Hymns & Voices

Description

Hymns & Voices is a multi-artist hymn project released on Sparrow Records in 1995, distributed in the US by Chordant Distribution Group.

In all probability there are clauses in your contract when you sign to a big US CCM company like Sparrow which demand you’re on hand to record as many various artists albums as the record company sees fit. Take this album for instance. A stupefying unoriginal idea – a group of top CCM acts (Steve Green, Twila Paris, 4Him, Larnelle Harris, Point Of Grace, CeCe Winans, Wayne Watson and the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir) performing well known hymns like «The Old Rugged Cross», «Softly And Tenderly» and «How Great Thou Art». The quality ranges from the very nice (Twila Paris’ rendition of «Great Is Thy Faithfulness») to the breast-beatingly theatric (Steve Green’s «All Creatures Of Our God And King»). If you’re a mad keen follower of one or more of the artists in question you might want to purchase this to complete your collection but in truth many of these hymns are over-recorded while the formulaic predictability of the project probably has more to do with accountants than the inspiration of the Spirit. [Tony Cummings, Cross Rhythms, December 1995]

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CD tracklist:

01. Steve Green – All Creatures Of Our God And King – 5:08
02. Twila Paris – Great Is Thy Faithfulness – 4:04
03. 4Him – All Hail The Power Of Jesus’ Name – 3:17
04. Larnelle Harris – It Is Well With My Soul – 4:35
05. Point of Grace – Fairest Lord Jesus – 4:06
06. CeCe Winans – I Surrender All – 5:30
07. Twila Paris – Softly And Tenderly – 4:12
08. Larnelle Harris – The Lord’s Prayer – 4:22
09. Wayne Watson – Holy, Holy, Holy – 3:34
10. Steve Green – The Old Rugged Cross – 4:22
11. The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir – How Great Thou Art – 5:47

Note: Simultaneously released on cassette and CD by Sparrow Records.