Martin Smith (Delirious? frontman) found himself sitting in a 5-star hotel room, then going to the slums to minister to the poor. The dichotomy of it all hurt him to the core. He decided to give back what he has: a microphone, a platform and the ability to write songs, and asked 11 friends to join him and do the same.

Remarkably, his friends, who happen to be amongst the most well-known and gifted worship songwriters in the world, all cleared their schedules and joined him for a songwriters' retreat.

15 of those songs are about to be revealed on the CompassionArt album 1/27/09, but bigger than that - all the proceeds ever raised by these songs will go to help the poorest communities around the world. The songwriters will not receive a dime. Eight genre-defining vocalists have joined the group of 12 to sing on the album as all the songwriters' labels are working together to jointly release this album. And the story continues as people respond to this act of kindness.

COMPASSIONART SONGWRITERS:
Paul Baloche
Steven Curtis Chapman
Stu G (Delirious?)
Israel Houghton
Tim Hughes
Graham Kendrick
Andy Park
Matt Redman
Martin Smith (Delirious?)
Michael W. Smith
Chris Tomlin
Darlene Zschech

ADDITIONAL VOCALISTS:
Kirk Franklin
Amy Grant
Toby Mac
CeCe Winans
Leeland Mooring
Joel Houston
Rebecca St James
Christy Nockels

SONGS:

Come To The Water
Chris Tomlin, Martin Smith, Kirk Franklin, Watoto Children'sChoir

Friend Of The Poor
Leeland Mooring %26 Andy Park

There is Always a Song (Reprise)

We Won't Stay Silent
Steven Curtis Chapman %26 Tim Hughes

There Is Always A Song
Martin Smith, Steven Curtis Chapman, Watoto Children's Choir

Fill My Cup
Martin Smith %26 CeCe Winans

King of Wonders
Matt Redman, Tim Hughes, Joel Houston

Highly Favoured
Amy Grant, Michael W Smith, Watoto Children's Choir

Until the Day
Darlene Zschech %26 Graham Kendrick

Shout Praise
Israel Houghton, Toby Mac, Darlene Zschech

So Great
Michael W Smith, Israel Houghton, Christy Nokels

Lead Me To The Rock
Paul Baloche %26 Nicole C Mullens

Let it Glow
Toby Mac %26 Kirk Franklin

King Of The Broken
Darlene Zschech, Israel Houghton, Leeland Mooring

You Have Shown Us
Chris Tomlin, Paul Baloche, Steven Curtis Chapman

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