вЂњEleventh hour songs seem to be ones that are really special. вЂњThe funny thing is that you never know what songs will pop up,вЂќ he says. ItвЂ™s also fortuitous that Tomlin included the latter track, which was written after he thought the album was done. And yet I donвЂ™t think I can write a more intimate song of grace than вЂJesus Loves Me.вЂ™ ItвЂ™s great that theyвЂ™re both on this record together.' вЂњWhen I hear that opening melody, and that opening piano, itвЂ™s like a glimpse of heaven to me. вЂњI donвЂ™t think I can write a bigger song in my life than вЂAlmighty,вЂ™вЂќ Tomlin says. вЂњItвЂ™s about the majesty of God, the holiness and beauty and complete otherness of God, where we come to worship him for who he is - this massive untouchable God-and bow as low as we can in his presence.вЂќ That majestic message collects musical momentum and might, keeping its sing-along appeal even as Tomlin celebrates GodвЂ™s вЂњsovereign crown of royalty.вЂќ The track juxtaposes beautifully with вЂњAlmighty,вЂќ which also starts with solo piano but takes a different lyrical route. But at the end of the day it comes down to вЂJesus loves me.вЂ™вЂќ We can spend our whole lives learning all this grand theology of God. вЂњYou canвЂ™t outlive the presence of God, the love of God, and God will find you wherever you are. вЂњI sang it from somewhere deep inside,вЂќ he says. ItвЂ™s a very personal song for Tomlin, a songwriter not often known to go that route. Kicking off with a regal, anthemic piano, the song rolls into thunderhead rhythm before hitting its thrilling, reassuring chorus: вЂњJesus how can it be? He loves me, he is for me.вЂќ Tomlin then declares, in a brilliant turn of phrase: вЂњHe holds the stars and holds my heart/ With healing hands that bear the scars.вЂќ Then thereвЂ™s вЂњJesus Loves Me,вЂќ the follow-up single. The albumвЂ™s first hit single, вЂњWaterfallвЂќ conjures images of people dancing in the rain as Tomlin showers the listener with a call and response: вЂњYour love is like a waterfall, waterfall/ Running wild and free/ You hear my heart when I call, when I call/ Deep calls to deep.вЂќ Produced by longtime friend and collaborator Ed Cash (Kari Jobe, Vince Gill, David Crowder* Band, Dave Barnes, Steven Curtis Chapman), the album strikes stirring tones of hope, praise and the peace found only in GodвЂ™s presence. To that end, Love Ran Red shows Tomlin reaching and stretching forward, even as he leans back on whatвЂ™s always worked best. True to its title, it expresses beating-heart faith and channels loveвЂ™s ceaseless flow into a dozen songs to get the blood pumping and spirits soaring. Yet Love Ran Red picks up where its predecessor left off. It also led to sold-out tour dates, Billboard Music Awards, being named a BMI Songwriter of the Year and receiving the K-LOVE Fan Award for Male Vocalist of the Year and Dove Award for Songwriter of the Year. ThatвЂ™s setting the bar quite high for his tenth studio recording, given that his last effort вЂњBurning LightsвЂќ kicked off 2013 as a No. ThatвЂ™s not changed - and yet this collection I feel is the strongest IвЂ™ve ever done.вЂќ вЂњIвЂ™m not trying to make a different kind of record,вЂќ says Tomlin of his latest effort, Love Ran Red вЂњItвЂ™s still the same path I started down: writing songs for the church, songs people can sing, songs that connect with people in their heart and move them in a way only songs can. In either event, those strategies often backfire - though in staying true to his calling, GRAMMYВ® winner Chris Tomlin thinks not of popularity, but rather the populace his music can touch and encourage. Some artists enter the studio determined to make a radical departure from who and what they are, or indulge some musical flavor of the month in a bid to expand the fan base.

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