How Great Is Our God: The Essential Collection
Chris Tomlin · 2011
73 min · 15 tracks · Christian rock
Elevation
Our rating, out of 100 — and why.
AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.
Strong, singable worship writing is gathered into a polished survey, but the anthology format and duplicated title song make it less cohesive and distinctive as an album.
What we noticed
- The opening and closing tracks are two versions of the title song, framing the collection rather than moving toward a new final statement.
- The first twelve tracks are presented as individual songs; track thirteen is explicitly a live performance, followed by two more studio-era titles.
- Several titles recur as extended worship refrains, while the sequence moves from the alternate title-song version to a second title-song recording at the end.
- Composition 25% of the score
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5/10
- Craft 20% of the score
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6/10
- Durability 25% of the score
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5/10
- Distinctiveness 18% of the score
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3/10
- Sequencing 12% of the score
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4/10
the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics
production, performance, arrangement
whether it rewards returning to it
whether it sounds like itself
running order, pacing, length
Little footprint beyond its audience. Reported but not counted — how far a record travelled describes its reception rather than the record, and a newer release has had less time to travel than an older one.
Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
- 1 How Great Is Our God [World Edition] 5:58
- 2 Our God 4:44
- 3 Forever 5:27
- 4 The Wonderful Cross 7:07
- 5 Famous One 4:18
- 6 We Fall Down 4:41
- 7 Indescribable 3:58
- 8 Holy Is the Lord 4:12
- 9 Enough 4:20
- 10 Made to Worship 4:18
- 11 Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone) 4:26
- 12 Jesus Messiah 4:48
- 13 God of This City (live from Passion) 5:05
- 14 I Will Rise 5:00
- 15 How Great Is Our God 5:05
Reference: MusicBrainz · Wikidata
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