Moments For the Heart: The Very Best of Ray Boltz (1992)

Moments For the Heart: The Very Best of Ray Boltz is a compilation album by Christian singer - songwriter Ray Boltz, released in March 1992 by Diadem Music Group with distribution by Word Incorporated in association with Ray Boltz Music.

This is Boltz's first official "best of " release covering his first four albums; Watch the Lamb, Thank You, The Altar and Another Child to Hold. Containing 11 select songs including his signature tracks "Thank You" and "Watch the Lamb," plus "The Altar," "Here Comes a Miracle," "The Hammer" and many others.

Moments For the Heart climbed to number 12 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart and would stay on their for the next three years. Its popularity of the collection, particularly Boltz's signature hits, was enough to be certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in 1998 for sales of 500,000 copies sold without the benefit of crossing over to the mainstream market.

A second volume of Moments For the Heart was released in 2001 on 2 CDs with the first disc containing his 1992 compilation and the second CD containing 13 tracks from Boltz's releases from 1992 to 1998. Moments For the Heart by itself was originally issued on cassette tape and CD when it was first issued. It is not available on digital platforms, except on the 2001 release when it combined both CDs as Moments For the Heart: The Very Best of Ray Boltz, Volumes 1 & 2.

This was Boltz's final release on Diadem Music. Future releases were on Ray Boltz Music/Word Records up to 2001, starting with his next studio album Seasons Change.

Track listing

All songs written by Ray Boltz and Steve Millikan, except where noted.

1. Thank You (Ray Boltz) (from Thank You) -5:43

2. The Altar (Ray Boltz) (from The Altar) -5:25

3. Here Comes a Miracle (from Thank You) -4:55

4. The Hammer (from The Altar) -4:20

5. Watch the Lamb (Ray Boltz) (from Watch the Lamb) -7:18

6. Shepherd Boy (from Thank You) -4:25

7. Always Be a Child (from Another Child to Hold) -4:09

8. Let's Begin Again (featuring Stephanie Cratch) (from The Altar) -4:07

9. I Will Praise the Lord (Ray Boltz) (from The Altar) -5:35

10. Feel the Nails (from The Altar) -4:57

11. Take Up Your Cross (Ray Boltz, Jane Johansson Knoedler, Steve Millikan) (from

Another Child to Hold) -5:27

Production credits

Steve Millikan -producer (all tracks; compilation producer)

Ray Boltz -co-producer (tracks 7 and 11; compilation producer)

RIAA certifications

Gold certified in 1998.

Previous release: Another Child to Hold (1991)

Next release: Seasons Change (1992)

To listen to Moments For the Heart, Volumes 1 & 2, click here.