The Hymns (2019)

The Hymns is a 2019 compilation album of hymns by Christian singer -songwriter Michael W. Smith, released on Rocketown Records/The Fuel Music. It contains 18 selections of hymns taken from Smith's albums, Hymns and Hymns II - Shine On Us. They were both originally sold exclusively at Cracker Barrel Old Country stores for a limited time and is now available in this collection.

Track listing

1. Down in the River to Pray (traditional; arranged by Michael W. Smith) (from

Hymns II - Shine On Us) -3:17

2. My Jesus, I Love Thee (William Ralph Featherston) (from Hymns) -3:21

3. Were You There (C. Winfred Douglas) (from Hymns) -3:22

4. Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus (Helen Howarth Lemmel) (from Hymns II - Shine On

Us) -4:37

5. The Old Rugged Cross (George Bennard) (from Hymns) -4:05

6. Nearer My God to Thee (Lowell Mason, Sarah Fuller, Flower Adams) (from

    Hymns II - Shine On Us) -5:14

7. His Eye Is on the Sparrow (Civilla D. Martin, Charles H. Gabriel) (from Hymns II -

Shine On Us) -4:13

8. Great is Thy Faithfulness (Thomas O. Chisholm, William M. Runyan) (from

Hymns) -3:54

9. It Is Well (Horatio Spafford) (from Hymns) -5:06

10. Just As I Am (Charlotte Elliott) (from Hymns) -3:13

11. I'd Rather Have Jesus (Rhea F. Miller) (from Hymns II - Shine On Us) -4:06

12. How Great Thou Art (Stuart K. Hine) (from Hymns) -4:22

13. I Need Thee (Annie Sherwood Hawks, Robert Lowry) (from Hymns II - Shine On

Us) -4:19

14. O Sacred Head, Now Wounded (Paul Gerhardt, James Waddel Alexander, Hans  Leo Hassler) (from Hymns II - Shine On Us) -4:34

15. Be Still My Soul (Kathrina Amalia Dorothea von Schlegel, Jane Laurie Borthwick,

 Jean Sibelius) (from Hymns II - Shine On Us) -3:38

16. God of Our Fathers (Daniel C. Roberts) (from Hymns) -2:23

17. A Mighty Fortress Is Our God (Martin Luther, Frederic H. Hedge) (from Hymns II -

Shine On Us) -3:54

18. America the Beautiful (O Beautiful For Spacious Skies) (Katharine Lee Bates,  Samuel A. Ward) (from Hymns II - Shine On Us) -3:31

Production credits

Kyle Lee and Jim Daneker -producers (all tracks)

Michael W. Smith -co-producer (tracks 1, 4, 6, 7, 11, 13 -15, 17 and 18)

Previous release: Lullabye (2018)

Next release: Awaken: The Surrounded Experience (2019)