Hymns: A Place of Worship - Classic Hymns

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The ever-popular vocal quartet 4Him has revisited their musical heritage with Hymns: A Place of Worship. This CD is an exceptional redefinition of some time-tested worship classics. Including 10 complete hymns and 4 interludes, these arrangements combine the rich hymn-song tradition with a contemporary music design. The members of 4Him found inspiration for this project by studying the composers and situations that gave birth to each of these hymns. This research brought them a new understanding of their spiritual roots, and as a result they were able to embrace the songs as their own. With a rock ballad version of "Oh Sacred Head, Now Wounded," a Beatle-esque rendition of "Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us," and a Middle Eastern-influenced "The Love of God," this is not another run-of-the-mill hymn CD in an already saturated market. This one is different.

Hymns: A Place of Worship - Classic Hymns, Music, 4Him, CCM, Christian, Contemporary Christian Music, Contemporary Gospel, Pop, Religious / Contemp. Christian

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Hymns by 4 HIM

Be Thou My Vision

Hymns: A Place of Worship by 4Him

What IS it with these guys?!?! They never cease to amaze!

Hymns with a Pop Flavor

Hymns: A Place of Worship - Classic Hymns
4Him
Manufacturer: Benson
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00004U38G
Release Date: 2000-07-25

Faith Of Our Fathers (Interlude)
The Solid Rock
Be Thou My Vision
Take My Life And Let It Be (Interlude)
It Is Well
O Sacred Head, Now Wounded
Savior, Like A Shepherd Lead Us
Holy, Holy, Holy (Interlude)
All Creatures Of Our God And King
The Love Of God
Great Is Thy Faithfulness
O Love That Wilt Not Let Me Go (Interlude)
Fairest Lord Jesus
There Is A Fountain

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The ever-popular vocal quartet 4Him has revisited their musical heritage with Hymns: A Place of Worship. This CD is an exceptional redefinition of some time-tested worship classics. Including 10 complete hymns and 4 interludes, these arrangements combine the rich hymn-song tradition with a contemporary music design. The members of 4Him found inspiration for this project by studying the composers and situations that gave birth to each of these hymns. This research brought them a new understanding of their spiritual roots, and as a result they were able to embrace the songs as their own. With a rock ballad version of "Oh Sacred Head, Now Wounded," a Beatle-esque rendition of "Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us," and a Middle Eastern-influenced "The Love of God," this is not another run-of-the-mill hymn CD in an already saturated market. This one is different.

Customer Reviews:

Hymns by 4 HIM.......2007-06-13

This CD is great for anyone that loves the old classic hymns w/ a new up beat. Also it's very uplifting.

Be Thou My Vision.......2007-05-07

I bought the CD for the song "Be Thou My Vision", which I heard on the radio. This arrangement is incredible. It brings new, inspired meaning to an old classic hymn.

Hymns: A Place of Worship by 4Him.......2007-01-12

They are one of the greatest groups around. Highly Recommend it.

What IS it with these guys?!?! They never cease to amaze!.......2005-12-09

It's one thing to arrange your own original music, but to arrange classic hymns and make THEM your own, is just downright skillful! This was a very pleasant surprise to me, and I figured, being 4HIM, it would be good. I simply LOVE what they did here! My all-time favorite hymn is my favorite scripture, "Great is Thy Faithfulness," and the arrangement on this one is really nice--very catchy. "All Creatures of Our God and King," (Oh that one's good!) "It is Well," (well, actually all of them!) are very well done. The straight, Sunday-morning service rendition of "There is a Fountain" is a sweet salute to those hymns that we Christians grew up with.

The printed lyrics weren't even necessary for this one--just find a hynmal! Another wonderful piece of work from this truly awesome foursome!

Hymns with a Pop Flavor.......2005-04-28

Christian artists releasing a collection of hymns is nothing new. Usually, they sound like a church service and, while good, I find they don't stand up to repeated listening. 4 Him avoided this trap by tweaking the hymns ever so slightly to fit their style. You'll still recognize them and be able to sign alone right away. But they won't sound like this in your church service.

The most strikingly different is "O Sacred Head, Now Wounded." It's got a pounding base that makes it a much more powerful and urgent song. And I like the third verse they include. I was only familiar with two before.

"The Sold Rock" also gets a nice boost with a slightly faster tempo that makes it fun to sing while keeping the theology of the lyrics.

"It Is Well" gets a quiet make over. The orchestra doesn't overwhelm the song at all and in some ways makes it more intimate. "Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us" and "All Creatures of Our God and King" are treated in the same way.

This is a unique take on a hymns project, and 4 Him carries it off well. I really should listen to it more then I do because every time I pull it out I remember just how much I love it.

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