... is a collection of inspirational songs that are sung beautifully by Susan Boyle
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Hope is a collection of inspirational songs that are sung beautifully by Susan Boyle. Susan's exceptional voice ranges from powerful low notes to crystal clear high notes. It has already given me many hours of listening pleasure!
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This album includes all original inspirational songs. The use of vocal harmony and acoustic guitar is very well done.
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I chose this selection for the inspirational song "You Raise Me Up" as well as the beautiful calming Irish/Norwegian music on the rest of the cd.  I have enjoyed Secret Garden for many years and wanted to share with two special friends
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Beautiful Music, one of my favorite songs which is so inspirational
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Loved this collection of spiritual song by the best country singer.
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In God Wants to Hear You Sing! accomplished author Ruthie Jacobsen joins hands with prolific song-writer Rodney Griffin, a member of the southern gospel trio Greater Vision. In its pages, the pair shares how the songs of Greater Vision have touched listeners, reminding them of scriptural truths and drawing them nearer to the heart of the gospel. Inspirational stories of spiritual growth, the power to witness, and the strength to rejoice in suffering are all recounted here.

When I accepted a copy of God Wants to Hear You Sing! for review I had never heard of the musical group Greater Vision. The book I received includes an offer to download the songs that go along with the inspirational stories in the book for free, or to order a CD and pay for the shipping. I have also seen the accompanying CD available for purchase separately on other websites and it now looks as though the CD is actually included with the book.

What I did found is that while the stories were touching, the southern gospel genre isn't one of my favorites. Though Greater Vision is a highly regarded group within that genre, I found the sound a bit old-fashioned and to be honest, quite slow, though I did enjoy the scriptural messages behind their music.  The music also has a very rich, full-bodied traditional sound - it reminds me a bit of music that I heard my grandparents enjoying when I was a child.  That being said this collection is best as a gift for those who already enjoy Greater Vision's work. Having a collection of life-changing stories that were inspired by the music of a group whose work you enjoy would surely be a wonderful gift for those who enjoy this style of music more than I do.
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Susan Boyle has the voice of an angel and that's what the cd sounds like. Soft, sweet, and beautiful. Christmas music as it should be. A lovely addition to any music library.
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I would definitely recommend this Selah Collection.  The music is inspiring, as well as peaceful and calming.  It is a blessing to listen to these old hymns.  The packaging looks like a song book.  Inside, along with the CD's, there are several pages that show the lyrics to the songs, as well as a short introduction to the songwriter and reason the song was written.
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I find it amazing that a few short years ago Susan was on a stage stating that Elaine Paige was her favorite singer and her dream was to be able to sing with her. She did sing fulfill her dream! Plus dreams she never knew she ever had! Bet she now has other people dreaming to be able to sing with Susan herself.... : ))

Beautiful haunting songs that under other circumstances could be a bit depressing, but with the lovely music arrangement and of course Susan's spectacular voice reminds me that in all things there is beauty, some bittersweet, hidden in every situation...
I find it very inspirational.

Thank you for sharing your voice and your interpretation of some well known songs, and bringing new ones into my life.
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I love this collection of simple and classic-sounding hymns and spiritual songs. It has such a beautiful flow to it and such great lyrics. I really like her voice a lot. I got this as a gift for my mother-in-law but got jealous and bought one for myself soon after.
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This was the first time Ive read poetry from Regina Puckett, but I don't think itll be my last.

This collection contains a variety of poems that all follow a similar rhyme scheme and length that made it flow nicely from one poem to the next. At times the rhyming worked great, though Id have liked a little variety at times (Im not a huge fan of straight-up rhyme in poetry, so this is just personal taste).

The poem covered a few different topics, but there was an overall positive, almost inspirational theme to them that gave a nice feel to it, as a whole. Its great for readers who enjoy short poems that get to the point, having just a hint of something bigger that makes multiple readings that much more enjoyable.

Id also like to make mention that I both read this collection and listened to the audiobook of it. Hearing the narrator read the poems, and comparing them to the way I read them, allowed me to see a few different interpretations to various aspects of the poems. The narrators accent also made for an interesting reading.
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This is a great collection of 30 songs mostly from Marisela's first three albums.  She has a beautiful voice and this collection showcases it very well.  I would recommend picking this CD set up.
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Five BEAUTIFUL Stars! Marvelous performances of pop standards and lesser known but still very attractive songs. Susan Boyle burst on the scene at age 47 in one of the  most stunning performances in televised singing competition history on 'Britain's Got Talent'. Now at 50, she is a true world record-setting, multi-million selling superstar who continues her 'dream' singing career with her third exceptional recording in a row.  She effectively uses two emotional but different approaches with her mezzo-soprano voice: the diva approach, singing "You Have To Be There", "This Will Be The Year", the show-stopping "Return", and "Autumn Leaves". But the other vocal approach is a light vulnerable very attractive voice that she uses on "Enjoy The Silence", "Lilac Wine", the awesome "Mad World" and the very lovely "Someone To Watch Over Me": all showing quite a dramatic flair. But perhaps best of all is a stunning, emotional performance of Joni Mitchell's "Both Sides Now". We're fortunate that she appeared on BGT or we might have missed out on this truly amazing singer. Bravo, Susan! Highly Recommended. Five IMPRESSIVE Stars! (This review is based on an mp3 download of 10 tracks; Time: ~ 33m; 41s)
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I love the sound of her voice.  Sometimes I can hardly get through the songs without tears as the words and music are so inspiring and touch my soul.  I had to send one to my best friend Peg so she could enjoy this talented woman too.
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This is sung beautifully. Love all the contemporary songs. They are so uplifting  and all come from the Psalms.  I would love to get a whole album of the favorite songs.
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Had to buy this to hear the bonus tracks. Especially The Prayer duet and A Time For Us. Her and Susan Boyle are naturals together. I hope they use her version of A Time For Us if they do another remake of Romeo and Juliet. She absolutely owns that song.
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I've been religiously attending Susan's live shows for the past six or seven years.  For me, the favorite portion of her shows has always been when she would perform her own compositions of tin pan alley/standard-like tunes.  Now, for the first time, she's assembled these songs onto one album.  Great songwriting coupled with her flawless, classically trained voice and wonderful sense of humor make these songs irresistable.  I highly recommend this album to any fan of Norah Jones, Harry Connick, Jr., Jamie Cullum, etc.  Even more, I highly recommend seeing Susan perform in person.  After seeing her once, you'll be a fan for life!