The Ministry Years

The Ministry Years is a two-volume posthumous compilation album series by Keith Green, released in 1987 and 1988. Each two-disc volume covers half of Green's recording career: 1977-1979 and 1980-1982. Included with each volume is a 19-page booklet insert. These compilation albums are treated with several previously unreleased songs (denoted by a ** below). Both volumes were re-released in 1999 with new covers (seen at right) patterned after the "Songs Of..." series. This release also included a digital copy of the book No Compromise: The Life Story of Keith Green.

Volume One

Disc 1:

1. Because of You
2. How Can They Live Without Jesus
3. Walk and Talk
4. Run to The End of the Highway
5. Your Love Broke Through
6. The Victor
7. Thank You Jesus
8. The Prodigal Son Suite
9. Stained Glass
10. Go to the Hungry Ones **
11. Love With Me (Melody's Song)
12. You Put This Love in My Heart
13. There Is a Redeemer
14. No One Believes in Me Anymore
15. On The Road to Jericho
16. You!
17. When I Hear the Praises Start
18. Asleep in the Light

Disc 2:

1. He'll Take Care of the Rest
2. Make My Life a Prayer to You
3. Easter Song
4. When There's Love
5. The Battle Is Already Won **
6. Pledge My Head to Heaven (featuring Bob Dylan on harmonica)
7. My Eyes Are Dry
8. Song to My Parents (I Only Want to See You There)
9. Trials Turned to Gold
10. Dust to Dust
11. I Can't Believe It
12. To Obey Is Better Than Sacrifice
13. Soften Your Heart
14. I Don't Wanna Fall Away from You
15. Here Am I, Send Me **
16. I Can't Wait to Get to Heaven
17. Dear John Letter (To the Devil)
18. Rushing Wind (*) [previously released on the compilation album "The Keith Green Collection", 1981]
19. Don't You Wish You Had the Answers
20. Altar Call (Live Version) (*) [previously released on the compilation album "I Only Want To See You There", 1983]

Volume Two

Disc 1:

1. You Are the One!
2. A Billion Starving People
3. If You Love the Lord
4. When I First Trusted You
5. O God Our Lord
6. Grace by Which I Stand
7. Only by Following Jesus
8. The Sheep and the Goats (*) [previously released on the compilation album "The Keith Green Collection", 1981]
9. The Lord Is My Shepherd (23rd Psalm)
10. Unless the Lord Builds the House
11. Summer Snow **
12. Lies
13. Open Your Eyes
14. I Will Give Thanks to the Lord (Psalm 9)
15. Romans VII
16. Keith's Piano Prelude
17. Create in Me a Clean Heart

Disc 2:

1. So You Wanna Go Back to Egypt
2. How Majestic Is Thy Name
3. Scripture Song Medley (*) [previously released on the compilation album "The Keith Green Collection", 1981]
4. Until That Final Day
5. Cut the Devil Down **
6. I Want to Be More Like Jesus
7. The Promise Song
8. Jesus Commands Us to Go!
9. Holy, Holy, Holy
10. Jesus Is Lord of All!
11. Oh Lord, You're Beautiful
12. Keep All That Junk to Yourself
13. Draw Me
14. You Love the World (And You're Avoiding Me)
15. Lord I'm Gonna Love You
16. Glory Lord Jesus
17. Song for Josiah