Peace without pretending
The EP begins in the storm because Christian peace is not denial. It is trust in Jesus within the real weather of the heart.
Gathered Praise Worship EP
Peace, Be Still
Peace, Be Still is a pastoral worship release for anxiety, storm, refuge and rest. It begins honestly in the storm, then lets the voice of Jesus lead the listener into safety, stillness and hiddenness in God's presence.
- Anchor song
- Peace, Be Still
- Theme
- Peace
- Tracks
- 5 songs
Listen to this EP
Stream or purchase the release through your preferred music platform.
Purpose
Why this release exists.
The purpose of this EP is to give worshippers gentle, truthful language for fear and anxiety without making those experiences the centre. The centre is Jesus speaking peace and holding His people steady.
The songs move gently from storm-language into refuge and rest, offering worshippers words to sing when peace needs to be received slowly, honestly and together.
Arc
The journey through the EP.
In the Storm opens inside the place of fear and chaos. Peace, Be Still follows as the anchor statement, naming the authority and comfort of Jesus over the storm.
Safe With You gives the EP a warm pastoral centre, Quiet My Heart turns the theme inward as a prayer for stillness, and Hidden in Your Presence closes gently with shelter, nearness and rest.
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.
From command to comfort
The sequence moves from Jesus speaking peace into the worshipper receiving safety, stillness and refuge.
A gentle landing
The closing track intentionally settles rather than escalates, giving the release a restful final shape.
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.
In the Storm
Trust in fear and chaos
The opener sets the emotional world of the EP by beginning honestly inside the storm before the title-track declaration arrives.
Peace, Be Still
Trust, authority and surrendered anxiety
The main theme statement and likely lead-song candidate, built around Jesus speaking peace over fear and storm.
Safe With You
Refuge, safety and trust
A warm reassurance song that moves from personal safety into a more communal declaration of God's keeping presence.
Quiet My Heart
Stillness, rest and surrendered anxiety
A devotional centre that asks Jesus to quiet anxious hearts and lead the congregation into shared peace.
Hidden in Your Presence
Shelter, nearness and peace
The closing song lands the release gently in God's presence as hiding place, shelter and peace.
For worship use
Created with the church in mind.
Peace, Be 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.