Tennessee Ernie Ford Sings the Greatest Hymns of All Time

~ Release by Tennessee Ernie Ford (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1▼12" Vinyl
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A1A Mighty Fortress
3:01
A2There Is a Fountain
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A3Take My Life and Let It Be
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A4Abide With Me
2:32
A5Near to the Heart of God
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A6God Will Take Care of You
cover recording of:
God Will Take Care of You
lyricist:
Civilla Durfee Martin (Canadian‐American hymn and gospel song writer) (in 1904)
composer:
Walter Stillman Martin (Baptist minister, hymn and gospel song writer) (in 1904)
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A7Just as I Am
cover recording of:
Just as I Am
lyricist:
Charlotte Elliott (hymnwriter) (in 1835)
translated version of:
Dof Fel yr Wyf, ‘Does Gennyf Fi
3:33
B1Take Up Thy Cross
cover recording of:
Take Up Thy Cross
lyricist and composer:
Alfred H. Ackley (Religious songwriter)
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B2Be Still My Soul
cover recording of:
Be Still My Soul
lyricist:
Katheryn A. von Schlegel
composer:
Jean Sibelius (Finnish composer) (from 1899 until 1900)
is based on:
Finlandia, op. 26 (for orchestra)
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B3Close to Thee
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B4O for a Thousand Tongues
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B5When I Survey
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B6Nearer, My God, to Thee
cover recording of:
Nearer, My God, to Thee (Bethany)
lyricist:
Sarah Flower Adams (English poet, and notably lyricist of the hymn "Nearer, My God, to Thee") (in 1841)
composer:
Lowell Mason (in 1856)
publisher:
TCF Music Publishing, Inc. (Twentieth Century Fox Music Publishing, Inc.; ASCAP) and Skyhill Music (in 1971)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 28881)
3:27
B7God Be With You
cover recording of:
God Be With You
lyricist:
Jeremiah Rankin (American hymn writer)
composer:
William G. Tomer
is based on:
God Be With You Till We Meet Again (parent work for arrangements)
2:07
2▼12" Vinyl
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C1Sweet Hour of Prayer
cover recording of:
Sweet Hour of Prayer (Religious song)
lyricist:
William Walford (Congrgational minister)
composer:
William B. Bradbury (composer of popular hymns)
2:37
C2My Faith Looks Up to Thee
3:40
C3Break Thou the Bread of Life
3:37
C4My Jesus, I Love Thee
3:39
C5All Hail the Power
1:58
C6Precious Memories
cover recording of:
Precious Memories
writer:
J.B.F. Wright (Hymn songwriter)
2:54
C7It Is Well With My Soul
cover recording of:
It is Well (With My Soul)
lyricist:
Horatio Spafford
composer:
Philip Paul Bliss (Composer, hymn writer and gospel singer)
3:57
D1How Great Thou Art
cover recording of:
How Great Thou Art (Hine’s version)
additional lyricist:
Stuart K. Hine (from 1931 until 1949)
lyricist:
Carl Gustav Boberg
composer:
Stuart K. Hine (from 1931 until 1949)
translator:
Stuart K. Hine (from 1931 until 1949, in 1949)
publisher:
Thankyou Music Ltd.
translated version of:
O store Gud
2:37
D2What a Friend We Have in Jesus
cover recording of:
What a Friend We Have in Jesus
lyricist:
Joseph Medlicott Scriven (in 1855)
composer:
Charles Crozat Converse (in 1868)
3:24
D3The Ninety & Nine
3:07
D4Jesus Paid It All
3:17
D5In the Garden
cover recording of:
In the Garden
lyricist and composer:
Charles Austin Miles (in 1912)
2:51
D6Blessed Assurance
2:22
D7Fairest Lord Jesus
cover recording of:
Fairest Lord Jesus (Schönster Herr Jesu)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
translator:
Joseph A. Seiss (in 1873)
translated version of:
Jesus über Alles ("Schönster Herr Jesu", 1842 "Schlesische Volkslieder" version)
2:34
3▼12" Vinyl
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E1The Old Rugged Cross
cover recording of:
The Old Rugged Cross
lyricist and composer:
George Bennard (in 1912)
additional composer:
Charles Hutchinson Gabriel
publisher:
Patterdale Music Ltd.
premiered at:
First Methodist Episcopal Church of Pokagon (AKA the Old Rugged Cross Church) in Michigan, United States (on 1913-06-07)
written at:
Friends Community Church (Historic church located in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin) in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, United States (from 1912-12-29 until 1913-01-12)
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E2Faith of Our Fathers
3:02
E3The Solid Rock
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E4Did You Think to Pray
cover recording of:
Did You Think to Pray?
lyricist:
Mary A. Pepper Kidder
composer:
William O. Perkins (choral composer)
part of:
Hymns of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1985 Hymnal) (number: 140)
4:20
E5Brighten the Corner
cover recording of:
Brighten the Corner Where You Are
writer:
Charles Hutchinson Gabriel and Ina Duley Ogdon
2:09
E6When They Ring the Golden Bells
cover recording of:
When They Ring the Golden Bells
lyricist and composer:
Dion de Marbelle
3:25
E7Almost Persuaded
cover recording of:
Almost Persuaded (Glenn Sutton/Billy Sherrill song)
writer:
Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger) and Glenn Sutton (US songwriter and producer)
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F1Whispering Hope
cover recording of:
Whispering Hope
lyricist and composer:
Septimus Winner (in 1868)
2:29
F2When the Roll Is Called Up Yonder
cover recording of:
When the Roll Is Called Up Yonder (1893 hymn)
lyricist and composer:
James Milton Black (American hymn writer)
2:08
F3Rock of Ages
cover recording of:
Rock of Ages
publisher:
Reverend Augustus Montague Toplady (in 1775)
additional lyricist:
Reverend Augustus Montague Toplady (in 1763)
lyricist:
Charles Wesley (hymn writer) (in 1745)
additional composer:
Thomas Hastings (in 1830)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
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F4Saved by Grace
2:29
F5I Love to Tell the Story
cover recording of:
I Love to Tell the Story (Hymn)
lyricist:
Katherine Hankey (English hymn writer)
composer:
William G. Fischer (American music teacher and composer)
3:01
F6Softly and Tenderly
cover recording of:
Softly and Tenderly (Praise Hymn)
lyricist and composer:
William L. Thompson
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist), James Hendricks and Will Lamartine Thompson
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F7I Need Thee Every Hour
cover recording of:
I Need Thee Every Hour
lyricist:
Annie S. Hawks (American poet and gospel hymnist) (in 1872)
composer:
Robert Lowry (American hymn writer, 1826-1899)
2:59