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William MurphyFrom William Murphy, the songwriter of the certified hit single "Praise Is What I Do," comes a new song from a new CD, "The Sound," that speaks about racial reconciliation. "I Will Rejoice," featuring Nicole Binion, marks Murphy's continuous efforts to bridge segregation and prejudice in all areas of life.

"A part of my life's assignment is to purposely pursue racial and denominational reconciliation," explains Murphy. "With that at the forefront of the planning process for the recording of 'The Sound,' I invited my sister Nicole Binion to help me create 'the sound' of the Kingdom. This song reaches across both racial and denominational lines and pulls the listener into the presence of God before they realize what's happened."

Recorded before a live audience, "I Will Rejoice" is a heartfelt anthem coordinated brilliantly to defy the odds in a cold, segregated world. According to Murphy, "Nicole's voice is like fresh water and has the tendency to wash away the residue of yesterday and usher you into the new place."

"This song is sort of a follow up to my signature song, 'Praise Is What I Do,' but it releases something fresh and commands your soul to rejoice," says Murphy. "Nicole and I both impart the desire to enjoy the presence of the Lord without request."

In Murphy's pursuit to experience God in a fresh way, a way that had yet to manifest in the circle that he had grown up in, he began exploring other forms and expressions of Christian Music.

"I stumbled upon many recordings by brothers and sisters that did not look like me, didn't sound like me and did not come from my culture. They were white, black, hispanic, asian, baptist, charismatic pentecostal and from corners and circles that I hadn't even heard of, but yet they were operating in a realm of worship that I so longed for and to be perfectly honest, I needed!"

Murphy explains that God spoke to him clearly and said, "...I've given different gifts and talents to certain ethnic groups and cultures that compliment one another, so that one group can never suggest that they don't need the other. I've purposely given gifts that are only pieces to a Kingdom puzzle. Your assignment now is to act as a bridge."

"Denominations have been used to provide us with the time and opputunity to heal, to become and to discover that we are not the whole," says Murphy. "Denominationalism has allowed us to grow strong individually, only for the purpose of uniting, but the season to be seperate has expired and we are now living in 'the Kingdom' hour."

Murphy continues to explain that "synergy and unity are necessary to the success of the Gospel crossing the globe and the Body of Christ being all that God has ordained and purposed her to be."
 
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