DEEPER STILL by Karen Sibilia

I produced this CD for Karen while she was knocking on Heaven's door. We worked together in the prisons for nearly 35 years. She was one of the original Blue Angels member. The vocal track on GREAT IS THY FAITHFULNESS was the original guide vocal as we never made it to the final. The Track DEEPER STILL is the one that motivated me to produce a CD for Karen. She fought me on it but I insisted that if you don't do that song, I will not produce your music. That song is a MUST. Listen to it and you will understand why.

Karen Sibilia is a dear sister with an amazing heart for the Lord and a great song writer and singer. She led worship unlike anyone I know. She had this special anointing and now she is doing what she so loved to do, worship the Lord......IN PERSON........with seven other band members. See you soon Karen. Tell the others I said hello!

KAREN SIBILIA - DEEPER STILL, 2011. From the album 'Deeper Still', Lord & Associates.
Anyone who was privileged to see those globe trotting musical evangelists Tony Loeffler & The Blue Angels will know that Karen had a beautiful voice and an anointed way with worship music. Shortly before her death earlier this year after a lengthy battle with cancer Tony Loeffler coaxed Karen into his Fort Worth studio and recorded a batch of Karen's songs. This is Karen's greatest song. If there was any justice in the dissemination of new worship songs (which, I'm afraid, there often isn't) "Deeper Still" would now be connecting with believers around the globe. As it is, it will probably remain a song known only to a small cognoscente. But be that as it may, this is a classic song, a wistful, mid tempo number sung with aching conviction by Karen in a voice which recalls the pure tones of Julie Felix. The song is a plea for healing but a more important healing than that of our bodies. "I'm falling on my knees/Touch me please/Where only you can heal/Deep within my very soul is where I know/Your mercy's deeper still."
Tony Cummings

Reviewed by Simon Eden
The remarkable Jane Tomlinson inspired many with her incredible athletic feats during her battle with cancer; Karen, who will be known to UK festival goers for her appearances with Tony Loeffler And The Blue Angels, has used her music in a similar way. As a posthumous debut solo album, the context in which this album was written and recorded is startling. Karen's struggle with two cancers has strongly influenced the lyrical content of this album in a very positive way, with songs of hope and encouragement, reassurance that God is our Healer and a refuge in the battle. One of the few tracks not written by Karen is the Kari Jobe track "I believe you're my healer, I believe you are all I need". Easy to sing maybe when you are young and healthy, but far harder to sing in the midst of a terminal battle. Kind words are the norm at funerals, but the outstanding line in her biographical information is that "she taught us how to die with dignity". Musically, this has a traditional style of acoustic guitar with piano/organ backing and bluesy lead guitar. Sax solos bring a contemporary jazzy feel to "I Have To Believe" or "When Heaven Sings" in which her old friend from 35 years of prison ministry Tony Loeffler joins in duet. This album contains one classic track, the opening title song. It is a beautiful acoustic ballad of profound spiritual depth and it alone makes 'Deeper Still' an album to search out.

Tony Loeffler is an ordained minister and gifted musician - a Member of the Blues Hall of Fame. Tony's music has been shared in prisons and other venues in the US, Cuba, and throughout the world. He is the President/Co-founder of International Solid Rock, Inc.

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