![]() ![]() I was writing as a believer and as a worship leader.” “A lot of these songs are songs that I was writing on the journey where I was in life. ![]() She tells me she wrote a lot of the songs prior to signing a record deal. It was almost like having a moment to just get your heart fostered with the Lord before you of embark on what I hope that the journey of this record does for the listener.”Įver curious about the methods used to choose songs for an album, I asked Hope how it all came together. I really wanted an instrumental track to start the record but I also didn't want to force it. It was such a special moment – we could feel it in the studio. I just ran into the room and began to sing these lyrics over what they were doing. “The producers immediately said, ‘Hit record,’ and they told me to grab a mic. Hope encouraged her team to practice the song “Set Free” as though it was a live worship set and not a recording, and it was this freedom that allowed the track “Surrender” to naturally surface in the midst of the recording session. Except for two writers on this record are people that I go to church with and lead worship with weekly and, and most of the musicians are also.” It wasn't really planned – obviously God had it planned. But more than that, I wanted a way to communicate who I really am as a worship leader, because I didn't want a listener to hear this record and then come see me lead worship live and be like, ‘Those are two different people.’ It was really such an amazing way God orchestrated it. I knew that that was going to be a little bit of a challenge for me to be comfortable in the studio. Very much used to a live situation where the set list is sometimes abandoned to make room for spontaneous worship, Hope says recording an album in a studio was a challenge. Hope has been a worship leader for the past 15 years where she and her family are currently part of the congregation at The Belonging Co. in Nashville. I remember when we went in to work on the record, I said to the producers, ‘This is gonna sound weird, but if people don't hear this song and feel like they can cry and they can be vulnerable with the Lord, then we didn't capture what I felt like God is asking of this song to be.’” 'Love Like This' and 'Start Over' were written out of places of failure and places of brokenness for me and how I allowed God to come into those situations and what he did to bring some healing and some restoration to my heart and my mind. “You could not have given me a greater compliment for that song because when we were writing it – it's incredibly personal for me. Her heart and her genuine love for the Lord and for people spill out into every word. When I told her this, her response made me tear up even more. But it was the song “Start Over” which had me weeping in my dining room on a Tuesday morning as I was about to talk with Hope about Peace Be Still. “Surrender” was the first song I heard and I couldn’t get it out of my head. The immediate rhythm and almost cinematic orchestration of “Let It Out” grab your emotions and thrust you into a joyful shout. ![]() Within the track list of Hope Darst’s debut album Peace Be Stilllies a rich variety, including layers of melodies that stake their claim in the pop genre, but with the heart of intimate worship lyrics. ![]()
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