Consider the Cost

Track Listings

1. Cross Is a Radical Thing

2. For Every Time

3. Carry Me

4. Shade for the Children

5. Consider the Cost

6. Follow Me

7. Could I Be Called a Christian

8. Agony of Deceit

9. Guard That Trust

10. All That I Need

Consider the Cost, Music, Steve Camp, CCM, Gospel/Christian Music, Inspirational, Religious / Contemp. Christian

Average customer rating:

As much as I loved JUSTICE, this misses the mark

lyrics that stay in your memory...

Consider the Cost
Steve Camp
Manufacturer: Sparrow Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music
Gospel | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music
Christian Contemporary Music | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music
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ASIN: B000008DY2
Release Date: 1991-09-12

Tracks:

The Cross Is A Radical Thing
For Every Time
Carry Me
Shade For Children
Consider The Cost
Follow Me
Could I Be Called A Christian
The Agony Of Deceit
Guard The Trust
All That I Need

Customer Reviews:

As much as I loved JUSTICE, this misses the mark.......2005-05-11

Steve Camp is at his best at his fieriest: When he's naming names and calling sin sin. This album appears to have been an attempt at a kindler, gentler Camp and as such, a lot of it just falls flat. Perhaps it has something to do with producer Phil Naish? (Camp's JUSTICE album was self-produced). Besides those mentioned below, "Shade for the Children" was a #22 Christian radio hit.

HIGHLIGHTS:
"Carry Me" is the exception that proves the rule..Camp presenting himself as a broken man in need of God's mercy ("All I ever heard about was peace and love/I was told that trouble couldn't touch a child of God/So when the trials came furiously/They nearly sucked the life out of me"). It all swells into a giant gospel number. "Follow Me" was one of the radio hits (#6) and for once it's decent. It manages to be peppy and memorable (the requirements for CCM radio airplay) while still calling to task its listeners ("He wants all of our heart,soul,mind and strength/This is what Jesus meant/When he said "Follow me") The title track again emphasizes the cost of truly following Jesus but a co-writer might have improved some stilted verses ("Depart from me ye workers of iniquity"). I realize these are verbatim Bible verses quoted, but the Bible is PROSE...not song lyrics..and it doesn't necessarily "sing well" in its word for word form. A collaborator might have helped Camp firm up that section a bit. "Could I Be Called a Christian" questions our deepest desires..and whether they line up with God's call. ("Could I be called a Christian....if I cherish more than Jesus my greatest hidden lust?")

LOWS:
"Guard the Trust" (#8 hit) is entirely based on Paul's request to Timothy (II Timothy 1:14) to "guard" the orthodoxy of Christian teaching. While the message is a good one, he doesn't make any attempt to make it universal..leaving it merely a message from one dead believer to another. "Agony of Deceit" is another one where ill-fitting meter ("They come in Jesus' name/But are sons of Hades") ruins the song flow. The message doesn't "click" as well as it should.

BOTTOM LINE:
The fire just doesn't seem to be there on this one. Camp still has things to say, but the music carrying it isn't as inspired, the lyrics aren't as well crafted. If you're looking for a great Camp album get JUSTICE.

2 1/2 stars

lyrics that stay in your memory..........2005-05-03

This was an album my mother used to play in the car when I was a young kid, around junior high or elementary school age. Many of the songs are scripture taken from the Bible set to verses in a song. I still remember the lyrics even though it's been more than ten years since then.

I especially remember "Guard The Trust", which, if I remember correctly, is made of Paul's advice to Timothy as a young Christian and how he should treat others and behave in a manner worthy of his calling. "Carry Me" is a wonderful song with a simple idea everyone can relate to on one of *those* days: "I am weak, You are strong." "Agony of Deceit" is a stern warning against false teachers. I think the type of false teachers we face today are a bit different from the ones back then, but the warning the Bible gives to watch out so that you are not deceived by arrogant people is still the same.

Steve Camp never seemed like an arrogant sort of person to me. His songs were directly from scripture and it felt like they were written by a person who was studying the Bible in-depth and set his musings on what the things he read meant to him in his everyday life. Many of the references might not make sense to someone who isn't familiar with the Bible or Bible stories, which is unfortunately typical of a lot of Christian music of this period. If you haven't read the Bible you might not understand the jumble of Bible quotes put together in "Consider the Cost" or references to things like the rich young ruler. I think this is an album made for someone who really knows a lot of Bible scripture and can follow the references and know what the speaker is talking about.

I think the most important track any Christian could hear on this album has got to be "Could I Be Called a Christian" which poses the question, could I really be called a Christian, if everyone knew the thoughts and attitudes of my heart? The idea expressed here struck a deep chord with me at that early age, and from then on I thought of being a Christian as something that starts deep within me, beginning with the way I think, not outside me, with what I do or don't do, or whether or not I go to church on Sunday.

This album will indeed sound pretty dated by now. However, it had a good message and I do think there needs to be some Christian music that is accessible to new believers and some that addresses issues that someone who's been a Christian for a long time would face. If you could compare Christian music to food, there has to be some milk, some salad, some potatoes, and some beef. This is more on the beefy side and may be hard for a young Christian or seeker to digest. However, the message is just right for someone who's been a Christian for a long time and studied the Bible in-depth.

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1. Cross Is a Radical Thing
2. For Every Time
3. Carry Me
4. Shade for the Children
5. Consider the Cost
6. Follow Me
7. Could I Be Called a Christian
8. Agony of Deceit
9. Guard That Trust
10. All That I Need