Amazon
• Spotify

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