Country Gospel Hymns

Track Listings

1. Old Rugged Cross - Johnny Cash

2. Just a Closer Walk With Thee - Patsy Cline

3. Take My Hand, Precious Lord - Eddy Arnold

4. Softly and Tenderly - Willie Nelson

5. May the Good Lord Bless and Keep You - Jim Reeves

6. In the Sweet By and By - Loretta Lynn

7. Will the Circle Be Unbroken - Marty Robbins

8. I'll Fly Away - Ray Stevens

9. Jesus, Hold My Hand - Vern Gosdin

10. Pass Me Not, O Gentle Saviour - Bill Anderson

Tracks:

His Hand In Mine
I'm Gonna Walk Dem Golden Stairs
In My Father's House
Milky White Way
Known Only To Him
I Believe In The Man In The Sky
Joshua Fit The Battle
He Knows Just What I Need
Swing Down, Sweet Chariot
Manson Over The Hilltop
If We Never Met Again
Working On The Building
Crying In The Chapel
How Great Thou Art
In The Garden
Somebody Bigger Than You And I
Farther Along
Stand By Me
Without Him
So High
Where Could I Go But To The Lord
By And By
If The Lord Wasn't Walking By My Side
Run On
Where No One Stands Alone
We Call On Him
You'll Never Walk Alone
Who Am I?
Life

Tracks:

Only Believe
He Touched Me
I've Got Confidence
Amazing Grace
Seeing Is Believing
He Is My Everything
Bosom Of Abraham
An Evening Prayer
Lead Me, Guide Me
There Is No God But God
A Thing Called Love
I, John
Reach Out To Jesus
Miracle Of The Rosary
Put Your Hand In The Hand
I Got A Feelin' In My Body
Help Me
If That Isn't Love
Help Me (Live Version)
Why Me Lord (Live Version)
How Great Thou Art (Live Version)
Farther Along
Oh Happy Day
I, John
Bosom Of Abraham
You Better Run
Lead Me, Guide Me
Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus/Nearer My God To Me

Tracks:

When The Saints Go Marchin' In
Just A Little Talk With Jesus
Jesus Walked That Lonesome Valley
I Shall Not Be Moved
(There'll Be) Peace In The Valley
Down By The Riverside
Farther Along
Blessed Jesus (Hold My Hand)
On The Jericho Road
I Just Can't Make It Myself
I Hear A Sweet Voice Calling
When The Saints Go Marchin' In
Softly And Tenderly
(There'll Be) Peace In The Valley (For Me)
It Is No Secret (What God Can Do)
I Believe
Take My Hand, Precious Lord
I Asked The Lord
He
Oh How I Love Jesus
Show Me Thy Ways, O Lord
Hide Thou Me
Down By The Riverside/When The Saints Go Marchin' In
Sing You Children
Swing Down, Sweet Chariot
Let Us Pray
Gospel Medley: Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child/Where Could I Go But To The Lord/Up Above My Head/Saved
The Lord's Prayer
How Great Thou Art (Live Version)
(There'll Be) Peace In The Valley (For Me)

Customer Reviews:

AWESOME!.......2007-07-10

If you enjoy gospel music -- YOU'LL LOVE THIS SET! Elvis' incredible voice is perfect for the soulful lyrics. Plus he picks up the tempo on many of them making them sound more like rock. All of my favorites are on this 3CD set - so I'm very very happy that I bought it. I highly recommend it!

This CD is great!.......2007-07-07

Elvis sings gospel songs like no other! Some of the songs are a litte rough but you have to realize some songs were recorded in his home or at the studio while he is just playing around. The first disc is more of the released songs while some of the songs on the other CD's are live versions or unreleased versions with him laughing and talking. I thoroughly love this set!

Great gospel album!.......2007-07-05

I have always thought that Elvis' voice was never better than when he was singing gospel and this album proves it! Well done remastering, clear, very good sound. Absolutely a must for people who love gospel and Elvis!!

Awesome.......2007-06-27

Its great to have all of the Kings inspirational music in one collection.I have one word for this collection AWESOME!!!

Great music , Fine performance.......2007-06-14

Elvis is at his best on these albums singing songs that he apparantly very fond of as he puts his heart and soul into these great old time gospel hits. Your service was prompt and every thing arrived in perfect
condition. Thanks

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ELVIS: ULTIMATE GOSPEL
His BEST single CD Gospel collection!

Elvis: Ultimate Gospel
Elvis Presley
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Release Date: 2007-03-06

Tracks:

How Great Thou Art
So High
Amazing Grace
Crying In The Chapel
You'll Never Walk Alone
Swing Down Sweet Chariot
In My Father's House
Milky White Way
His Hand In Mine
I Believe In The Man In The Sky
Where Could I Go But To The Lord
If The Lord Wasn't Walking By My Side
Run On
He Touched Me
Bosom Of Abraham
Lead Me, Guide Me
Joshua Fit The Battle
If We Never Meet Again
I, John
Reach Out To Jesus
Who Am I?
Help Me
An Evening Prayer
Take My Hand, Precious Lord
(There'll Be) Peace In The Valley (For Me)

Album Description

Revised with 2 significant tracks and artwork not previously included. When Elvis was growing up, the Presley family attended the First Assembly Of God church in Tupelo and subsequently in Memphis. Elvis's music was greatly influenced by attending these churches, but reglious music came to Elvis in many shapes and forms. Religious songs were often part of the repertoire for country stars on the Grand Ol' Opry - a syndicated radio Nashville broadcast that the Presley's almost always tuned into on Saturdays. As a teen, Elvis and his friends would sneak into churches in the black neighborhoods to catch the lively music of a different musical heritage. The welcoming congregation and uplifting sound opened up Elvis's understanding of the multiple facets of reglious music. ULTIMATE GOSPEL provides testament to Elvis's musical excellence and acknowledges the priceless contribution of the talented songwriters, musicians and producers involved.

Customer Reviews:

ELVIS: ULTIMATE GOSPEL.......2007-05-12

This is the real Elvis. It shows Elvis's true roots. I recommend this cd to anyone who wants to discover the real heritage Elvis left behind.

His BEST single CD Gospel collection!.......2007-03-08

Very powerful performances and of course Elvis' voice is unmatched. He was made to sing Gospel and he puts his heart into every performance. The only Grammies he won were for his Gospel recordings. I know there are many Elvis Gospel collections available, but this one is his best single CD Gospel collection! To top this one you would have to get the 2 CD "Amazing Grace" or the 3 CD "Peace in the Valley" set.

This release is slightly different than the original "Elvis Ultimate Gospel" CD released a few years ago. On this version they added two songs "In My Father's House" and "An Evening Prayer" and deleted "Miracle Of The Rosary". I guess you could say this is the Protestant version of "Elvis Ultimate Gospel". If you like Gospel music and don't want to spend a lot of money on multi-CD releases, I highly recommend this CD.

Amazing Grace: His Greatest Sacred Performances

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Gaylr R. Donham
Gospel music at its best
I was singing bass, but he covered me up. He wiped me out.
AMAZING GRACE: ELVIS SACRED PERFORMANCES
Amazing Grace

Amazing Grace: His Greatest Sacred Performances
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Release Date: 1994-10-25

Tracks:

I Believe
(There'll Be) Peace In The Valley (For Me)
Take My Hand, Precious Lord
It Is No Secret (What God Can Do)
Milky White Way
His Hand In Mine
I Believe In The Man In The Sky
He Knows Just What I Need
Mansion Over The Hilltop
In My Father's House
Joshua Fit The Battle
Swing Down Sweet Chariot
I'm Gonna Walk Dem Golden Stairs
If We Never Meet Again
Known Only To Him
Working On The Building
Crying In The Chapel
Run On
How Great Thou Art
Stand By Me
Where No One Stands Alone
So High
Farther Along
By And By
In The Garden
Somebody Bigger Than You And I
Without Him
If The Lord Wasn't Walking By My Side
Where Could I Go But To The Lord

Tracks:

We Call On Him
You'll Never Walk Alone
Only Believe
Amazing Grace
Miracle Of The Rosary
Lead Me, Guide Me
He Touched Me
I've Got Confidence
An Evening Prayer
Seeing Is Believing
A Thing Called Love
Put Your Hand In The Hand
Reach Out To Jesus
He Is My Everything
There Is No God But God
I, John
Bosom of Abraham
Help Me
If That Isn't Love
Why Me Lord (Live Version)
How Great Thou Art (Live Version)
I, John (Previously Unreleased)
Bossom Of Abraham
You Better Run (Previously Unreleased)
Lead Me, Guide Me
Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus/Nearer My God to Thee (Previously Unreleased)

Customer Reviews:

Gaylr R. Donham.......2007-05-14

This is a very good product.I liked it so much I ordered a second one for a friend of mine.

Gospel music at its best.......2007-05-13

I have never heard the Lord's praises sung more beautifully. Highly recommended collection. The live version of "How Great Thou Art" from 'Elvis In Concert' is a powerful take on the recorded version.

I was singing bass, but he covered me up. He wiped me out........2007-01-26

Did you know that Elvis Presley's four Grammy nominations (and two wins) for "Best Sacred or Inspirational Performance" were his ONLY Grammy nominations? Yes, it's true. Elvis' gospel recordings are among his most heartfelt performances. This two CD collection features all the songs from the Peace in the Valley EP, the His Hand in Mind LP, the How Great Thou Art LP, the He Touched Me album and most of his other gospel recordings; including a previously unreleased jam session between Elvis and the Stamps, which was filmed for the documentary Elvis On Tour. Great stuff, but I would recommend getting the three CD collection called Peace in the Valley: The Complete Gospel Recordings. That collection has everything from this collection, plus: the gospel songs from the Million Dollar Quartet jam session, several home recordings, four songs from Elvis movies, "Peace in the Valley" live on the Ed Sullivan Show, "Who Am I?", "Life", "I Got a Feelin' in My Body", two songs from Las Vegas rehearsals, the live version of "Help Me", the "Gospel Medley" from the 1968 Comeback Special, an off-the-cuff performance of "The Lord's Prayer" and the live version of "How Great Thou Art" from the Elvis in Concert television special. Whew! But if you don't want those songs, this collection will be good enough for you.

AMAZING GRACE: ELVIS SACRED PERFORMANCES.......2007-01-09

I loved all of Elvis's music; however, this is the most moving music I HAVE EVER HEARD. When he sings How Great Thou Art -- there isn't any artist that could come close to performing the song as he does. He is magnificient.

Amazing Grace.......2007-01-05

I didn't know whether I'd like "religious music" by Elvis, I'd only heard his movie tunes & of course the songs we all know - Hound Dog, etc. I bought this while persuing my personal religious journey, I like Elvis, figured this would be okay to get inspired with. Whoah!!! Elvis usually takes a song makes it his own, sometimes you don't recognize it. He doesn't do that with sacred music. What he does do is enter the Kingdom through song. He sings with intensity, longing & you do not doubt his own religious conviction. I especially love the gospel tunes of his southern upbringing. My favorite songs are Milky White Way & Lead Me, Guide Me. This is a lot of music on 2 cd's, well worth the money.

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Good Old-Time Gospel Music
Fantastic as always!
Amazing
Nothing Better
One of Ernie Ford's BEST

Amazing Grace: 40 Treasured Hymns
Tennessee Ernie Ford
Manufacturer: Spring House / EMI
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Release Date: 1998-11-17

Tracks:

Stand By Me
When God Dips His Love In My Heart
He Knows What I Need
Others
What A Friend We Have In Jesus
Sweet Hour Of Prayer
Come On Down
Blessed Assurance
I Can Tell You The Time
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Saved By Grace
My Task
No Tears In Heaven
Peace In The Valley
Nearer, My God, To Thee
His Amazing Grace
Just A Closer Walk With Thee
On The Jericho Road
A Beautiful Life

Tracks:

Precious Memories
Did You Think To Pray?
The Old Rugged Cross
In The Garden
Face To Face
I Find No Fault In Him
Rock Of Ages
Hide Me, Rock Of Ages
A Mighty Fortress Is Our God
Alleluia
How Great Thou Art
Put Your Hand In The Hand
I Know The Lord Laid His Hands On Me
Get On Board, Little Children
Farther Along
Let The Lower Lights Be Burning
Wayfaring Pilgrim
Lord, I'm Coming Home
Take My Hand, Precious Lord
If I Can Help Somebody

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Tennessee Ernie Ford's warm, commanding baritone lives on most dramatically in his vivid rendition of the Merle Travis-penned coal miner's song "Sixteen Tons," which topped the national charts in 1955. But by the 1960s, Ford, a leading entertainer in his time and host of an NBC-TV variety show that ran from 1956 to 1961, had turned heavily to sacred music. By the time of his death in 1991, he'd recorded no fewer than 81 albums of gospel and spiritual music. Some of Ford's most memorable hymns are collected in this ample set, which includes both the familiar ("How Great Thou Art," "Rock of Ages") and the relatively obscure ("When God Dips His Pen of Love in My Heart," "Blessed Assurance"). Across the years, Ford's voice continues to echo with heartfelt earnestness and warm reassurance that soothes the soul and transcends the test of time as he magnificently makes these gospel masterpieces his own. --Bob Allen

Customer Reviews:

Good Old-Time Gospel Music.......2007-05-05

Tennessee Ernie Ford is one of my favorite baritone singers. This collextion is derived and put together by Bill Gaither and his production staff. T.E.F. had the smoothest voice in early country and gospel music. If you like old-time gospel, you will like this CD.

Fantastic as always!.......2007-03-20

Great selection of hymns by one of the all time greats! I really am enjoying this collection.

Amazing.......2007-01-27

My husband started me on the hunt for this rare edition of TEF gospel hymns. I surprised him with it and he immediately put it in the cd player. It is totally awesome. He practically listens to it every evening. It is indeed one of his most prized possessions.

Nothing Better.......2007-01-16

A wonderful simple mix of arrangements and genre....some traditional classics, bluegrass and spirituals....and on many selections Ernie invites a quartet or more of other singers to join him. I miss Ernie Ford...a magnificent, underrated talent [even in his heyday]. A charming host who was unafraid to declare his homage to the Almighty at the close of each performance.

One of Ernie Ford's BEST.......2007-01-10

This was a Great album on records and an outstanding job was performed in the "CD"conversion. In my opinion, Ernie Ford was one of the finest Gospel Singers of the twentieth century.

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Take My Hand: Gospel Favourites
"Take My Hand: Gospel Favourites" CD by Elvis Presley
Soulful and inspiring
Take My Hand: Gospel Favourite Elvis Presley
Elvis' first love

Take My Hand: Gospel Favourites
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Release Date: 1998-11-02

Tracks:

Take My Hand Precious Lord
I Believe
It's No Secret (What God Can Do)
Amazig Grace
Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus/Nearer My God To Thee
How Great Thou Art
Farther Along
Crying In The Chapel
In The Garden
Working On The Building
He Touched Me
Where Could I Go But To The Lord
(There'll Be) Peace In The Valley (For Me)
Put Your Hand In The Hand (Of The Man From
By And By
Somebody Bigger Than You And I
Joshua Fit The Battle
Reach Out To Jesus
Swing Down Sweet Chariot
Milky White Way

Album Description

Budget-priced compilation featuring 20 of The King's best loved religious melodies, including 'Take My Hand', 'I Believe', 'It Is No Secret' and 'Amazing Grace'. 1999 release.

Customer Reviews:

Take My Hand: Gospel Favourites.......2007-05-21

The old songs were not changed. They were juist as I rembered them as a child.

"Take My Hand: Gospel Favourites" CD by Elvis Presley.......2007-05-07

The CD was beautiful and perfect. I used express delivery, and it came right on time for my mother's funeral. I was very pleased.

Soulful and inspiring.......2007-01-21

On this impressive collection of gospel songs Elvis is variously backed by the Jordanaires, Sweet Inspirations, Imperials and the Stamps Quartet. Chronologically the material ranges from songs recorded from 1957 to the early 1970s. They are mostly gospel classics but there are also later compositions like Put Your Hand In The Hand which was a pop hit in 1971.

Several styles are represented, from the slow and solemn hymns like Take My Hand Precious Lord, He Touched Me and I Believe to rhythmic uptempo tracks like Joshua Fit The Battle, By And By and Working On The Building with its lovely backing vocals. My personal favorites include the opening track Take My Hand, this version of Amazing Grace, How Great Thou Art, In The Garden and Where Could I Go But To The Lord.

I was a bit surprized to learn that Swing Down Sweet Chariot is an uptempo rock song, not the well-known Swing Low Sweet Chariot. The music is inspiring and soulful, revealing the devotional side of the magnificent king of rock and roll. The booklet contains an informative history of Elvis' gospel recordings by Brian Nevill and four photographs: full color one of the Jordanaires and Millie Kirkham, a black and white one of the Imperials plus the front and back pics of Elvis.

Take My Hand: Gospel Favourite Elvis Presley.......2006-08-31

These songs sure bring back some good memories of singin in church. I remembered almost all of them and felt just as good singing them as I did as a teenager. To me Elvis Presley's gospel albums were the best of anything he did. whiling listening to him sing you can feel his love of gospel music coming through. As a teenager I had all his gospel albums but they got ruined when I moved from home. Great memories, great singing.

Elvis' first love.......2004-12-15

Gospel music was Elvis' first love and at the time of his discovery by the late Sam Phillips he was seriously considering joining the Songfellows, a gospel quartet, instead of signing to Sun Records. Throughout his career Elvis always used full gospel groups rather than backing singers, on stage and in the studio. At the same time that he was recording All Shook Up in January 1957, he was also recording songs for a gospel EP, Peace In The Valley, all of which were included on Elvis' Christmas Album later that year, and also appear here.
This collection also draws from three gospel albums that Elvis released: His Hand In Mine (1960), How Great Thou Art (1966) and He Touched Me (1971) and a couple of stray tracks including his hit single Crying In The Chapel, plus a medley of two songs he recorded and filmed at the Elvis On Tour sessions but which remained in the can until 1994.
Although a great rock singer, unlike his contemporaries, Elvis had the range to sing with an unmatched purity and sincerity on both devotional gospels and secular ballads and wasn't afraid to match his voice with the best gospel singers in the business, as this set ably demonstrates

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All-Time Greatest Hyms--Tennessee Ernie Ford
Prompt And Timely
One of Ernie Ford's greatest
great listening

All-Time Greatest Hymns
Tennessee Ernie Ford
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Tracks:

Softly And Tenderly
In The Garden
The Old Rugged Cross
When The Roll Is Called Up Yonder
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The Church In The Wildwood
How Great Thou Art
Whispering Hope
Bringing In The Sheaves
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Faith Of Our Fathers
There Is Power In The Blood
What A Friend We Have In Jesus

Customer Reviews:

Fab.......2007-06-01

When it comes to Christian music, no one can praise the Lord in song like ETF.

All-Time Greatest Hyms--Tennessee Ernie Ford.......2007-03-21

I believe Tennessee Ernie Ford sang hymns in such a beautiful voice. This man truely had a special gift. His music will always be a classic!

Prompt And Timely.......2007-01-12

As always, a pleasure ordering from this vendor. The order arrived promptly and in mint condition. I would recommend this vendor to anyone and everyone.

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Miami, Florida

One of Ernie Ford's greatest.......2007-01-10

This was a Great album on records and an outstanding job was performed in the "CD"conversion. In my opinion, Ernie Ford was one of the finest Gospel Singers of the twentieth century.

great listening.......2005-09-21

This CD was all that I expected and hoped it would be. It has the wonderful acapella gospel songs that Ernie finished his shows with,great listening.

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There when I needed it.
Hymns
Magnificent
Simply Perfect
Give me that old time religion!

Sings 22 Favorite Hymns
Tennessee Ernie Ford
Manufacturer: Ranwood Records
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Release Date: 1994-09-27

Tracks:

How Great Thou Art
Abide With Me
Shall We Gather At the River
In the Garden
Old Time Religion
Holy, Holy, Holy
I Need Thee Every Hour
The Church In the Wildwood
Sweet Hour Of Prayer
What a Friend We Have In Jesus
Bringing In the Sheaves
Just As I Am, Without One Plea
The Old Rugged Cross
His Eye Is On the Sparrow
Jesus, Keep Me Near the Cross
I Love To Tell the Story
Blest Be the Tie That Binds
Nearer My God To Thee
Where Could I Go (But To the Lord)
Almost Persuaded
Wonderous Love
My Faith Looks Up To Thee

Customer Reviews:

There when I needed it........2006-02-25

My mother was dying in a hospice. We needed some music to play for her while she was there. Two of her favorite hymns were on the one cd. It was hard to find that. Amazon came through with the selection, and overnited it to me. My mother passed 2 days later. I'll always be grateful for that cd.

Hymns.......2005-07-28

Tennessee Ernie Ford was a very popular singer when I was a child and my parents and siblings loved to watch his TV show. He would always end the show with a hymn and I wanted to revisit those songs and the happy days of my youth. The Hymns and Ernie are as good as ever.

Magnificent.......2004-11-23

I bought this CD specifically for the song "My Faith Looks Up To Thee" which is hard to find on a CD. This hymn was written in 1830 by Ray Palmer (lyrics) and put to music later by Lowell Mason, a man Palmer met on the streets of Boston. Mason took home the lyric, wrote a melody, and a few days later found Palmer and told him no matter what Palmer did for the rest of his life, he would be remembered for the hymn.

Another gem here is "Just As I Am Without One Plea." This is the amazing story of Charlotte Elliot. This bedridden, sick woman was feeling sorry she could not help her pastor with his fundraising for charity as she was simply too sick. After writing this hymn in 1835, she was shocked to find copies of it being sold by the thousands. The proceeds were given to the very charity Charlotte thought she could not help. After she died in 1871, others found stacks of letters sent to her from all over the world, thanking her for changing their lives and bringing them to Christ.

These are not the only two historical hymns in collection.

This is not just a CD of the great hymns of our time. This CD is a living history of hymns going far back in time.

It is a treasure.

I am thankful I got a chance to see Tennessee Ernie Ford when he appeared on TV during his glory years.

Simply Perfect.......2003-10-29

The 1st CD of Mr. Ford's that I purchased was entitled Amazing Grace: 40 Treasured Hymns -- a year later and I still frequently pop that magnificent collection of hymns into the drive. I HAD to have more -- so I purchased 2 other Ernie hymn CDs (including this one) -- and these certainly do not disappoint. While these CDs are comprised of age-old favorite hymns, Mr. Ford's unique, flawless bass voice gives them added life. Blend Mr. Ford's pure, non-pretentious bass voice with a judicious mixture of crisp alto's and tenor's, as some of the selections do, and you are presented with truly, magnificent works of art that seem to never get old. Just drop the CD into the drive, sit back, relax, and let Mr. Ford sing you back home with this soothing collection of favorite hymns.

Give me that old time religion!.......2003-05-10

I set out to find a CD that contained the old hymns that I loved as a child, which have now seemed to have disappeared from the churches in my area. But, I also wanted hymns that I could sing along with. Well, with this CD I hit pay dirt!

This CD is a compilation of twenty-two of Tennessee Ernie Ford's (1919-91) most requested hymns. Sung with Ford's wonderful voice, the hymns are great to listen to. And more, I found that I could happily sing along with all but a couple which were sung a little to idiosyncratically for me (What a Friend We Have in Jesus is one, sadly).

So, if you want to hear some of those wonderful old hymns again, then I can't recommend this CD enough. I have it in the CD player in my car, and it is not coming out soon!

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My Mother's Hymn Book - - Johnny Cash

What The Man in Black was meant to be

Stark simplicity, sincerity and sacredness...

Frankly, I expected more...

The Pure Heart Of The Man In Black

My Mother's Hymn Book
Johnny Cash
Manufacturer: Lost Highway
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0001NBMTE
Release Date: 2004-04-06

Tracks:

Where We'll Never Grow Old
I Shall Not Be Moved
I Am A Pilgrim
Do Lord
When The Roll Is Called Up Yonder
If We Never Meet Again This Side Of Heaven
I'll Fly Away
Where The Soul Of Man Never Dies
Let The Lower Lights Be Burning
When He Reached Down
In The Sweet By And By
I'm Bound For The Promised Land
In The Garden
Softly And Tenderly
Just As I Am

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My Mother's Hymn Book - - Johnny Cash.......2007-04-29

Thanks was the one I was looking for.

What The Man in Black was meant to be.......2006-10-15

Finally, Johnny Cash finds what he was meant to be. Just his guitar playing, his voice, and a great selection of songs make this a must have. Johnny was a legend and this is his album, what he wanted to do all of his life. Buy this it is wonderful.

Stark simplicity, sincerity and sacredness..........2006-07-31

The 15 songs selected by Johnny not that long before his death all came literally from his mom's favorite hymnal. That is the weakness of the effort, to me, because of a certain lack of variety in content. I agree also with an earlier reviewer who noted that Johnny's guitar work was too subdued here. (Perhaps in his illness, his pickin' suffered more than his vocalizing. While not as strong a voice as he showed on his 1993 American Recordings debut, it really is better than I expected.) Johnny does have some uptempo selections here, and they are the best on the disc. However, in his "Personal File" double-CD set recently released on Sony/Legacy, you get a whole disc of acoustic hymns and spirituals sung in Johnny's 1970's voice. That CD, overall, is much more compelling than this one. True fans will demand to own both, of course. In the "Personal File" effort, you also get a disc of Johnny singing traditional country songs, along with some self-penned tracks and a few 1970's era songs by other artists like Johnny Horton, John Prine and Carlene Carter. The cost of the two CD's of "Personal File" is just a tiny bit more than what you'll pay for "My Mother's Hymn Book" so I highly recommend making that purchase first. His religious disc from "Personal File" has hardly been out of my car CD player since I got it five or six weeks ago, and yet I am not a very religious person. They just grab you. So does "My Mother's Hymn Book" but not as powerfully.

Frankly, I expected more..........2006-06-13

I am a huge fan of hymns. And after watching "Walk the Line" and reading about Johnny Cash immediately thereafter, I am a huge fan of the Man in Black. And this album was a disappointment to me.

To be sure, there is something beautiful and pure about this recording. On a strictly emotional level, it is wonderful to hear this dying man, with such an excruciating life journey that had come to such a rich spiritual conclusion, singing the hymns of his youth. The authenticity in his voice is refreshing.

However, I fault this album on two levels. First, the balance between his voice and his guitar was askew, pushing the guitar so far in the background as to almost be irrelevant. I appreciate simplicity, but this album almost sounds a cappella at parts.

My other significant critique is Cash's voice at this point in his life. Of course, any man his age would have similar vocal limitations. I cannot fault him on a personal level. It just makes the album less appealing to the listener. Though his heart would have been at such a different place, I can only imagine how much better it would sound to have heard him sing these songs twenty or thirty years ago.

In any case, it's an album worth hearing. For spiritual reasons, I'm glad that I did. However, the musical problems will prevent it from becoming a regular part of my listening library.

The Pure Heart Of The Man In Black.......2006-05-21

As with the rest of his "American" recordings, the Man In Black audibly comes across as the awe-inspiring grandfather figure with captivating stories to tell and lessons of wisdom to impart. This is the album the Man In Black himself stated he always wanted to create- a testament to the treasure of his heart. Simply do yourself a favor and purchase the entire "American" series.

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Blessed
Better than Klonopin
Good voice, but the venerable texts deserve better pronunciation
Spiritual oxygen.
Breathtaking renditions of sacred music

Hymns
Beth Nielsen Chapman
Manufacturer: Emergent
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00064VQVW
Release Date: 2004-11-02

Tracks:

Ave Verum Corpus
Veni Veni Emmanuel
Tantum Ergo
O Salutaris Hostia
Adoramus Te
O Sanctissima
Panis Angelicus
Salve Regina
Hymn To Mary
Oh God Of Loveliness
Dona Nobis Pacem
Ave Maria

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Blessed.......2007-06-15

Only the "Holy Spirit" could inspire such a work, listening to these Hymns evokes "HIM" I would pray that many would be compatible with the fine heavenly harmonice on this C D.
Rocky Carr here

Better than Klonopin.......2007-01-16

I read a transcript of an NPR review that said Beth Nielsen Chapman meditated each day at the studio while she was recording this album. It shows. It calms and centers me within 30 seconds. Highly recommended

Good voice, but the venerable texts deserve better pronunciation.......2006-11-12

Beth Chapman has a beautiful voice which is well suited to the hymns she chose for this record, but her pronunciation of Latin is only beginner's-level, and it shows that this isn't her usual genre of music. Several of the hymns contain pronunciation mistakes which will be off-putting to people who know these songs well; they all bear the sound of Latin as sung with a very American accent.

The singers on this recording could have benefited from some pronunciation coaching: classical singers need to learn to pronounce Latin well, but Chapman didn't seem to realize they needed it too.

Spiritual oxygen........2006-10-17

Mother Teresa of Calcutta said, "Make something beautiful for God." Beth Chapman must have been listening when she produced this collection of hymns. Because of B.N.C.'s experience of personal heart-ache that preceded this recording, there's a touching dose of holy sobriety in her delivery. After listening to some snippets on-line, I first bought this for my Mom who is in her 70s. Since I finally bought another copy for myself a few weeks ago, it has dominated my car CD player. My 28 year old son, who doesn't know this pre-Vatican II repertoire, absolutely loves it. This is timeless, edifying stuff -- no artificial ingredients. Thank you, Beth. I'm so glad I found your Hymns project.

Breathtaking renditions of sacred music.......2006-07-05

Chapman takes some of the Christendom's most beautiful music and lends a simple reverence to it that works wonderfully well. She's also written a very sweet new hymn to Mary. I buy virtually no music - my collection is already sufficient. But I only had to hear a bit of one song - Panis Angelicus - to get me onto iTunes for this album.

Every single song is perfectly lovely: quiet and rousing, simple and complex, altogether reverent.

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Let the beauty of your natural voice carry your albums.
LIfeline
As close as I'll get to having my Mom and Grandma back again
Ewwww
Iris is sublime

Lifeline
Iris DeMent
Manufacturer: Flariella Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0002ZUIJG
Release Date: 2004-11-02

Tracks:

I've Got That Old Time Religion In My Heart
Blessed Assurance
Fill My Way With Love
Hide Thou Me
The Old Gospel Ship
Sweet Hour of Prayer
That Glad Reunion Day
Leaning On The Everlasting Arms
He Reached Down
Near The Cross
I Never Shall Forget The Day
I Don't Want To Get Adjusted
God Walks The Dark Hills

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Although there's only one new original on Iris DeMent's first release in eight years, the music throughout ranks with the most personal she has made. DeMent's quavering vocals invest this collection of traditional spirituals with an unwavering conviction. "This is my story," she sings on "Blessed Assurance," written more than 130 years ago. "This is my song." In her liner notes, the Arkansas-raised artist explains how these were the first songs she remembers hearing, and that this music has always provided comfort during hard times, a comfort that isn't necessarily (or at least not narrowly) religious. On "Sweet Hour of Prayer" and "God Walks the Dark Hills," DeMent accompanies herself on stately solo piano, and the emotion is as pure as the arrangement is unadorned. On other tracks, DeMent and co-producer Jim Rooney enlist homespun support from kindred spirits such as guitarists Mark Howard and Bo Ramsey and a call-and-response chorus of harmonizers including Stuart Duncan. The self-penned composition, "He Reached Down," is a folkish recasting of the Biblical "Good Samaritan" parable. Even listeners who don't share the faith expressed in these songs will have trouble resisting the unflinching intimacy of the performances. --Don McLeese

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Let the beauty of your natural voice carry your albums........2006-12-10

I love Iris DeMent, but in this album, perhaps because she felt it was the best vocal style for gospel, Iris uses a voice that is too forced. She comes across sounding hollow, with a put-on voice that someone would use when trying to sound down home. I would sing this way if I were doing a poor caricature of gospel folk singers. Since Iris already has a pure voice perfect for her music, she really shouldn't have gone this unnecessary step.

After two songs, I nearly said out loud, "Stop it, Iris."

LIfeline.......2006-08-30

I sent this to my sister during the last days of her fight against breast cancer. She had mentioned how old time hymns "The ones you know the words to" brought her a lot of comfort.
Iris Dement outdid herself on this one. She left the music scene for awhile and I have missed her music. Maybe a little more upbeat next time out Iris.

As close as I'll get to having my Mom and Grandma back again.......2006-05-03

Nobody who knows me will ever describe me as "religious," but I grew up in a family that was off-and-on "church," in the old-time-religion way. My mother and _her_ mother sang constantly as they did housework, and their repertoire was mostly hymns and gospel songs. Many of them are on this CD, and DeMent's rough, untutored voice isn't unlike what I grew up hearing.

There can be a fine comfort in hearing --and singing along with, if nobody else can hear-- these old songs. The arrangement --mostly simple piano and guitar, with a little rough vocal harmony like what happens in little white frame nondenominational churches that dot our hills-- are both traditional and fresh, like the songs themselves.

I dunno how youngsters, or those with no hillbilly church experience will hear these cuts, but I love them, and recommend them highly to anyone who remembers a time when it was possible to believe. They're part of "the culture" to anyone who knows the difference between "hillbilly" and "southern," and this is one CD that was worth every penny I paid for it.

Ewwww.......2006-01-30

I understand that Iris DeMent has a very strong fan base and that this review will likely ruffle a few feathers, but...Ewww! I am sorry, but I just don't get it. I find her voice grating and somewhat irritating. The album itself has many songs that would otherwise be quite lovely, but with her vocals I just can not get into it.

Iris is sublime.......2006-01-15

Iris Dement is just wonderful. This CD of gospel songs she sang as a child and one original is inspiring and incredibly beautiful.

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