The Maranatha Singers – Psalms Alive!

Description

Psalms Alive! is a American multi-artist praise & worship project credited to The Maranatha Singers, released on Maranatha! Music in January 1983, distributed by Word. The album was produced, recorded, and mixed by Skip Konte. Arranged by Tom Howard. Strings arranged and conducted by Stan Endicott. All songs written, or co-written, by Tom Howard and Bill Batstone except track B3 co-written by Tom and Dori Howard.

Solo vocals provided by Kelly Willard, Richie Furay, and Bill Batstone with narration by Dori Howard and Susan Sebring. Featuring a session band consisting of Tom Howard on keyboards and synthesizer; Bill Batstone on bass and guitar; John Mehler on drums; and Kenneth Nash on percussion.

Psalms Alive is the first fruits of the Calvary Chapel Worship Community. It is a labor of love, dedicated to ministering to the Lord and offered as a sacrifice of praise. Reverence and awe set the tone, worship reflects the attitude. We invite you to join the psalmists and the Worship Community in celebration declaring God’s majesty. “Come, let us worship and bow down, let us kneel before the Lord, our God, our Maker.” [Note printed on the back of the LP sleeve]

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LP tracklist:

Side One
A1. “Sing Together” (Psalm 113) – 5:25
A2. “How Lovely Is Thy Dwelling Place” (Psalm 84) – 5:37
A3. “It Is Good To Give Thanks” (Psalm 92) – 4:36
A4. “In The Morning” (Psalm 143) – 5:32
A5. “I Waited For The Lord” (Psalm 40:1-6) – 4:51

Side Two
B1. “The Lord Is My Shepherd” (Psalm 23) – 4:20
B2. “Praise The Lord From The Heavens” (Psalm 148) – 4:30
B3. “Hear Oh Lord” (Psalm 86) – 4:18
B4. “Stilled And Quieted My Soul” (Psalm 131) – 4:57
B5. “The Heavens Tell The Glory” / “God’s Perfect Law” (Psalm 19) – 6:42

Note: Simultaneously released on cassette and 12-inch vinyl LP by Maranatha! Music. Later re-issued on CD.

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