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By Olivia Massucci<\/a> · Staff Writer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Alumnus Luke Bennett plays the guitar during recording. \u2014 GROVE CITY COLLEGE WORSHIP<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGlorify,\u201d an album of original, Grove City College student-written worship music, will be released on all major music streaming platforms today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The album centers on God\u2019s glory and explores themes of confession, lament and celebration, united by influence from the Psalms. While three singles from the record have already been released, the full album will debut at 7 p.m. tonight alongside a party and concert in the Breen Student Union.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Attributed to Grove City College Worship as the artist, \u201cGlorify\u201d came from a songwriting course introduced in fall 2024 as part of the college\u2019s worship arts minor. Although producing an album was not part of the course plan at first, chapel worship coordinator Daniel Snoke said the idea emerged during the spring 2025 semester.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAround spring break, I started thinking about the record,\u201d Snoke said. \u201cI told all my students I was going to try to record a record and that they could submit song ideas from class. It was really up to them if they wanted to do it or not.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Snoke received many submissions from students. \u201cThey did the bulk of the work, and then I helped them polish it up and push them past the finish line,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In his songwriting class, Snoke emphasizes intentionality, wanting his students to know what they want to say with their music before creating it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe best songs are written out of a sense of conviction,\u201d Snoke said. \u201cIn my class, I help them go through the Psalms particularly, but all of Scripture, and put the theology into beautiful words and beautiful images. From there, they start to create their music as a reflection of all of those things.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to musical talent and spiritual depth, Snoke was particularly proud of his class\u2019s ability to collaborate across denominational differences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think the hardest thing in songwriting is co-writing,\u201d Snoke said. \u201cI really mixed the groups up, and they really did a good job at getting everyone to bring their voice and make really good music at the same time. That\u2019s hard, really hard, and they did a really good job at that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Snoke also highlighted the communal nature of the recording process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI opened the invitation to a lot of students to just come to the studio and hang out in the live room where all the mics are and just sing along. It\u2019s very well performed, it\u2019s very representative of the students and it just feels like there\u2019s energy, and it sounds like Grove City because there\u2019s a bunch of Grove City students just singing along to all the songs,\u201d Snoke said. \u201cI think it gives a lot of joy and playfulness to the record.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sophomore Brooke Garrett, who wrote two songs on the record, described the album as one of the most rewarding experiences in her time at Grove City.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDaniel Snoke\u2019s songwriting class was first offered my freshman fall semester, and I feel so privileged to be part of that group of incredible friends and musicians,\u201d Garrett said. \u201cIt felt like the culmination of the worship spirit of the whole college.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Garrett said she never expected the songs to be released publicly. \u201cWhen Daniel proposed it the next spring, I was shocked that he would start such a big project with us, and that our songs might be able to bless the body of Christ,\u201d Garrett said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of Garrett\u2019s songs, \u201cLife of Forgiveness (Psalm 32),\u201d holds particular significance for her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat psalm has been a constant anchor for me in my walk with the Lord, and I\u2019m so excited others might experience the glory of this psalm through our song,\u201d Garrett said. \u201cI\u2019m so grateful this song even got into the album, considering it was a sort of last-minute writing and revision with my co-writers, Jasmine Hoagland and Jenna Miller,\u201d Garrett shared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Along with Garrett, senior Sarah (Sassaman) Herrmann, junior Jasmine Hoagland, junior Jenna Miller and senior John Remaniak wrote songs or performed in the album.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recent alumni from the class of 2025, Jenna (Knepper) Bennett, Luke Bennett, Lydia Dyk, Sam Hougue, Haley Miller, Meredith Reed and Anna Tomasetti, also feature in it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cRecording my own full album one day is a secret dream I foster, but for now, my hopes are fulfilled beyond what I imagined in this very special album,\u201d Garrett said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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