Great Hymns of Faith, Volume I

~ Release by The St. Olaf Choir, Anton Armstrong (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1CD
#TitleArtistLength
1Holy God We Praise Thy Name
choir vocals:
St. Olaf Choir
conductor:
Anton Armstrong
arranger:
John Ferguson
recording of:
Holy God We Praise Thy Name
lyricist:
Ignaz Franz
translator:
Clarence Walworth
translated version of:
Großer Gott, wir loben dich
John Ferguson4:28
2Great Is Thy Faithfulness
choir vocals:
St. Olaf Choir
conductor:
Anton Armstrong
recording of:
Great Is Thy Faithfulness
lyricist:
Thomas O. Chisholm
composer:
William M. Runyan
publisher:
Hope Music Publishing Ltd. (from 1923 to present)
William Runyan3:25
3Praise to the Lord
choir vocals:
St. Olaf Choir
conductor:
Anton Armstrong
recording of:
Praise to the Lord
lyricist:
Joachim Neander
arranger:
F. Melius Christiansen
translator:
Catherine Winkworth (in 1863)
F. Melius Christiansen4:15
4Rise Up, O Men of God
choir vocals:
St. Olaf Choir
conductor:
Anton Armstrong
recording of:
Rise Up, O Men of God (arr. Jennings)
lyricist:
William Pierson Merrill
composer:
William Henry Walter
arranger:
Kenneth Jennings
Kenneth Jennings1:27
5A Mighty Fortress Is Our God
choir vocals:
St. Olaf Choir
conductor:
Anton Armstrong
arranger:
John Ferguson
recording of:
A Mighty Fortress Is Our God
composer:
Martin Luther
translated version of:
Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott
John Ferguson4:12
6Children of the Heavenly FatherRobert Scholz2:37
7We Praise You, O God
choir vocals:
St. Olaf Choir
conductor:
Anton Armstrong
recording of:
We Praise You, O God
lyricist:
Julia C. Cory
composer:
Adrianus Valerius
arranger:
Carolyn Jennings
Carolyn Jennings2:31
8From Heaven AboveErnst Pepping & John Ferguson6:08
9O Day Full of GraceF. Melius Christiansen3:53
10Thy Little Ones, Dear LordKenneth Jennings2:16
11Beautiful Savior
choir vocals:
St. Olaf Choir
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Kelly Becker‐Sorkin
conductor:
Anton Armstrong
recording of:
Beautiful Savior
arranger:
F. Melius Christiansen
translator:
Joseph A. Seiss
F. Melius Christiansen4:14
12Blessed Assurance
choir vocals:
St. Olaf Choir
conductor:
Anton Armstrong
recording of:
Blessed Assurance
lyricist:
Fanny Crosby
composer:
Phoebe P. Knapp
Phoebe P. Knapp3:07
13Abide With Me
choir vocals:
St. Olaf Choir
conductor:
Anton Armstrong
recording of:
Abide With Me (set to tune ‘Eventide’)
lyricist:
Henry Francis Lyte (in 1847)
composer:
William Henry Monk (in 1861)
is based on:
Abide With Me (hymn without specified tune)
William Henry Monk4:06
14What a Friend We Have in Jesus
choir vocals:
St. Olaf Choir
conductor:
Anton Armstrong
recording of:
What a Friend We Have in Jesus
lyricist:
Joseph Medlicott Scriven (in 1855)
composer:
Charles Crozat Converse (in 1868)
Charles Crozat Converse3:29
15When I Survey the Wondrous Cross
choir vocals:
St. Olaf Choir
conductor:
Anton Armstrong
recording of:
When I Survey the Wondrous Cross (arr. Martin)
lyricist:
Isaac Watts
composer:
Lowell Mason
arranger:
Gilbert M. Martin
arrangement of:
When I Survey the Wondrous Cross (Hamburg: Mason Setting 1824)
Gilbert M. Martin4:32
16Let Us Talents and Tongues EmployBradley Ellingboe1:39
17Praise His Holy Name
choir vocals:
St. Olaf Choir
conductor:
Anton Armstrong
recording of:
Praise His Holy Name
composer:
Keith Hampton
publisher:
Earthsongs
Keith Hampton3:50
18Here I Am Lord
choir vocals:
St. Olaf Choir
conductor:
Anton Armstrong
recording of:
Here I Am Lord
composer:
Dan Schutte
arranger:
Ovid Young
Ovid Young5:27
19Love Divine, All Loves Excelling
choir vocals:
St. Olaf Choir
conductor:
Anton Armstrong
arranger:
John Ferguson
recording of:
Love Divine, All Loves Excelling (hymn, tune “Hyfrydol”)
lyricist:
Charles Wesley
composer:
Rowland Huw Prichard
is based on:
Hyfrydol (hymn tune, no lyrics)
is based on:
Love Divine, All Loves Excelling (hymn, no specified tune)
John Ferguson5:17