PHOENIX (August 13, 2024) – The Grand Canyon University Worship Arts program has released its eighth album, Canyon Worship 2024. The album features 10 new songs, all of which were written and performed by GCU students and recorded in the University’s state-of-the-art recording studio.
“There were a lot of collaborations for this year’s songwriting efforts,” said Eric Johnson, GCU Recording Studio Manager. “Students came together to collaborate on these songs, which in turn has produced some of the best songs of the Canyon Worship album catalog yet.”
Since last September, one single off the album has been released each month. The final single was released in July, making the full album now available. In addition to releasing the album, the Worship Arts program also releases chord charts and lyric sheets so that churches can learn and use the songs.
The 10 songs and songwriters on Canyon Worship 2024 are:
- Just One Look (Jocelyn Ruassay and Jonathan Raingruber)
- Song of Moses (Madison Russell and Marshanna Maxwell)
- My Surrender (Kyleigh Almich)
- You Are Good (Abby Sorensen)
- Home (Edwin Lopez, Trina Beecher)
- Down to the River (Shailen Stewart, Jocelyn Ruassay and Kyleigh Almich)
- Surrendering (Olivia Lazzarini)
- Wait (Maclaren Keffer)
- My Heart Belongs to You (Colter Bonaroti and Zach Goode)
- My Every Minute (Nicole Jasperse)
Canyon Worship 2024 was produced by music industry veterans Geoff Hunker and David Willey, who are no strangers to the album. Hunker has been producing Canyon Worship since 2016, with Willey joining in 2019.
The album is available for streaming on Apple Music, Spotify and Amazon Music.
GCU's Center for Worship Arts combines both ministry and performance with a blend of industry experts, instructors and seasoned worship ministers. The curriculum includes 32 credit hours in the College of Theology, ensuring that students are grounded in Christ and prepared to become worship leaders in churches throughout the world.
For more information, visit https://canyonworship.gcu.edu/
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About Grand Canyon University: Grand Canyon University was founded in 1949 and is Arizona’s premier private Christian university. GCU is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and offers nearly 337 academic programs, emphases and certificates for both traditional undergraduate students and working professionals. The University’s curriculum emphasizes interaction with classmates, both in-person and online, and individual attention from instructors while fusing academic rigor with Christian values to help students find their purpose and become skilled, caring professionals. For more information, visit gcu.edu.
