The Name Above All Names (1983)

The Name Above All Names is the sixth studio album by Christian singer - songwriter Chuck Girard. It was released in 1983 on his newly-formed independent label Seven Thunders Records. The label was named after passages from Revelation 10: 1 -7.

After the release of his 1980 album The Stand and dropped by Word Records, Girard took some time off from recording music and went through a time in his life that he described as "a time of correction and spiritual renewal," resulting in a commitment to refocus his music ministry on worship leadership. Girard was in a new season of his life after his alcohol addiction. The Name Above All Names was the result. His first album in three years, Girard co-produced it with Bob Rose, who produced his last album The Stand and Girard solely produced the track "Don't Shoot the Wounded." The title song would later be recorded by Debby Boone as the lead single for her 1987 release Friends For Life. This is the first album Girard had ever written that was directly addressing the needs and concerns of the church. His previous albums had been more evangelistic, essentially addressing non-believers, the songs being about one’s need for Jesus or his personal experiences in the Lord.

Track listing

All songs are written by Chuck Girard.

1. The Name Above All Names -4:38

2. Kingdom Come -4:46

3. We Are the Righteousness of God -3:37

4. Blessed Be the Name of My Rock -3:32

5. Soldiers of the Lion -4:58

6. Don't Shoot the Wounded -4:10

7. And the Rain Came Down -4:05

8. Wall of Love -3:40

9. Walk As I Walk -4:08

10. The Power and the Glory -3:48

Production credits

Chuck Girard -producer (all tracks)

Bob Rose -producer (tracks 1 -5, 7 -10)

Previous release: The Stand (1980) 

Next release: All Those Years (1983) (compilation album)