Give Us Rest
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| Studio album by David Crowder Band | ||||
| Released | January 10, 2012 | |||
| Genre | Christian rock, worship | |||
| Length | 100:42 | |||
| Label | sixsteps | |||
| Producer | David Crowder Band | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   |
| CCM Magazine | |
| The Christian Manifesto | |
| Christian Music Zine |  |
| Christianity Today | |
| Cross Rhythms |   |
| Indie Vision Music | |
| Jesus Freak Hideout |
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| Louder Than the Music | |
| New Release Tuesday | |
| The Phantom Tollbooth | |
Give Us Rest; or, A Requiem Mass in C (the Happiest of All Keys) is the sixth and final studio album and their eleventh overall album release from the David Crowder Band. This album was released on January 10, 2012 through sixstepsrecords. The album charted at the following during the week of January 28, 2012: No. 1 on the Billboard Christian Albums chart, No. 2 on both the Billboard 200 and Digital Albums charts. The first single to come from the album is "Let Me Feel You Shine".
The album Give Us Rest has received nearly universal acclaim.
CCM Magazine, The Christian Manifesto, and Jesus Freak Hideout's Ryan Barbee all gave the album 5 out of 5 stars. Matt Conner of CCM Magazine commented on how the album "starts with footsteps of those walking to church and closes with the familiar hymn 'Because He Lives'", noting that "in between are emotional and musical shifts that rise and fall at all the right times." The Christian Manifesto's Lydia Akinola called the album "a triumphant finish!" She went on to say that the album "is a masterpiece, one that totally eclipses what many thought was possible." Ryan Barbee of Jesus Freak Hideout heaped praise on the album, saying "there is no doubt that they have created something grander and more elaborate than all of their previous releases", and that each track "back[s] up this statement" and that the album "is nothing short of an amazing experience."
Christian Music Zine's Tyler Hess rated the album 4.5 out of 5 stars and gave the band and album praise, commenting that the band "went out without holding anything back, putting an exclamation mark on their career". He noted this album showed "the talent, skill, dedication and hard work put into [it]" and called it "one final masterpiece". Paul S. Ganney of Cross Rhythms rated the album 9 out of 10 squares and described the album as "finish[ing] with a flourish", but advised that the "lyrics tend towards the liturgical" and that he couldn't "see many church choirs managing to tackle them successfully." Ganney noted that each track "follow[s] a well-defined route thematically, but always with the underlying truth: no matter how close to the edge we may sail (and even over it) God can bring us back." Jesus Freak Hideout's Michael Weaver gave the album 4.5 out of 5 and called the album a "masterpiece" but cautioned that the album "just doesn't contain enough sing-a-long type songs to make a very effective worship album", and commented that "a few wasted tracks of noise, filler, or spoken word keep this album from the perfect rating it was so close to." New Release Tuesday's Marcus Hathcock also rated the album 4.5 out of 5, writing that "while you may not resonate with every song on this album, it’s absolutely safe to say that there is something for everyone on Give Us Rest" and that "Crowder has given us a beautiful, long goodbye that'll satisfy us for years to come." Derek Walker of The Phantom Tollbooth rated the album 4.5 out of 5 as well and stressed that we should give "credit to Crowder for stopping the band at the top of its game, rather than clinging on and regurgitating more of the same."
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