Artist: Ernie Haase and Signature Sound
Project Title: Glorious Day
Label: StowTown Records
Producers: Wayne Haun

Southern Gospel Music has many great groups travelling and singing today but probably one of the more well-known groups travelling today is Ernie Haase and Signature Sound.  This very talented quartet recently came out with a brand new project titled “Glorious Day.”  This project has eleven songs on it and they are all very good and will be enjoyed by all who hear it.

One thing I always love about an Ernie Haase and Signature Sound project is that they are never afraid to go back and record an old song!  The group starts off with “When The Saints Go Marching In.”  It is a lively version of that song that you will enjoy.  The next song is credited to Bill Gaither as the writer but it is a song that I am not familiar with.  “When Jesus Breaks The Morning” is the title and it is a great quartet song and the guys deliver a wonderful performance on it.  “That’s Why” was written by Ernie Haase and Joel Lindsey.  What a wonderful song about the reasons that we love our Lord Jesus Christ.  The next song on the project is titled “Scars In The Hands Of Jesus” and I love the beautiful lyric in this song penned by Marjohn Wilkin.  What a great message that reminds us that the only thing in Heaven that was made by man are the scars in the Hand of Jesus.

“Shh, Be Still” is a rather unusual title for a song but this song has a great feel to it and an even better message.  The song reminds us to be still and allow God to have His place!  What an amazing feeling it is to be still before God and allow Him to bless us!  The next song on the project is simply jamming!  The song is titled “Water Walking God” and as you might expect it talks of the Bible Story when Jesus walked on the water but the message is set to a an awesome melody and Signature Sound shows off their male quartet skills on this song.  It only seems fitting that a classic quartet song is next and the Signature Sound version of “Noah Found Grace In The Eyes Of The Lord” is simply awesome!  I wonder every time I hear this song how in the world they get all of those words in there!  Well, I do not know how they did it, but they did and it is great!

“Two Coats” is the next song on the project and I have always loved this song.  It is one of those songs that has a story and analogy that conveys to a great message.  The song reminds us of the amazing change that God can make when we change from that old coat to that new one!  Next on the project we find “While I Was A Sinner.”  This is another song that reminds us of the great change that Jesus can make in our life because Jesus died for us!  The title track of the project is next and “Glorious Day” is another one of those songs that just gets up and goes!  It took me a few seconds to realize that this is a modernized version of the old hymn and I have to say is nothing short of incredible!  In fact, I played the song three times before I went on to the next song the first time I heard the project.  Ernie Haase and Signature Sound also put a live cut on many of their CD’s and the final song on the project is a live version of their great song, “Sometimes I Wonder.”  This is an amazing song that will bring a tear to your eye if you have a loved one in Heaven.  I often wonder what my loved ones are doing over in Heaven.

As I said, Ernie Haase and Signature Sound are one of the best groups singing today.  The talent of the four gentlemen that sing with the group is unquestioned and when you put this talent together, it makes for some incredible harmony.  I have enjoyed the music of this group since their inception and I really enjoyed this latest project.  It is a solid quartet project that people will be enjoying for a long time.  My favorite songs from the project are “Glorious Day,” “Sometimes I Wonder” and “Water Walking God.”  If you loved male quartet singing and southern Gospel music then you can do no better than Ernie Haase and Signature Sound.  For more information on the group, visit their website at www.erniehaase.com.