[1] Awarding the album four stars from HM Magazine, David Stagg states, "The Urgency should be recommended listening for the new generation of hardcore.
[4] Giving the album four and a half stars for Jesus Freak Hideout, Aaron Lambert says, "'a masterpiece.
"[6] Brad Johnson, giving the album three and a half stars by The Christian Music Review Blog, writes, "Saving Grace is a band that will stop at nothing to bring their message to the masses.
[2] Alex Sievers, giving the album a 70 out of 100 from Kill Your Stereo, describes, "A decent slog through metalcore country.
"[9] Awarding the album four stars from Jesus Wired, Justin Croteau says, "With all this the band has forced themselves to truly deliver on the new record entitled The Urgency, and trust me they don’t disappoint.