Sings 22 Favorite Hymns

Track Listings

1. How Great Thou Art

2. Abide With Me

3. Shall We Gather at the River?

4. In the Garden

5. Old Time Religion

6. Holy, Holy, Holy

7. I Need Thee Every Hour

8. Church in the Wildwood

9. Sweet Hour of Prayer

10. What a Friend We Have in Jesus

11. Bringing in the Sheaves

12. Just as I Am, Without One Plea

13. Old Rugged Cross

14. His Eye Is on the Sparrow

15. Jesus Keep Me Near the Cross

16. I Love to Tell the Story

17. Blest Be the Tie That Binds

18. Nearer My God to Thee

19. Where Could I Go But to the Lord

20. Almost Persuaded

See all 22 tracks on this disc

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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1. How Great Thou Art
2. Abide With Me
3. Shall We Gather at the River?
4. In the Garden
5. Old Time Religion
6. Holy, Holy, Holy
7. I Need Thee Every Hour
8. Church in the Wildwood
9. Sweet Hour of Prayer
10. What a Friend We Have in Jesus
11. Bringing in the Sheaves
12. Just as I Am, Without One Plea
13. Old Rugged Cross
14. His Eye Is on the Sparrow
15. Jesus Keep Me Near the Cross
16. I Love to Tell the Story
17. Blest Be the Tie That Binds
18. Nearer My God to Thee
19. Where Could I Go But to the Lord
20. Almost Persuaded