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Worship leader Elias Dummer, the former frontman and founding member of The City Harmonic, releases his debut album in association with Integrity Music.
“The Work Vol. 1” is a collection of 11 bold and thoughtful worship songs that wrestle with questions of identity and discipleship in an age obsessed with image and achievement.
“We’re constantly told that the only obstacle between life as we know it and “the good life” is hard work,” says Elias Dummer. “We’re told to make something of ourselves. To do something important. To love better, or more, or differently. We’re to know the right people. And if we don’t – and no person has all of these things – we just need to try harder. Somehow, it’s seems as though it’s always the next thing – the thing we don’t possess – that will finally fulfill us.
“What if I won’t ever be enough on my own? What if I don’t need to be? Well, if Jesus is who he says He is, then he’s got it covered. This is a hard lesson for me, but it might be one of the most important lessons a disciple of Jesus can learn: I can’t be God. I should stop trying. I don’t need Jesus to help me find the good life. Jesus is the good life – whatever else may come.
“So this album is my way of wrestling with prayers I’ve needed to sing for a long time. Disciples worship and worship disciples. So my hope is that these songs help us worship in spirit and truth, and grow to be more like Jesus as we do.”