Grace with a doorway
The release repeatedly moves from distance into welcome, giving the listener a sung path back into the presence of God.
Gathered Praise Worship EP
Mercy Still
Mercy Still is the grace release: a five-song movement from failure and fear into welcome, restoration and the kindness of Christ. It is written for worshippers who need mercy to sound close, present and believable.
- Anchor song
- Mercy Still
- Theme
- Grace
- Tracks
- 5 songs
Listen to this EP
Stream or purchase the release through your preferred music platform.
Purpose
Why this release exists.
This EP exists to help people sing the truth that mercy has not run out. It speaks to the worshipper who feels too far away, too ashamed, too tired or too aware of their own need.
Rather than treating grace as a vague comfort, the release gives it shape: forgiveness, welcome, restoration, freedom from shame and the gentle kindness of Jesus.
Arc
The journey through the EP.
Mercy Still names the core promise first. Welcomed In then turns mercy into belonging, while Grace Upon Grace widens the room into a broader declaration of abundance.
No More Shame deals with the internal weight that mercy lifts, and Kindness of Christ closes the EP tenderly, landing the release in the character of Jesus rather than the failure of the worshipper.
The heart behind it
A release shaped for gathered worship and everyday listening.
Each EP is developed as part of a wider worship-serving catalogue: clear songs, careful themes and a human-led creative process that keeps theology, singability and pastoral usefulness in view.
No shame as the centre of healing
The EP does not minimise sin or failure, but it refuses to let shame have the final word.
Tender congregational language
The songs keep the hooks clear and warm so the release can serve both personal devotion and gathered worship.
Track by track
Five songs serving one worship journey.
Each song carries the release theme from a different angle, moving the listener through prayer, reflection and shared worship.
Mercy Still
Return, gratitude and restoration
The central grace statement of the EP, declaring that God's mercy remains present and active.
Welcomed In
Reassurance and gratitude
A companion track that makes grace feel like welcome, not merely pardon from a distance.
Grace Upon Grace
Assurance and dependence
A broad congregational song that expands the release into the abundance and generosity of God's grace.
No More Shame
Healing, release and assurance
A focused moment of release from condemnation, helping the EP speak pastorally to the inner life of the worshipper.
Kindness of Christ
Tenderness, gratitude and rest
The closing song settles the release in the gentleness and kindness of Jesus, giving grace a face and a final resting place.
For worship use
Created with the church in mind.
Mercy Still is part of a catalogue written to serve local churches, worship leaders and everyday listeners. The songs are intended to be clear enough to sing, focused enough to teach, and honest enough to carry prayer as well as praise.
The EP is available to purchase and stream on major music platforms, with worship resources shaped to support churches, leaders and listeners as the catalogue grows.
Human-led responsibility
AI-aided tools may help explore demos and arrangements, but final lyrical, theological, production and release decisions remain under Chrystopher James's care.
Part of a wider arc
This EP sits within the first-year GPW journey from surrender, faithfulness and grace through hope, holiness, the cross, resurrection, Jesus, praise and peace.
Worship for the gathered church
Explore the full GPW catalogue.
Return to the catalogue, listen across the growing release journey, or connect with Chrystopher James Music for worship resources and release information.