The Lord's Prayer (Albert Hay Malotte song)

"The Lord's Prayer" is a musical setting of the Lord's Prayer written by Albert Hay Malotte in 1935 and recorded by numerous singers and groups including:

• John Charles Thomas (1936)^[1]
• Gracie Fields (1943 – in the film Stage Door Canteen,^[2] 1959)^[3]
• Mario Lanza (1947,^[4] 1951,^[5] 1952 – in the film Because You're Mine)^[6]
• Sarah Vaughan (with The Ted Dale Orchestra) (1947)^[7]
• Perry Como (1949,^[8][9] 1959)^[10]
• Mahalia Jackson (1950 – Decca/Apollo, 1956 – Columbia, 1958 – Live at Newport Jazz Festival)^[11]
• Doris Day (1962, from her album You'll Never Walk Alone)^[12]
• The Staple Singers (1967 – from their album Pray On)^[13]
• Glen Campbell (1969 – Glen Campbell Live, 1989 – Favorite Hymns)
• Johnny Mathis (1969 – from his album Give Me Your Love for Christmas, 1986 – from his album For Christmas)^[14]
• Elvis Presley (Recorded 1971^[15] – appears on his albums Peace in the Valley and The Essential Elvis Vol. 4: A Hundred Years from Now)^[16][17]
• Nora Aunor (1975 – from her album Let Me Try Again)^[18]
• Gladys Knight (w/Johnny Mathis) (1980 – from the Gladys Knight & the Pips album That Special Time of Year)^[19]
• Marvin Gaye (Recorded 1981^[20] – appears on his posthumous 1995 album The Master (1961-1984))
• Leon Patillo (1985 – from his album Love Around the World)^[21]
• Manilyn Reynes (1985 – from her album Manilyn...Christmas)^[22]
• Kuh Ledesma (1987 – from her album My First Christmas Album)^[23]
• Debby Boone (1989 – from her album Be Thou My Vision)^[24]
• Jose Mari Chan (1990 – from his album Christmas in Our Hearts)
• Mormon Tabernacle Choir (1990 – from their album An American Tribute)^[25]
• Anne Murray (1999 – from her album What a Wonderful World)^[26]
• LeAnn Rimes (2001 – from her album God Bless America)^[27]
• Hangad (2005 – from their album The Easter Journey)^[28]
• Il Divo (2005 – from their album The Christmas Collection)
• Andrea Bocelli (with Mormon Tabernacle Choir) (2009– from his album My Christmas)^[29]
• Tamela Mann (2009 – from her album The Master Plan)^[30]
• Ronnie Milsap (2009 – from his album Then Sings My Soul)
• Jackie Evancho (2011 – from her album Dream with Me)^[31]
• Susan Boyle (2013 – from her album Home for Christmas)
• David Keith Jones (2013 – from his album Melody by You and Me)^[32]
• Veritas (2014 – from their album Veritas)

The Beach Boys version

The American rock band the Beach Boys recorded a version of "The Lord's Prayer" on October 20, 1963, which was released as the B-side of their single "Little Saint Nick" on December 9, 1963. It was also released on the 1983 compilation album Rarities.^[33]

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