Hymned, No. 1 is the first solo album from MercyMe

MercyMe

MercyMe is an American Christian rock band founded in Greenville, Texas. The band consists of vocalist Bart Millard, keyboardist James Bryson, percussionist Robby Shaffer, bassist Nathan Cochran and guitarists Michael Scheuchzer and Barry Graul....

 singer Bart Millard. The album features modern takes on popular Christian hymns. The album was released on August 16, 2005.

Millard has said that the album is inspired by hymns his grandmother, Ruby Lindsey, used to sing when he was a boy.

Track listing

1. "Just a Closer Walk with Thee" - 4:57
2. "Mawmaw's Song (In the Sweet By and By)" (Graul, Millard) - 4:10
3. "Pass Me Not, O Gentle Saviour
   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...
   
   " (featuring Vince Gill
   Vince Gill
   Vincent Grant "Vince" Gill is an American neotraditional country singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He has achieved commercial success and fame both as frontman to the country rock band Pure Prairie League in the 1970s, and as a solo artist beginning in 1983, where his talents as a...
   
   ) (Francis J. Crosby, William H. Doane) - 3:53
4. "Have a Little Talk with Jesus" (Cleavant Derricks
   Cleavant Derricks (songwriter)
   Reverend Cleavant Derricks was a pastor and choir director at a number of black Baptist churches....
   
   ) - 4:10
5. "Precious Lord, Take My Hand" (Thomas A. Dorsey
   Thomas A. Dorsey
   Thomas 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,...
   
   ) - 4:19
6. "Softly and Tenderly" (Will Lamartine Thompson
   Will Lamartine Thompson
   William Lamartine Thompson was a noted American composer, best known for his hymns, born on November 7, 1847 in East Liverpool, Ohio, died New York City on September 20, 1909.-Well-known works:...
   
   ) - 4:04
7. "Sweetest Name I Know" (Luther B. Bridgers) - 4:03
8. "Power in the Blood" (Lewis E. Jones) - 3:42
9. "My Jesus I Love Thee
   My Jesus I Love Thee
   My Jesus, I love TheeMy Jesus, I love Thee, I know Thou art mine;For Thee all the follies of sin I resign.My gracious Redeemer, my Savior art Thou;If ever I loved Thee, my Jesus, ’tis now.I love Thee because Thou has first loved me,...
   
   "/"'Tis So Sweet" (William Ralph Featherston
   William Ralph Featherston
   William Ralph Featherston was a Christian hymnwriter, who wrote the poem My Jesus I Love Thee. He wrote this when he was 16 years old in 1864. Later on, in 1876 Adoniram Gordon added music to it. He died prior to his 27th birthday, and is not known to have written any other...
   
   , Gordon, Kirkpatrick, Stead) - 4:28
10. "The Old Rugged Cross
    The Old Rugged Cross
    "The Old Rugged Cross" is a popular Christian song written in 1912 by evangelist and song-leader George Bennard .George Bennard, was a native of Youngstown, Ohio but was reared in Iowa. After his conversion in a Salvation Army meeting, he and his wife became brigade leaders before leaving the...
    
    " (George Bennard
    George Bennard
    George Bennard was an American hymn composer and preacher. He is best known for composing the famous hymn, "The Old Rugged Cross".- Early years :...
    
    ) - 4:23

Chart performance

The album peaked at #12 on Billboard

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s Christian Albums and #13 on Billboard's Heatseekers Albums.

Awards

In 2006, the album won a Dove Award for Inspirational Album of the Year at the 37th GMA Dove Awards in a tie with Amy Grant

Amy Grant

Amy Lee Grant is an American singer-songwriter, musician, author, media personality and actress, best known for her Christian music. She has been referred to as "The Queen of Christian Pop"...

's Rock of Ages... Hymns and Faith.

External links

• Hymned, No. 1 at Amazon.com
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