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HILLSONG LIVE CELEBRATES GLORIOUS RUINS RELEASE ALONGSIDE ANNUAL CONFERENCE

22ND LIVE ALBUM REACHES NO. 2 ON iTUNES OVERALL TOP ALBUMS


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NEWS SOURCE: Merge PR
July 3, 2013

Nashville, Tenn. -July 03, 2013 -This week Hillsong church celebrates one of the biggest events on the world's calendar with the annual Hillsong Conference held in Sydney, Australia. It is also the launchpad for their 22nd release of Hillsong LIVE with their project, Glorious Ruins, which debuted at No. 2 on the overall iTunes album chart and currently No. 1 on the iTunes Christian & Gospel chart.

The Hillsong Conference is always the backdrop for introducing the annual Hillsong LIVE recording and this year, Glorious Ruins, brings a true international feel to the project as it was written and produced across the church's Sydney and London campuses. The Hillsong Conference will be coming to the United States for the first time ever in October. Two conferences will be held in New York City (October 4-5) at Radio City Music Hall and in Los Angeles (October 18-19) at the Nokia Theatre. Click here for more information on the U.S. conferences.

Glorious Ruins is an acknowledgment of humanity and a bridge to redemption. It includes 12 fresh new songs (14 songs on the Deluxe Edition) written by Hillsong team members including Joel Houston, Reuben Morgan, Ben Fielding and Matt Crocker. The core of the album is the thought that "through Jesus Christ what we look at as ruins become glorious," according to Senior Pastor Brian Houston. The album features the title track, "Man of Sorrows," which is already being sung in churches internationally, and "We Glorify Your Name," a collaboration between Reuben Morgan and Chris Tomlin.

Here is what media outlets are saying about Glorious Ruins:

"Glorious Ruins is easily one of the best worship album choices to date in 2013. ... the captured authentic worship on this recording cuts through any din created by the over-abundance of available choices." -- Worship Leader

"Hillsong Live frequently proclaims the transforming power of Christ, and listeners will once again encounter that on the group's newest release, Glorious Ruins....It's a fitting reminder that not only are the songs on the project written with the church in mind, but that the ministry behind Hillsong Live is created and nurtured out of local churches." -- Charisma Magazine

"Glorious Ruins is a great batch of songs from a songwriting community of faith that appears to only be getting better as time goes on." -- Christian Manifesto

"Currently, there's no other name that has such a global impact on today's worship music than Hillsong." -- HM Magazine

"Glorious Ruins proves that Hillsong Live is still a force and power source to contemporary Christian music. Mark my words, in the next 10 years people will still be singing songs from this album as it houses several timeless classic songs in the making." -- The Underground Site

"This Hillsong album is rich with creative music, strong anthems and great lyrics that will get the listener closer to God, and that's the main purpose of any worship album." --Louder Than Music

About Hillsong LIVE:
Hillsong LIVE is the congregational expression of worship from Hillsong Church - a global church with local expressions. Their music captures the heart and sound of Hillsong Church globally and represents the coming together of the Hillsong worship team from around the world; including Reuben Morgan, Joel Houston, Ben Fielding, Dave Ware, Annie Garratt and many more. Since 1992, Hillsong LIVE has resourced the local church and received gold and platinum album status multiple times, writing such well known worship songs as "Shout To The Lord", "Inside Out", "Hosanna", "The Stand" and "Mighty to Save," which was awarded the 2009 Dove for Worship Song of the Year. The Hillsong brands have sold more than 12 million albums.

About Hillsong Church:
In August 1983, Brian and Bobbie Houston founded the Hills Christian Life Centre in the Hills District of Sydney, Australia. It has grown from a congregation of 45 to what is said to be the largest local church in Australian history. It has now expanded to be a global church with local expressions in significant cities; with churches in Australia, London, New York, Paris, Cape Town, Stockholm, Germany, Kiev, Amsterdam and Copenhagen. Each week, tens of thousands of people across the globe call Hillsong Church 'home' and the reach, impact and influence of this local congregation is seen across many nations.

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