Tommee Profitt’s ‘The Resurrection of a King’ Breathes Cinematic Fire Into Sacred Hymns
With the same symphonic grandeur that redefined holiday music, award-winning producer and composer Tommee Profitt has unveiled The Resurrection of a King, a 19-track cinematic opus that dares to meet the most sacred stories of faith with the full force of a Hollywood blockbuster. The album reimagines beloved hymns—“The Old Rugged Cross,” “Amazing Grace,” “Jesus Paid It All”—not as quiet relics of tradition but as sweeping, emotionally charged anthems. Profitt assembles a luminous cast of collaborators, including Phil Wickham, CeCe Winans, CROWDER, and Jenn Johnson, each lending their voice to a project that feels less like a recording session and more like a spiritual epic scored for the silver screen. The result is a work of audacious reverence: one where orchestral swells and thunderous production don’t overshadow the sacred text but instead excavate the raw awe buried within lines sung for centuries.
At the heart of the album lies “We Turn Our Eyes,” a reworking of the hymn “Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus” anchored by the soaring, unshakeable vocals of Jamie MacDonald. It is a track that embodies Profitt’s stated ambition: to transport listeners to the foot of the cross and the mouth of an empty tomb, capturing that “overwhelming, chills-inducing moment” of resurrection hope. The producer, whose career boasts over 100 billion global streams and 49 RIAA certifications, describes working on the album with tears “almost every day,” overwhelmed by the convergence of content and performance. A companion K-LOVE documentary captures the making of the project at Nashville’s Oceanway Studio, offering intimate glimpses of artists pushing their voices “to the absolute edge.” Following the massive success of its predecessor, The Birth of a King, this new installment cements Profitt’s singular role as the architect of a genre unto itself—where cinematic production and worship music no longer stand apart, but together become a vehicle for something transcendent, massive, and almost too much to hold.
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