Discover hope and encouragement alongside Steven Curtis Chapman with this collection of songs inspired by the loss of his daughter Maria. Includes "Heaven Is the Face"; "See"; "Just Have to Wait"; "Faithful"; "Questions"; "Our God Is in Control"; "February 20th"; "God, Is It True?"; "I Will Trust You"; "Jesus Will Meet You There"; "Spring Is Coming"; and the title track.
The Chapmans were in China on May 12th 2008 when a 7.9 magnitude earthquake hit the Sichuan province, a mountainous region in the western portion of the country. They were wrapping up a 4 week trip and in the Shanghai airport hundreds of miles away on the other side of the country headed home to celebrate Maria Sue Chapman’s 5th birthday. They didn’t even feel the quake.
Aware of the disaster through phone contact, there at the airport the Chapman family and team instantly began praying for those they knew and those they had never met there. Sadly, just days later, they experience their own earthquake, the loss of little Maria.
Steven has often remarked in these past months that, “The Chapmans are likely the most prayed for, supported, and loved family in the world.” Within weeks of the tragedy on May 21 2008, Steven was beginning to talk about going to the earthquake zone to serve however he could and to proclaim the comfort and hope that was sustaining his family through the pain of their loss, to those in China who had also suffered their own loss of a Chinese daughter or son in the disaster.
In July 2009, the Chapman family returned to China and participated in ShowHOPE’s grand opening of a special needs orphan care facility named Maria’s Big House of Hope in honor of their daughter. Steven was privileged to do a concert in the affected area and participate in relief work efforts there on the ground. The photo on the cover of Beauty Will Rise was captured while Steven was in the earthquake zone. Behind him is a portion of the ruins that the quake’s massive and deadly landslides left behind. And yet… in the earthquake in China, in the ‘earthquake’ in his own life, and those in others lives, Steven believes that Beauty Will Rise.
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5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed by Julie Leisure (Arlington, IN), February 08, 2010
This is a wonderful collection of songs to encourage and offer hope. I highly recommend it to everyone!
5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed by sy (Japan), January 26, 2010
An absolutely amazing CD. We have listened to this over and over again. It is so very real. Heart-wrenching lyrics, demonstrating the many questions we have in the face of tragedy. I recommend this for anyone ... because there is a time in everyone's life when we struggle with why something devastating has happened. Steven's life and music is a testimony of how we need to be genuine in our struggles, and keep pressing on ...
4.5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed by Pam Duemig (Estes Park, CO), January 15, 2010
Steven Curtis Chapman always pulls off a number of hits on his albums. His music is a delight to my ears.
5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed by Betsy (Inverness FL), January 13, 2010
I came upon this album on the birthday of my sister who had passed away six months ago. I found SO MUCH comfort, grief relief, and strength in the lyric! Now I am a fan for life!! Thanks, Steven, for understanding and
expressing it so eloquently.
5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed by James Miller (Bellaire, OH), January 12, 2010
This CD is one of the most moving I've ever listened to. All of the songs just minister to my spirit.
4 out of 5 stars
Reviewed by Sadi Pontine (Hastings, NE), January 12, 2010
I got this for my husband. He loves Steven Curtis Chapman. The songs are reflective and some sad, so it's not his favorite, but they are good songs, and very touching.
4.5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed by Cynthia Donahue (Kingsville, TX), January 03, 2010
As usual, Steven Curtis Chapman outdid himself and poured out his heart and soul with this music.I know I will enjoy it for years to come.
5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed by Priscilla Woodward (Gouverneur, NY), January 02, 2010
This is an amazing collection! "Heaven Is the Face" is the grieving heart of a father crying out to his Father God, and yet this song and the entire CD is filled with hope, faith and love. I would recommend it to all believers and those who have yet to meet Jesus, as well. In my opinion, Steven Curtis Chapman's best work yet. He is truly a man after God's own heart!
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