Great Hymns of Faith, Volume II

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

Tracklist

1CD
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1All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name
choir vocals:
St. Olaf Choir
conductor:
Anton Armstrong
recording of:
All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name (catch-all for arrangements)
lyricist:
John Rippon and Edward Perronet
composer:
Oliver Holden
arranger:
John Ferguson (organist)
John Ferguson4:53
2How Can I Keep From Singing
choir vocals:
St. Olaf Choir
conductor:
Anton Armstrong
recording of:
How Can I Keep From Singing (arr. Honoré)
composer:
Robert Lowry (American hymn writer, 1826-1899)
arranger:
Jeffrey Honoré
arrangement of:
How Can I Keep From Singing?
Jeffrey Honoré3:27
3I Was There to Hear Your Borning Cry
choir vocals:
St. Olaf Choir
conductor:
Anton Armstrong
additional arranger:
John Ferguson (organist)
recording of:
I Was There to Hear Your Borning Cry
composer:
John Ylvisaker
John Ylvisaker2:53
4Lift Up Your Heads
choir vocals:
St. Olaf Choir
conductor:
Anton Armstrong
recording of:
Lift Up Your Heads
lyricist:
Georg Weissel (17th century hymn writer)
composer:
Thomas Williams (19th century author)
arranger:
Olaf C. Christiansen
translator:
Catherine Winkworth
Olaf C. Christiansen1:47
5In the Bleak Midwinter
choir vocals:
St. Olaf Choir
conductor:
Anton Armstrong
recording of:
In the Bleak Midwinter (arr. Bradley Ellingboe)
lyricist:
Christina Rossetti
composer:
Gustav Holst (composer)
arranger:
Bradley Ellingboe (American bass-baritone and composer)
publisher:
Neil A. Kjos Music Company
version of:
In the Bleak Midwinter (Gustav Holst version)
Bradley Ellingboe3:47
6Hope for ResolutionPaul Caldwell & Sean Ivory6:06
7The Hills Are Bare at Bethlehem
choir vocals:
St. Olaf Choir
conductor:
Anton Armstrong
recording of:
The Hills Are Bare at Bethlehem
lyricist:
Royce J. Scherf
composer:
William Walker (composer)
arranger:
Ralph Johnson (choral composer)
publisher:
Earthsongs
Ralph Johnson3:50
8Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
choir vocals:
St. Olaf Choir
conductor:
Anton Armstrong
recording of:
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (John Ferguson arrangement)
lyricist:
Charles Wesley (hymn writer)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer)
arranger:
John Ferguson (organist)
version of:
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Christmas carol)
John Ferguson3:13
9My Faith Looks Up to Thee
choir vocals:
St. Olaf Choir
conductor:
Anton Armstrong
recording of:
My Faith Looks Up to Thee
lyricist:
Ray Palmer (lyricist)
composer:
Lowell Mason
Lowell Mason3:25
10When Peace Like a River
choir vocals:
St. Olaf Choir
conductor:
Anton Armstrong
recording of:
When Peace Like a River
lyricist:
Horatio Gates Spafford
composer:
Philip Paul Bliss (Composer, hymn writer and gospel singer)
Philip Paul Bliss4:18
11Lamb of GodF. Melius Christiansen1:52
12The Church’s One Foundation
choir vocals:
St. Olaf Choir
conductor:
Anton Armstrong
recording of:
The Church's One Foundation (arr. Ferguson)
lyricist:
Samuel J. Stone
composer:
Samuel Sebastian Wesley
arranger:
John Ferguson (organist)
arrangement of:
The Church's One Foundation
John Ferguson5:14
13The King of Love My Shepherd IsMack Wilberg3:12
14Holy, Holy, Holy
choir vocals:
St. Olaf Choir
conductor:
Anton Armstrong
recording of:
Holy, Holy, Holy
lyricist:
Reginald Heber (Hymn-writer)
composer:
John Bacchus Dykes (UK hymn writer)
arranger:
John Ferguson (organist)
arrangement of:
Holy, Holy, Holy (tune Nicaea)
John Ferguson3:24
15Jesus Loves Me
choir vocals:
St. Olaf Choir
conductor:
Anton Armstrong
recording of:
Jesus Loves Me (John Ferguson arrangement)
lyricist:
David K. McGuire and Anna Warner
composer:
William B. Bradbury (composer of popular hymns)
arranger:
John Ferguson (organist)
arrangement of:
Jesus Loves Me (original hymn)
John Ferguson3:42
16Amazing Grace
choir vocals:
St. Olaf Choir
conductor:
Anton Armstrong
recording of:
Amazing Grace (Keith McCutchen's ~2005 arrangement of the hymn)
lyricist:
John Newton (English poet)
arranger:
Keith McCutchen
publisher:
Earthsongs
arrangement of:
Amazing Grace (popular hymn first published 1779, catch‐all)
Keith McCutchen3:12
17This Little Light of MineMoses Hogan4:26
18Go, My Children
choir vocals:
St. Olaf Choir
conductor:
Anton Armstrong
recording of:
Go, My Children
lyricist:
Jaroslav Vajda
arranger:
John Ferguson (organist)
John Ferguson4:50