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The Wood Drake Sessions Return With Full-Length Worship Album East to West on Sept. 25

East to West is the duo’s first full-length release in four years, 11 co-written tracks produced by Lucas Morton and built for both corporate worship and daily listening.

News: The Wood Drake Sessions Explores The Boundless Love of God With Long Awaited 'East To West'

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East to West, released September 25, is The Wood Drake Sessions' first full-length album in four years and contains 11 tracks co-penned by Paul Ranheim and Kirk Sauers.

The album’s themes center on the scope of God’s love: Jesus’ death and resurrection, comfort amid fear and struggle, mercy toward the marginalized, and the practical reach of love across daily life.

Songs are intended for both corporate worship and personal listening, including anthemic openers, a corporate-friendly 'Doxology Creed,' and reflective ballads such as 'Working for Good' and the title track 'East to West.'

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"At the same time, these songs aren't meant to stay trapped in our headphones. When we gather to sing together despite our differences and divides, may we discover how God's love extends—and so should ours-to those we find undesirable, uninformed, and unlovable. "Scripture reveals a love so grand that it compels us to see how His love is present in every facet and complexity of our lives," says the duo's Kirk Sauers.

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  • "East to West explores the love of God working itself into the experiences of our everyday.
  • "Ultimately, this record explores how there is not one square inch of the universe where Jesus doesn't extend God's love and the hope of redemption." Other News Michael G.
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  • "I hope people will sense and rest in the love of God in new and deeply practical ways, discovering that His love was waiting for them in places they never expected," shares The Wood Drake Sessions' Paul...

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I hope this record brings gospel healing both personally and socially as we behold and believe the boundless love of God." Album opener "Surely as the Morning" plots a confident course for the collection with its joyful proclamation of God's love in every season. The song traces the story of the Old Testament.

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