A New Heaven And A New Earth Artist Jason Gray Joins Jason Roy, Don Chaffer, Phil Joel For Newly Remastered 'Our Common Home' (2024)

A NEW HEAVEN AND A NEW EARTH ARTIST JASON GRAY JOINSJASON ROY, DON CHAFFER, PHIL JOELFOR NEWLY REMASTERED "OUR COMMON HOME"

NEWS SOURCE: Hoganson Media
May 17, 2024

Critically acclaimedCentricity Musicsinger / songwriter Jason Gray adds his voice to the multi-artistA New Heaven And A New Earthproject’s single, “Our Common Home,” which has been remastered and is available today (May 17) at digital and streaming outlets globally fromThe Fuel Musicviahttps://slinky.to/OurCommonHomeANHAANEH. Originally released Oct. 6, 2023 around the close of last year’s ecumenical Season of Creation, the single also featuresJason Roy(Building 429),Don Chaffer(Waterdeep) andPhil Joel(Newsboys).

Church leaders from around the world welcomed the song with joy last fall, declaring, “These artists felt called to express how care for Creation glorifies God.” The note was signed by:

- His Eminence Cardinal Peter K.A. Turkson, The Pontifical Academy of Sciences, The Vatican

- His Eminence Elder Metropolitan Emmanuel of Chalcedon, Ecumenical Patriarchate

- The Most Reverend Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury

- The Most Reverend Michael Curry, Presiding Bishop & Primate, The Episcopal Church

- The Most Reverend Dr. Olav Fykse Tveit, Presiding Bishop, Church of Norway, former General Secretary of the World Council of Churches

"This kind note of welcome from international Church leaders is a testament to the spirit of ecumenical collaboration from which this project springs,” sharesReverend Séamus Finn, OMI, Director, OMI Justice Peace and Integrity of Creation.

Written by Chaffer, Joel and Gray, “Our Common Home” was inspired by Pope Francis’ 2015 Encyclical,Laudato si’, On Care for Our Common Home. This single from theA New Heaven And A New Earthproject slated to premiere summer 2024 commemorates the Encyclical’s ninth anniversary.

“Our Common Home” is also heard in a short video documentary following the artists’ experience of singing songs from theA New Heaven And A New Earthrecording at a concert held at the Vatican (Oct. 26, 2022). This documentary, filmed and directed by Joel’s daughterPhynley, can be viewed now athttps://youtu.be/Q-VUqrapSno.

“This project has given me perspective, a greater conscientiousness about how closely tied care for Creation is to caring for the poor,” shares Gray.

Chaffer adds, “The more we discover about the connection between the health of the poor with the health of our earthly home, the more we’re inspired to pray, ‘Lord, we need to do better. Help us to do better.'”

“We are all coming from different places, gathering around a round table, all uniting around the fact that we need to take better care of this beautiful marble that we are all travelling around on,” sums up Joel.

Producing “Our Common Home” and singing and playing various instruments on the track, Roy says, “It was an honor to work on this song with these musical legends, these friends of mine.”

Featuring Joel on bass/vocals, Chaffer on acoustic guitar/vocals, Roy’s sonAveryon drums,Lori ChafferandPhynleyon backing vocals, Gotee Records'Jon Reddickon keys andJesse Garciaon guitar, the resulting, multi-generational “Our Common Home” single has an organic, Americana feel along with a pop sensibility and the lyrical refrain:

Lord, help us hearthe cry of the earth (Sleeper awake)

Hear the cry of the poor (Sleeper awake)

From the dark of the deep to the sky-blue dome

Let us rise with a heart to care for our common home (Sleeper Awake)

In addition to this song,A New Heaven And A New Earthtracks already released include: GRAMMY®-nominated, Dove Award-winningBuilding 429lead vocalistJason Roy’s “It’s All Yours;” iconic singer/songwriterPhil Joel’s “Arms Around The World;” recording artist, actress and producerMO¯RIAH’s “You Mean The World;” Dove Awards-winning, No.1Billboard-charting, Stellar Award-nominatedAaron Cole’s “Together;” chart-topping recording artist and songwriterMicah Tyler’s “So Will I;” husband and wife duo, Don and Lori Chaffer ofWaterdeep’s “Into the Unseen,” andJason Gray’s “Awestruck (On My Way Home).”

Each of these well-known Christian artists felt led to participate, responding to the call to write and record a song on taking care of Creation. The songs collectively cover rock, pop, hip hop, R&B, indie, folk/ Americana and more musical genres.

For all the latestA New Heaven And A New Earthdetails, go towww.anewheavenandanewearth.organdInstagram.

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