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THE MAKING OF 'YOUR VISION' - BEFORE THE THRONE 12
In my distress I called upon the Lord
And He heard my cry
The earth shook and trembled
He thundered from the heavens and came down
From above He reached out His hand
Well, this year we did it a little different,
beginning already on Monday at Before the Throne studio
to do the lead and screen programs.
We had the challenge to go beyond what was done in Recife.
There we had wood panels, lead lights, changes of colors,
making a simpler and more cenographic thing.
This time we went for more technology with lead tubes,
with high definition lead on the back,
and low definition lead footlights on the bottom.
And putting all these images together on the Catalyst,
it gave the impression of only one image for everything
in a fusion with the light.
There were two 10-hour days of programming here
at the Before the Throne studio.
We put all the equipment there and made the whole recording
on a program called Easywyg, wich is a 3D program
that allows us to hear the music and record everything there,
which optimizes our time, right?
We did this on the other DVDs, but it wasn't something
we used as much as on this one.
We integrated all the parts, everybody participated,
everybody collaborated, everybody heard the songs way before,
heard the final rehearsal.
Based on what the music says, we tried to bring the meaning to these images.
Even when they were abstract, we wanted them to have something related.
We have a bigger group than normal, than the last years.
There's a mix of BTMTC with Before the Throne.
So this renovation is really cool, the songs, the music,
that mix of the young folks in the middle of Before the Throne.
So this is how it is, pieces of past projects.
Yeah, it's very interesting.
We worked with three arrangers, Vinícius Bruno, Jarley Brandão and Giovanini Junior.
Wy three arrangers? So we would have a variety,
so the project wouldn't be the same from top to bottom.
And this idea of having these young people and three arrangers,
just so we could have this team from Before the Throne,
adding new elements from each one of them.
I kept all of the vocal arrangements and orchestration so we would have
that sound of Before the Throne, that when you hear a
Before the Throne song, in a minute you know,
"This is Before the Throne". And Ana's compositions are
Before the Throne's mark from the first one.
I thank You
I'm here to praise You
This time we are in "BH", Belo Horizonte.
This really speaks to our hearts, about coming back to the begining,
comming back to the essence, coming back to the vision.
God's initial vision never changes.
And He wants us to return, He wants us to have a new beginning,
a new start from here in BH to fulfill the vision that He gave us in the beginning.
Before the Throne...
a story that began 12 years ago in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais.
Everything began with a CD recording to raise funds for a project in India
of rescuing young girls from prostitution in that country.
The group was put together, the songs were chosen,
and then began the story of one of Brazil's most
influential worship ministries.
1998 - "BEFORE THE THRONE" - Belo Horizonte, MG.
1999 - "EXALTED" - Belo Horizonte, MG.
2000 - "PURIFYING WATERS" - Belo Horizonte, MG.
2001 - "I NEED YOU" - Belo Horizonte, MG.
The reach of this work went beyond the doors of Lagoinha Baptist Chuch,
and every year it captivated more worshippers in Brazil
and throughout the world. Just for the recording of Before the Throne
more than 5.5 million people came from around the country.
2002 - "IN THE FATHER'S ARMS" - Brasília, DF.
2003 - "I WANT TO FALL IN LOVE" - São Paulo City, SP.
2004 - "HOPE" - Salvador, BA.
2005 - "THERE'S STILL A CROSS" - Porto Alegre, RS.
2006 - "FOR YOUR SAKE, BRAZIL" - Belém, PA.
2007 - "PRINCE OF PEACE" - Rio de Janeiro, RJ.
2008 - "THE SONG OF LOVE" - Recife, PE.
With the mission of taking God's name through their songs,
Before the Throne Worship Ministry has also worked with the children,
releasing CDs and DVDs with the message that children
can also have a life with God.
From a group, Before the Throne later became a record label and launched
the solo careers of integrants of the ministry like Nivea Soares
and André Valadão.
And the young people of BTMTC,
Before the Throne Ministerial Training Center, couldn't be left out.
There are 2 CDs released just with students of the school
formed by the group.
And with this background Before the Throne returned
to Belo Horizonte for the 12th CD and DVD recording of "Your Vision".
Recording this CD and DVD has been very emotional
for us because it's twelve years walking together, twelve years
as friends, as brothers and sisters in Christ,
and there are so many memories, many images,
many memorable moments have come to my mind, my heart,
while we practice, while we sing each song.
Twelve is a very beautiful number for us Christians because
there were twelve tribes that originated the people of Israel,
the nation which God chose to send the Messiah,
the savior of the world, the Lord Jesus Christ.
Twelve was the number of disciples that Jesus chose to walk
with during the years He was on the earth doing His ministry,
fulfilling His mission.
And twelve is also the number of doors in the New Jerusalem,
the city where we'll live in heaven.
The number twelve really speaks to our hearts.
It's a number that brings a sense of authority, government.
And I'm sure that God has prophetic purposes,
the mysteries of God in this recording,
this time that we are living, and for sure the conclusion of a time,
and the beginning of a new time.
On August 1st, 2009 the Station Square, downtown BH,
was taken over by tens of thousands of people that after 8 years
of recordings in other states of Brazil,
could receive the ministrations closely,
and together with the group, worship the Lord.