''No Compromise'' is the second album release by

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pianist and singer

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, released in 1978. The album's title derives from "Make My Life a Prayer to You", which begins: "Make my life a prayer to You / I wanna do what You want me to / No empty words and no white lies / no token prayers, no compromise." (The title was used for the official Keith Green biography written by his wife Melody Green, which was included in Rich Text Format (RTF) and Portable Document Format (PDF) formats on The Ministry Years, Volume Two (1980-1982) (CD release), which has the

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label, and was also used for the Various Artists compilation ''No Compromise: Remembering The Music Of Keith Green'' featuring covers of classic Keith Green songs) ''No Compromise'' features cover art that refers to the

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in the

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, specifically the part where

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refused to bow to

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Making of the album

Much like Green's first work, this album was produced by Bill Maxwell, who also contributed some of the instrumental playing on the album along with Keith Green himself.

Track listing

# Soften Your Heart (Keith & Melody Green) – 2:52 # Make My Life a Prayer to You (Melody Green) – 3:23 # Dear John Letter (To the Devil) (Keith Green) – 3:23 # How Can They Live Without Jesus? (Keith Green) – 3:09 # Asleep In the Light (Keith Green) – 4:26 # My Eyes Are Dry (Keith Green) – 2:05 # You! (Keith & Melody Green) – 3:38 # I Don't Wanna Fall Away From You (Keith Green) – 3:11 # Stained Glass (Keith & Melody Green) – 2:50 # To Obey Is Better Than Sacrifice (Keith Green) – 3:22 # The Victor (

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) – 4:25 # Altar Call (Keith Green) – 3:39

Influence

The song 'How Can They Live Without Jesus?' was covered by the band

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for the 1993 Keith Green tribute album ''No Compromise: Remembering the Music of Keith Green''. The song, "Make My Life a Prayer To You", was covered by Matt Redman & Paul Oakley in 2002 for another tribute album, ''Your Love Broke Through: The Worship Songs of Keith Green''.

References

External links

Keith Green discography
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