A Heritage of Hymns - Classic Recordings of the Great Songs of Faith and Inspiration

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistLength
1God Of Our Fathers
choir vocals:
The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square
recording of:
God of Our Fathers, Whose Almighty Hand
lyricist:
Rev. Daniel Crane Roberts (in 1876)
composer:
George W. Warren (in 1892)
part of:
Hymns of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (number: 78)
George Warren2:12
2Bless this house
bass vocals:
Jerome Hines
recording of:
Bless This House
lyricist:
Helen Taylor
composer:
May Brahe
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes Music Pub. Ltd.
May H Brahe (aka Stanley Dickson)2:46
3Rock of Ages
choir vocals:
The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square
recording of:
Rock of Ages
publisher:
Reverend Augustus Montague Toplady (in 1775)
additional lyricist:
Reverend Augustus Montague Toplady (in 1763)
lyricist:
Charles Wesley (in 1745)
additional composer:
Thomas Hastings (in 1830)
composer:
[traditional]
Thomas Hastings3:31
4Alleluya, sing to Jesus! (Hyfrydol)
instruments:
The Chestnut Brass Co.
recording of:
Hyfrydol (hymn tune, no lyrics)
composer:
Rowland Pritchard
part of:
Caneuon Ffydd: Tonau (number: 218)
Rowland Hugh Prichard2:32
5Ave Maria, D839
choir vocals:
Robert Shaw Chorale
conductor:
Robert Shaw
recording of:
Ave Maria (Schubert’s Ave Maria: Latin “Ave Maria” text sung to the tune of ‘Ellens Gesang III, op. 52 no. 6, D. 839 “Ave Maria”’)
lyricist:
[anonymous]
composer:
Franz Schubert
version of:
Ellens Gesang III, op. 52 no. 6, D. 839 “Ave Maria” (Schubert's song, not the Bach/Gounod work; original for voice and piano)
Franz Peter Schubert5:02
6Fairest Lord Jesus
solo soprano vocals:
Leontyne Price
recording of:
Fairest Lord Jesus (Schönster Herr Jesu)
lyricist:
[anonymous]
translator:
Joseph A. Seiss (in 1873)
translated version of:
Jesus über Alles ("Schönster Herr Jesu", 1842 "Schlesische Volkslieder" version)
[traditional]2:24
7O God, our Help in Ages past (St Anne)
instruments:
The Chestnut Brass Co.
instrumental recording of:
O God, our help in ages past (hymn to tune St. Anne)
lyricist:
Isaac Watts
composer:
William Croft (in 1708)
William Croft1:09
8Amazing Grace
solo soprano vocals:
Leontyne Price
recording of:
Amazing Grace (popular hymn first published 1779, catch‐all)
publisher:
Alfred Music
lyricist:
John Newton (in 1779)
additional composer:
Edwin Othello Excell
composer:
[traditional]
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, EMI Music Publishing Ltd., Patterdale Music Ltd., Rokstone Music Ltd., Universal Classics & Jazz, Universal Music Publishing Group Japan, イーエムアイ音楽出版 C・F事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
part of:
Viisikielinen (number: 94)
[traditional]2:38
9The Old Rugged Cross
baritone vocals:
Sherrill Milnes
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 in Michigan, United States (on 1913-06-07)
written at:
Friends Community Church in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, United States (from 1912-12-29 until 1913-01-12)
George Bennard2:31
10Prayer of Thanksgiving
choir vocals:
The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square
recording of:
Prayer of Thanksgiving
writer:
[traditional]
[traditional]2:47
11In The Garden
baritone vocals:
Sherrill Milnes
recording of:
In the Garden
lyricist and composer:
Charles Austin Miles (in 1912)
C. Austin Miles2:17
12Lead, Kindly Light
solo soprano vocals:
Leontyne Price
recording of:
Lead, Kindly Light
lyricist:
John Henry Newman
composer:
John Bacchus Dykes
John B. Dykes; Phoebe Knapp3:45
13The Holy City
choir vocals:
Robert Shaw Chorale
conductor:
Robert Shaw
recording of:
The Holy City
lyricist:
Frederick Edward Weatherly
composer:
Stephen Adams
Stephen Adams6:18
14A mighty fortress is our God
instruments:
The Chestnut Brass Co.
instrumental recording of:
A Mighty Fortress Is Our God
composer:
Martin Luther
translated version of:
Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott
Martin Luther2:42
15The Church's One Foundation
solo soprano vocals:
Leontyne Price
recording of:
The Church's One Foundation
lyricist:
Samuel J. Stone
composer:
Samuel Sebastian Wesley
Samuel Sebastian Wesley2:07
16Holy! Holy! Holy! Lord God Almighty (Nicaea)
instruments:
The Chestnut Brass Co.
instrumental recording of:
Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty
lyricist:
Reginald Heber
composer:
John Bacchus Dykes
John Bacchus Dykes1:46
17Onward! Christian soldiers (St Gertrude)
choir vocals:
The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square
recording of:
Onward, Christian Soldiers
lyricist:
Sabine Baring‐Gould (in 1865)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (in 1871)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: V26738)
Arthur Seymour Sullivan2:58
18Blessed Assurance
solo soprano vocals:
Leontyne Price
recording of:
Blessed Assurance
lyricist:
Fanny Crosby
composer:
Phoebe P. Knapp
Phoebe Knapp2:26
19Come, Come Ye Saints
choir vocals:
The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square
recording of:
Come, Come Ye Saints
lyricist:
William Clayton
composer:
[traditional]
[traditional]6:03
20Pass Me Not, O Gentle Saviour
solo soprano vocals:
Leontyne Price
recording of:
Pass Me Not, O Gentle Saviour
lyricist:
Fanny Crosby (in 1868)
composer:
William H. Doane (in 1870)
William Harold Doane2:40
21Crown Him With Many Crowns
instruments:
The Chestnut Brass Co.
instrumental recording of:
Crown Him With Many Crowns (Hymn set to tune 'Diademata')
lyricist:
Matthew Bridges and Godfrey Thring
composer:
George Job Elvey
George J. Elvey; Godfrey Thring1:44
22Ave Maria
solo soprano vocals:
Leontyne Price
recording of:
Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)
lyricist:
[anonymous]
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach and Charles Gounod (in 1853)
is based on:
Méditation sur le Premier Prélude de Piano de S. Bach
is based on:
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue no. 1 in C major, BWV 846: Prelude
Charles François Gounod2:56
23Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee
instruments:
The Chestnut Brass Co.
instrumental recording of:
Joyful Joyful, We Adore Thee (Ode to Joy set to text by Henry van Dyke)
writer:
Henry Van Dyke
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven
is based on:
Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”: IV. Finale. Presto – Allegro assai (Ode an die Freude / Ode to Joy)
Ludwig van Beethoven1:40
24How Great Thou Art
vocals:
George Beverly Shea
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
Stuart K. Hine2:45
25The Lord's Prayer
choir vocals:
The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square
recording of:
The Lord’s Prayer
composer:
Leroy J. Robertson
Leroy Robertson3:15