Review

Being born in the early 1970's, I can remember always having age-appropriate worship music made available to me throughout elementary school. By my teens I had trouble finding praise and worship music was created for the expression of someone my age (with the exception of a few albums like "Petra Praise"). But even as a young child, the worship music that I knew from kids church was mostly Sunday school songs mixed in with a few of the easy to sing Maranatha choruses. So by the time I was 8 or so, I remember beginning to relate more to the music that was being sung in the adult service, more than I was relating to "Zacchaeuswas a wee little man" or "There's a flag flown high from the castle of my heart." That's why "Supernatural" by Hillsong kids is so cool. It is worship music written and arranged for all kids, but especially for those in the tweener age group.

"Supernatural" is a live worship project with 14 songs, most of them brand new with some familiar tunes from the Hillsong catalog. Full of excitement and lots of energy, this CD features adult worship leaders and a kids choir. Unlike many CDs made for this age group, "Supernatural" doesn't rely solely on the attention grabbing, larger-than-life, synth laced ear candy designed to hold kid's attention. In addition to these fast, dancey arrangements, there are also some driving guitar songs and even slow songs which I believe are important for teaching kids to be still before God.

"Supernatural" opens with the happy, upbeat title track which states: "These are the days when/ We can see miracles / Your wonders are everywhere/ Here is my life Lord / You can use me / To show the world you care". Wow! Now that's a message I want my kids to sing. I really appreciate that Hillsong Kids wrote simple songs that are easy for kids to learn. But these aren't lightweight songs. These are songs that prepare young worshipers to grow up and live for Him. There are a couple of songs on this CD that were written for previous adult Hillsong and United CDs that I'm not sure kids would be able to learn very easily, but then again, kids these days are pretty sharp.

This is a good resource for teachers and leaders who are looking for new songs for their church's children's department. If you want your kids to get excited about worship, then this CD is a great way to do that. Or if your kids think that they are too cool for (Sunday) school, then let them put "Supernatural" in their CD player....they just may end up seeing things differently.

Review By Jeremy Dunn