Unto Us is the brand new Christmas release from Dove Award-winning artist Aaron Shust which was recorded with the Prague Symphony Orchestra in the Czech Republic. “I’ve had my entire life to write this Christmas record,” Shust explains. “Every year in November and December, I would sit down in front of the piano, open up a hymnal and read some words that might inspire. I wanted every second of every track to feel like Christmas and to give people something familiar, yet also to gift them with something else, a new experience. We’re not just celebrating ‘He was born and He was God.’ We’re celebrating the fact that God is coming on a rescue mission and that’s exciting!”
The album is split into three categories: proclamation (tracks 1-5), adoration (tracks 6-8), and celebration (tracks 9 and 10), as it narrates the story of Christmas. "Unto Us" captures the excitement of Jesus's birth and the promises it fulfilled in Isaiah 9:6. The chorus joyfully proclaims, "Unto us a child is born, Hope to all the world. Unto us the Son of God has come. Sing Hallelujah! Everlasting Father, Name above all names. God is with us. Sing Hallelujah!" Featuring the Nashville Boys Choir, "Sanctuary" tenderly speaks of how Jesus Christ came to earth to bring peace and banish fear and how we can find sanctuary in Him. "Rejoice" is a driving arrangement of "Good Christian Men Rejoice," calling all to celebrate Christ's advent: "So rejoice, oh rejoice. Hallelujah, Christ has come! So rejoice, lift your voice. Sing Emmanuel with us! Oh rejoice!" Mixing sweeping orchestral themes, rich choral backings, driving beats, and gentle reverence, the songs on Unto Us all come together to present the glory of our Savior's birth.
Unto Us - Aaron Shust
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