Based on the strength of \u201cAwesome God\u201d and \u201cIf I Stand,\u201d many consider Winds Of Heaven, Stuff Of Earth<\/i> to be legendary CCM singer-songwriter Rich Mullins\u2019 best album, and they\u2019re right. But there\u2019s far more to the Winds<\/i> than these two classics.<\/p>\n
But let\u2019s get it over with and extol the virtues of those two songs first; after all, any review of this album that neglected them would be an empty effort. \u201cAwesome God\u201d was THE worship song for years after 1988, and the track experienced a powerful resurgence in churches across the country after Mullins\u2019 untimely death in 1997. The lyrics are simple, and though it is certainly not the best song Mullins ever wrote, it nonetheless carries with it a sense of profundity and a melody built for a congregation. \u201cIf I Stand\u201d is a much better written, albeit less popular, piece, but both songs have (and deserve) a place on any Mullins compilation out there.<\/p>\n
Ultimately, though, it is the surrounding songs on this album that lift it to new heights. Opener, \u201cOther Side Of The World,\u201d is a beauty about the importance of missions, complete with a choir of children. This would be considered a gimmick if used by other artists, but Mullins\u2019 reputation as a musician and a man serves to convince the listener of the device\u2019s sincerity.<\/p>\n
\u201cReady For The Storm\u201d stands as another fine work by Mullins as a singer. Though his songwriting is what truly set him apart from the pack, his voice carries this Dougie \u201cSuch A Thing As Glory\u201d is probably the best song I have yet to mention. Mullins\u2019 songwriting stands out the most on this track, with the verses telling the story of Christ and the chorus praising His name. All in all, Winds Of Heaven, Stuff Of Earth<\/i> is without a doubt an excellent album, and my favorite non-compilation album that Mullins put out. His lyrics and his voice were those of a generation, and they ring just as clear to the Christian listener today as 20 years ago.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":64,"featured_media":29392,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"artist":[8222],"rating":[5646],"class_list":["post-40964","review","type-review","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","artist-rich-mullins","rating-rating-a"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/40964","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/review"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/64"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40964"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/40964\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29392"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40964"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"artist","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artist?post=40964"},{"taxonomy":"rating","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rating?post=40964"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}