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that produces written and recorded religious music, and frequently performs at Christian Universities and conferences. Bifrost Arts was co-founded by Joseph Pensak and Isaac Wardell. Bifrost Arts is unique in its approach to religious music in that it generally employs musicians whose success exists outside of the traditional

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. In 2009, Bifrost Arts' ''Come O Spirit! Anthology of Hymns & Spiritual Songs Volume 1'' ( Sounds Familyre Records) was ranked by '' Christianity Today'' as the No. 4 record of the year. Later that same year, ''Salvation Is Created: A Christmas Record From Bifrost Arts'' was released. Notable contributors to Bifrost Arts' recordings have included Joseph Pensak, Sufjan Stevens,

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, Rosie Thomas,

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, Shara Worden,

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, Lenny Smith, Mason Neely,

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, Isaac Wardell, Diane Birch, and

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Discography

*''Come O Spirit!'' (2009) *''Salvation Is Created'' (2009) *''He Will Not Cry Out'' (2013) *''Lamentations'' (2016)

References

External links

* * {{Authority control Christian music Presbyterianism