Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Stand By Me
2. When God Dips His Love In My Heart
3. He Knows What I Need
4. Others
5. What A Friend We Have In Jesus
6. Sweet Hour Of Prayer
7. Come On Down
8. Blessed Assurance
9. I Can Tell You The Time
10. Just A Little Talk With Jesus
11. Life's Railway To Heaven
12. Saved By Grace
13. My Task
14. No Tears In Heaven
15. Peace In The Valley
16. Nearer, My God, To Thee
17. His Amazing Grace
18. Just A Closer Walk With Thee
19. On The Jericho Road
20. A Beautiful Life

Disc 2:

1. Precious Memories
2. Did You Think To Pray?
3. The Old Rugged Cross
4. In The Garden
5. Face To Face
6. I Find No Fault In Him
7. Rock Of Ages
8. Hide Me, Rock Of Ages
9. A Mighty Fortress Is Our God
10. Alleluia
11. How Great Thou Art
12. Put Your Hand In The Hand
13. I Know The Lord Laid His Hands On Me
14. Get On Board, Little Children
15. Farther Along
16. Let The Lower Lights Be Burning
17. Wayfaring Pilgrim
18. Lord, I'm Coming Home
19. Take My Hand, Precious Lord
20. If I Can Help Somebody

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #13380 in Music
• Released on: 1998-11-17
• Number of discs: 2

Amazon.com
Tennessee Ernie Ford's warm, commanding baritone lives on most dramatically in his vivid rendition of the Merle Travis-penned coal miner's song "Sixteen Tons," which topped the national charts in 1955. But by the 1960s, Ford, a leading entertainer in his time and host of an NBC-TV variety show that ran from 1956 to 1961, had turned heavily to sacred music. By the time of his death in 1991, he'd recorded no fewer than 81 albums of gospel and spiritual music. Some of Ford's most memorable hymns are collected in this ample set, which includes both the familiar ("How Great Thou Art," "Rock of Ages") and the relatively obscure ("When God Dips His Pen of Love in My Heart," "Blessed Assurance"). Across the years, Ford's voice continues to echo with heartfelt earnestness and warm reassurance that soothes the soul and transcends the test of time as he magnificently makes these gospel masterpieces his own. --Bob Allen

Customer Reviews

Amazing Grace: 40 Treasured Hymns
I received Mr. Ford's Amazing Grace: 40 Treasured Hymns and have found the cd's to be best that I have ever heard. As a child. I remember listening to Mr. Ford every evening on the radio. I stongly recommend this purchase to anyone who is seeking to remember your childhood and the fantastic love that is presented by this music. One can almost see heaven while listening to music that tells us the pleasures of a dedicated Christian life.

2nd Greatest Religous Compilation.
Hats off to Bill Gaither and Ford Brothers for the beatifully packaged, 2 cd set of Ernie's music. The hymns, spirituals, and gospel song found here represent Ernie at his full capablities. From favorites such as "The Old Rugged Cross" and "Rock of Ages" found on his 1956 smash hit album "Hymns" to contempary Christian forerunners, such as "I Find No Fault in Him" and "Come on Down" from his 1974 album "Make a Joyful Noise", these selections represent the enduring influence that faith had on a man, and the enduring influence of a man's faith had on the world. You won't a better bargain for your buck, or a better collection for your hour of devotion.

A blessing to all who enjoy great southern gospel hymns.
Tennessee Ernie Ford was given a gift from God to share his faith and the message of God's grace through song. His renditions of "Have a Little Talk with Jesus" and other old southern gospel hymns bring us back to sitting in church with our parents as a child. They bless and refresh this 31 year old Pentecostal girl and bring to rememberence the former days which continue to bless my soul. Thank you for this fine collections of memoriable favorites.