Andy Drozdziak
A priest has released an album which he hopes will help people on their faith journey.
Father Joseph Gulliford, Catholic Priest and songwriter from London, has released his first album called ‘Seek You First.’
The album contains 11 original praise and worship songs, which Father Joseph describes as a ‘simple but profound call.’
“The album is called ‘Seek You First’,” he told the Universe. “This is a very simple but profound call to all of us in faith – to put God first and, knowing all of our struggles and sins and failures, to nonetheless seek and desire that He be first in our hearts and lives.”
“Putting this into action is, of course, difficult but we receive from God, spending time and abiding in His presence, the grace to do what He calls us to do – even the grace to pray and to praise itself which is His gift. One of the songs, ‘By Your Gift Of Grace’, is expressing this truth.”
Having been ordained in 2022, Father Joseph currently serves as Assistant Priest at St Thomas More parish, Dulwich, in the Archdiocese of Southwark. Recording took place in intervals over a few months in the spring and summer period of 2023, working with sound engineer, mix engineer and producer Thomas Aston.
Father Joseph shared his hopes for the album, that it would help people to deepen their own faith.
“I’m delighted to share this album and really hope that it would be a blessing to many – that they would be helped in prayer through the songs and drawn closer to our Lord and His heart,” he said, adding that prayer was a big influence in his songwriting.
“One or two of the songs were older songs, (which I) went back to and prayed with, and then rejuvenated as such, but most are generally new within a year or months before recording,” he said.
‘Seek You First’ is available on all major platforms including Spotify, Amazon and iTunes.