Greatest Hymns
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Greatest Hymns is an album from Contemporary Christian
group Selah
. It features updated versions of classic Christian hymns. The album was released on August 23, 2005.
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and #3 on Billboard's Christian Albums where it remained for 52 weeks.
Contemporary Christian music
Contemporary Christian music is a genre of modern popular music which is lyrically focused on matters concerned with the Christian faith...
group Selah
Selah (band)
Selah is a Christian vocal trio consisting of Todd Smith, Allan Hall, and Amy Perry. They have won three Dove Awards. The group has been featured on The 700 Club, The Hour of Power, and TBN.- History :...
. It features updated versions of classic Christian hymns. The album was released on August 23, 2005.
Track listing
- "Be Thou My VisionBe Thou My VisionBe Thou My Vision is a traditional hymn from Ireland, which is commonly attributed to Dallán Forgaill. It is popular among English-speaking churches around the world.-History:...
" (Eleanor HullEleanor HullEleanor Henrietta Hull was born in England, of a County Down family. She was educated at Alexandra College, Dublin and was a student of Irish Studies. She was a journalist and scholar of Old Irish and in 1899 was co-founder of the Irish Texts Society for the publication of early manuscripts...
) - 3:17 - "Great Is Thy FaithfulnessGreat Is Thy FaithfulnessGreat Is Thy Faithfulness is a popular Christian hymn written by Thomas Chisolm with music composed by William M. Runyan in Baldwin, Kansas, USA....
" (Thomas Chisholm, William M. Runyan) - 5:38 - "Bika Mono Ve (Pass Me Not, O Gentle Savior)Pass Me Not, O Gentle Saviour"Pass Me Not, O Gentle Savior" is a 19th-century American hymn written by Francis J. Crosby in 1868 and William H. Doane in 1870 . The hymn has been recorded by number of artists, including Reggie Houston, Cyrus Chestnut, Bill Gaither, and Lyle Lovett...
"/"It Is Well with My SoulIt Is Well with My SoulIt is well, with my soul,It is well, with my soul,It is well, it is well, with my soul.Though Satan should buffet, though trials should come,Let this blest assurance control,That Christ has regarded my helpless estate,And hath shed His own blood for my soul....
" (Francis J. Crosby, William H. Doane) - 5:42 - "There Is a FountainThere Is a Fountain Filled with Blood"Praise for the Fountain Opened," commonly known by its first line "There is a Fountain Filled with Blood," is a well-known hymn written by William Cowper. It was one of the first hymns he wrote after his first major bout of depression...
" (William CowperWilliam CowperWilliam Cowper was an English poet and hymnodist. One of the most popular poets of his time, Cowper changed the direction of 18th century nature poetry by writing of everyday life and scenes of the English countryside. In many ways, he was one of the forerunners of Romantic poetry...
, Lowell MasonLowell MasonLowell Mason was a leading figure in American church music, the composer of over 1600 hymn tunes, many of which are often sung today. His most well-known tunes include Mary Had A Little Lamb and the arrangement of Joy to the World...
) - 4:01 - "Amazing GraceAmazing Grace"Amazing Grace" is a Christian hymn with words written by the English poet and clergyman John Newton , published in 1779. With a message that forgiveness and redemption are possible regardless of the sins people commit and that the soul can be delivered from despair through the mercy of God,...
" (John NewtonJohn NewtonJohn Henry Newton was a British sailor and Anglican clergyman. Starting his career on the sea at a young age, he became involved with the slave trade for a few years. After experiencing a religious conversion, he became a minister, hymn-writer, and later a prominent supporter of the abolition of...
) - 3:27 - "How Great Thou ArtHow Great Thou Art (hymn)"How Great Thou Art" is a Christian hymn based on a Swedish poem written by Carl Gustav Boberg in Sweden in 1885. The melody is a Swedish folk song. It was translated into English by British missionary Stuart K. Hine, who also added two original verses of his own composition. It was popularized by...
" (Stuart K. Hine) - 6:12 - "His Eye Is on the SparrowHis Eye is on the Sparrow"His Eye Is on the Sparrow" is a Gospel hymn. Although today it is a staple of African-American worship services, the song was originally written in 1905 by two white songwriters, lyricist Civilla D. Martin and composer Charles H. Gabriel...
" (Charles H. GabrielCharles H. GabrielCharles Hutchinson Gabriel was a writer of gospel songs and composer of gospel tunes. He is said to have written and/or composed between 7,000 and 8,000 songs, many of which are available in 21st century hymnals. He used several pseudonyms, including Charlotte G. Homer, H. A. Henry, and S. B...
, Civilla D. MartinCivilla D. MartinCivilla Durfee Martin was a Canadian-American writer of many religious hymns and gospel songs in the late 19th century and early 20th century. Her husband, Walter Stillman Martin , studied ministry at Harvard University, where he became a Baptist minister but later switched to the Disciples of...
) - 3:42 - "Be Still My Soul"/"What a Friend We Have in JesusWhat a Friend We Have in Jesus"What a Friend We Have in Jesus" is a Christian hymn originally written by Joseph M. Scriven as a poem in 1855 to comfort his mother who was living in Ireland while he was in Canada. Scriven originally published the poem anonymously, and only received full credit for it in the 1880s. The tune to...
" (Charles C. ConverseCharles Crozat ConverseCharles Crozat Converse was a United States attorney who also worked as a composer of church songs. He was born in Warren, Massachusetts. He is notable for setting to music the words of Joseph Scriven to become the hymn "What a Friend We Have in Jesus". Converse also published an arrangement of...
, Joseph M. ScrivenJoseph M. ScrivenJoseph Medlicott Scriven, was an Irish poet, best known as the writer of the poem which became the hymn "What a Friend We Have in Jesus".-Life:...
, Jean SibeliusJean SibeliusJean Sibelius was a Finnish composer of the later Romantic period whose music played an important role in the formation of the Finnish national identity. His mastery of the orchestra has been described as "prodigious."...
, Katharina Von Schlegel) - 3:56 - "By and By (We'll Understand It Better By and By)" (Jim Smith, Marcella Smith, Todd Smith, Charles TindleyCharles TindleyRev. Dr. Charles Albert Tindley was an American Methodist minister and gospel music composer....
) - 3:32 - "When I Survey the Wondrous CrossWhen I Survey the Wondrous CrossThe hymn, "When I Survey the Wondrous Cross", was written by Isaac Watts, and published in Hymns and Spiritual Songs in 1707. It is significant for being an innovative departure from the early English hymn style of only using paraphrased biblical texts, although the first two lines of the second...
" (Isaac WattsIsaac WattsIsaac Watts was an English hymnwriter, theologian and logician. A prolific and popular hymnwriter, he was recognised as the "Father of English Hymnody", credited with some 750 hymns...
) - 4:02 - "Part the Waters"/"I Need Thee Every Hour" (Charles F. Brown, Annie Hawks, Robert Lowry) - 3:12
- "Precious Lord, Take My Hand"/"Just a Closer Walk with Thee" (Thomas A. DorseyThomas A. DorseyThomas Andrew Dorsey was known as "the father of black gospel music" and was at one time so closely associated with the field that songs written in the new style were sometimes known as "dorseys." Earlier in his life he was a leading blues pianist known as Georgia Tom.As formulated by Dorsey,...
, Traditional Spiritual) - 5:08 - "There Is Power in the Blood" (Lewis Jones) - 3:08
- "O Sacred Head Now Wounded" - 4:46
- "Be Thou Near to Me" (David Grow) - 3:32
Awards
At the 37th GMA Dove Awards, the album was nominated for two Dove Awards for Inspirational Album of the Year and Worship Song of the Year ("Be Thou My VisionBe Thou My Vision
Be Thou My Vision is a traditional hymn from Ireland, which is commonly attributed to Dallán Forgaill. It is popular among English-speaking churches around the world.-History:...
").
Chart performance
The album peaked at #117 on the Billboard 200Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
and #3 on Billboard's Christian Albums where it remained for 52 weeks.
External links
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