Favorite Hymns

~ Release by Tennessee Ernie Ford (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1How Great Thou Art
cover 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
2:02
2Abide With Me
2:32
3Shall We Gather at the River
cover recording of:
Shall We Gather at the River (gospel song)
lyricist and composer:
Robert Lowry (American hymn writer, 1826-1899) (in 1864)
2:02
4In the Garden
cover recording of:
In the Garden
lyricist and composer:
Charles Austin Miles (in 1912)
2:49
5Old Time Religion
cover recording of:
Old-Time Religion (Gospel song)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
1:59
6Holy, Holy, Holy
cover recording of:
Holy, Holy, Holy (tune Nicaea)
lyricist:
Reginald Heber (Hymn-writer) (in 1926)
composer:
John Bacchus Dykes (UK hymn writer) (in 1861)
3:05
7I Need Thee Every Hour
cover recording of:
I Need Thee Every Hour
lyricist:
Annie S. Hawks (American poet and gospel hymnist) (in 1872)
composer:
Robert Lowry (American hymn writer, 1826-1899)
2:59
8The Church in the Wildwood
cover recording of:
The Church in the Wildwood
lyricist and composer:
William S. Pitts
2:13
9Sweet Hour of Prayer
cover recording of:
Sweet Hour of Prayer (Religious song)
lyricist:
William Walford (Congrgational minister)
composer:
William B. Bradbury (composer of popular hymns)
2:35
10What a Friend We Have in Jesus
cover recording of:
What a Friend We Have in Jesus
lyricist:
Joseph Medlicott Scriven (in 1855)
composer:
Charles Crozat Converse (in 1868)
3:33
11Bringing in the Sheaves
cover recording of:
Bringing in the Sheaves (Gospel song)
lyricist:
Knowles Shaw (American author and composer)
composer:
George Minor (American composer)
2:01
12Just as I Am, Without One Plea
cover recording of:
Just as I Am
lyricist:
Charlotte Elliott (hymnwriter) (in 1835)
translated version of:
Dof Fel yr Wyf, ‘Does Gennyf Fi
3:33
13The Old Rugged Cross
cover 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 (AKA the Old Rugged Cross Church) in Michigan, United States (on 1913-06-07)
written at:
Friends Community Church (Historic church located in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin) in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, United States (from 1912-12-29 until 1913-01-12)
2:54
14His Eye Is on the Sparrow
cover recording of:
His Eye Is on the Sparrow
lyricist:
Civilla Durfee Martin (Canadian‐American hymn and gospel song writer)
composer:
Charles Hutchinson Gabriel
publisher:
KSmithMusic1234 (ASCAP-affiliated)
3:17
15Jesus Keep Me Near the Cross
3:35
16I Love to Tell the Story
cover recording of:
I Love to Tell the Story (Hymn)
lyricist:
Katherine Hankey (English hymn writer)
composer:
William G. Fischer (American music teacher and composer)
3:01
17Bless Be the Tie That Binds
cover recording of:
Bless Be the Tie That Binds
composer:
John Fawcett (hymn writer, 1739-1817) and Hans Georg Nägeli
2:23
18Nearer My God to Thee
cover recording of:
Nearer, My God, to Thee (Bethany)
lyricist:
Sarah Flower Adams (English poet, and notably lyricist of the hymn "Nearer, My God, to Thee") (in 1841)
composer:
Lowell Mason (in 1856)
publisher:
TCF Music Publishing, Inc. (Twentieth Century Fox Music Publishing, Inc.; ASCAP) and Skyhill Music (in 1971)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 28881)
3:27