Greatest Hymns

Greatest Hymns is an album from the Contemporary Christian group Selah. It features updated versions of classic Christian hymns. The album was released on August 23, 2005.

Track listing

1. "Be Thou My Vision" (Eleanor Hull) – 3:17
2. "Great Is Thy Faithfulness" (Thomas Chisholm, William M. Runyan) – 5:38
3. "Bika Mono Ve (Pass Me Not, O Gentle Savior)"/"It Is Well with My Soul" (Francis J. Crosby, William H. Doane) – 5:42
4. "There Is a Fountain" (William Cowper, Lowell Mason) – 4:01
5. "Amazing Grace" (John Newton) – 3:27
6. "How Great Thou Art" (Stuart K. Hine) – 6:12
7. "His Eye Is on the Sparrow" (Charles H. Gabriel, Civilla D. Martin) – 3:42
8. "Be Still My Soul"/"What a Friend We Have in Jesus" (Charles C. Converse, Joseph M. Scriven, Jean Sibelius, Katharina Von Schlegel) – 3:56
9. "By and By (We'll Understand It Better By and By)" (Jim Smith, Marcella Smith, Todd Smith, Charles Tindley) – 3:32
10. "When I Survey the Wondrous Cross" (Isaac Watts) – 4:02
11. "Part the Waters"/"I Need Thee Every Hour" (Charles F. Brown, Annie Hawks, Robert Lowry) – 3:12
12. "Precious Lord, Take My Hand"/"Just a Closer Walk with Thee" (Thomas A. Dorsey, Traditional Spiritual) – 5:08
13. "There Is Power in the Blood" (Lewis Jones) – 3:08
14. "O Sacred Head Now Wounded" – 4:46
15. "Be Thou Near to Me" (David Grow) – 3:32

Awards

At the 37th GMA Dove Awards, the album was nominated for two Dove Awards for Inspirational Album of the Year and Worship Song of the Year ("Be Thou My Vision").^[1]

Chart performance

The album peaked at #117 on the Billboard 200 and #3 on Billboard's Christian Albums where it remained for 52 weeks.^[2]

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