Hillsong Church announced Tuesday its new live worship project, Open Heaven/River Wild, set to release Oct. 16. This is the first time that the church has recorded an entire album live at its annual conference in Sydney, Australia, with more than 25,000 in attendance.

This year’s project features songs written by a variety of Hillsong worship leaders, such as Reuben Morgan, Taya Smith, Marty Sampson, Joel Houston and Ben Fielding.

Cassandra Langton, global creative director for Hillsong, explained the unique title.

"In Jesus … heaven opens, and in us He stirs a 'River Wild' ... a passionate, explosive love for God and for the humanity He created,” said Langton. “This is the premise of the album, and our prayer is that these songs would ignite and stir within you a passion for God and a love for people.”

Hillsong Worship is currently touring in the U.S. on the Hillsong Nights tour. Hillsong Worship will also lead worship with songs from the new release at the third Annual Hillsong Conference NYC, Oct. 22-24, at the Prudential Center Arena.

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