I count myself of one of the privileged few to have been able to observe Vicky Beeching’s journey in ministry from its early beginnings all those years back at youth group in Canterbury. Even then, she had a quiet soul and a gentle spirit, and above all the heart of a true worshipper. In fact, it was during a Christian Union weekend away 15 long years ago that I borrowed her guitar briefly and strummed out the two chords I knew, which was the catalyst that pushed me to learn properly and ultimately pursue what became a clear call on my life to go into ministry, bringing me to where I am today leading the worship ministry at St James in Pimlico, London! What a journey! But that was back in 1995 – new things were happening in worship; Delirious were big news, Soul Survivor had birthed Matt Redman’s ministry, and was already raising up a young Tim Hughes.
Vicky’s not just a worship leader, or even simply a great songwriter – she’s a theologian. Oxford trained, no less, she’s not afraid to bring the occasional weightier concepts of God alongside tried-and-tested words of Biblical truth. Just as Phil Wickham manages to use certain picture language in his songs that sometimes feel a little out of place in a traditional worship song, Vicky provocatively uses words and images that cause the mind to stumble briefly before carrying on – something I think we all sorely need in a culture where challenge isn’t always that trendy.
As she sings on her newly released EP, in Blessing And Honour, “The atmosphere is changing as eternity invades / And suddenly above us the floor of heaven breaks…”, the words invite the power of the Holy Spirit to break through. It’s big, it’s powerful, it’s challenging, and it has to be my stand-out track - with the kind of chorus/bridge I just can’t wait to let loose on a congregation sometime soon! It’s exactly the kind of worship song that leaves me thinking ‘Drat, now why didn’t I come up with that?’
The sound is modern, the production is tight, and Vicky’s songwriting has clearly been influenced by the CCM circles she’s found herself in since relocating to the States. The end of Deliverer bears a passing resemblance to It’s Your Love off last year’s Hillsong offering, Faith+Hope+Love, but that doesn’t stop it from being a well defined hook that stays in your head for some time.
The EP is available now on iTunes, and at £1.79, it’s a snip.
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