''I Love to Tell the Story, A Hymns Collection'' is a studio album released by

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singer

Mark Lowry Mark Alan Lowry (born June 24, 1958) is an American singer, comedian, minister and songwriter. He is best known for co-writing the song "Mary, Did You Know?" and being a member of the Gaither Vocal Band from 1988 to 2001, and 2009 to 2013, alo ...

. The album was released by

EMI Christian Music Group EMI Group Limited (originally an initialism for Electric and Musical Industries, also referred to as EMI Records Ltd. or simply EMI) was a British transnational conglomerate founded in March 1931 in London. At the time of its break-up in 2012 ...

on July 17, 2007. The album features renditions of several traditional and popular

hymns.

Track listing

# "

I Love to Tell the Story "I Love to Tell the Story" is a well-known hymn which was written as a poem by an English evangelist, Katherine Hankey. It was set to music by William G. Fischer. Hankey had a serious spell of sickness while on a mission in Africa. During her lo ...

" (William Fischer,

Katherine Hankey Arabella Katherine Hankey (12 January 1834 – 9 May 1911) was an English missionary and nurse who is best known for being the author of the poem ''The Old, Old Story'', from which the hymns " Tell me the old, old story" and "I Love to Tell the ...

) – 1:40 # "

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/ O, How I Love Jesus" (Charles A. Miles, Frederick Whitfield) – 4:29 # "Count Your Blessings" ( E.O. Excell, Johnson Oatman) – 3:04 # " The Old Rugged Cross" ( George Bennard) – 4:15 # "Softly and Tenderly" (Will L. Thompson) – 3:40 # "Marvelous Grace (Grace Greater Than Our Sin)" (Julia Johnston,

Daniel B. Towner Daniel Brink Towner (March 5, 1850 – October 3, 1919) was an American composer who held a Doctor of Music, Doctorate of music, and used his abilities to develop the music to several Hymn#Christian hymnody, Christian hymns which are still p ...

) – 3:14 # Heaven Medley: "When the Roll Is Called Up Yonder /

In the Sweet By-and-By "The Sweet By-and-By" is a Christian hymn with lyrics by S. Fillmore Bennett and music by Joseph P. Webster. It is recognizable by its chorus: Background Bennett described the composition of the hymn in his autobiography. Perf ...

" (Sanford Bennett, James Black,

Joseph P. Webster Joseph Philbrick Webster, also known as J.P. Webster (February 18, 1819 – January 18, 1875), was an American songwriter and composer most notable for his musical compositions during the antebellum and American Civil War periods of United S ...

) – 3:50 # "

What a Friend We Have in Jesus "What a Friend We Have in Jesus" is a Christian hymn originally written by preacher Joseph M. Scriven as a poem in 1855 to comfort his mother, who was living in Ireland while he was in Canada. Scriven originally published the poem anonymously, a ...

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Charles Converse Charles Crozat Converse (October 7, 1832 – October 18, 1918) was an American attorney who also worked as a composer of church songs. He is notable for setting to music the words of Joseph Scriven to become the hymn "What a Friend We Have in Je ...

Joseph M. Scriven Joseph Medlicott Scriven, (10 September 1819 – 10 August 1886) was an Irish-born Canadian poet, best known as the writer of the poem which became the hymn "What a Friend We Have in Jesus". Life Joseph Scriven was born in 1819 of prosperous par ...

) – 2:54 # "

Blessed Assurance "Blessed Assurance" is a well-known Christian hymn. The lyrics were written in 1873 by blind hymn writer Fanny Crosby to the music written in 1873 by Phoebe Knapp. History Crosby was visiting her friend Phoebe Knapp as the Knapp home was having a ...

" (

Fanny J. Crosby Frances Jane van Alstyne (née Crosby; March 24, 1820 – February 12, 1915), more commonly known as Fanny J. Crosby, was an American mission worker, poet, lyricist, and composer. She was a prolific hymnist, writing more than 8,000 hymns ...

, Phoebe P. Knapp) – 4:22 # "Does Jesus Care? / God Will Take Care of You" ( Frank E. Graeff, J. Lincoln Hall,

Civilla D. Martin Civilla Durfee Martin (August 21, 1866 – March 9, 1948) was a Canadian-American writer of many religious hymns and gospel songs in the late 19th century and early 20th century. Biography Civilla Durfee was born in Jordan, Nova Scotia on A ...

, Walter Martin) – 4:49 # "Untitled Hymn (Come to Jesus)" (

Chris Rice Chris Rice is an American singer and songwriter who works in the contemporary Christian music, contemporary folk, adult contemporary and adult album alternative genres. He became a recording artist in 1996 after signing a contract with Rocketo ...

) – 3:53

Awards

The album won a

Dove Award A Dove Award is an accolade by the Gospel Music Association (GMA) of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the Christian music industry. The awards are presented annually. Formerly held in Nashville, Tennessee, the Dove Awards ...

for Inspirational Album of the Year at the

39th GMA Dove Awards The 39th Annual GMA Dove Awards presentation was held on April 23, 2008 recognizing accomplishments of musicians for the year 2007. The show was held at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, Tennessee. Nominations were announced on February 14, ...

Chart performance

The album peaked at No. 34 on ''

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References

External links

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