City on a Hill: Songs of Worship and Praise

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City on a Hill: Songs of Worship and Praise
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Compilation album by
Various Artists
ReleasedAugust 22, 2000
RecordedVarious Times
Genre CCM
Label Essential
Producer Steve Hindalong
Series chronology
City on a Hill: Songs of Worship and Praise
(2000)
City on a Hill: Sing Alleluia
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Daily Vault(not rated) [1]
The Phantom Tollbooth(not rated) [2]
Jesus Freak HideoutStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Moody Magazine(series review) [4]

City on a Hill: Songs of Worship and Praise (released in 2000) is the first in the City on a Hill series of compilation albums by popular Contemporary Christian Music musicians. It received the Gospel Music Association's Special Event Album of the Year award for 2001. [5]

Contents

Track listing

  1. "God of Wonders" – Mac Powell, Cliff Young, Danielle Young (Marc Byrd, Steve Hindalong) - 5:09
  2. "The Stone" – Jars of Clay (Jonathan Noël) - 4:03
  3. "With Every Breath" – Leigh Nash, Dan Haseltine (Marc Byrd) - 5:02
  4. "I Remember You" – Mac Powell, Gene Eugene (Gene Eugene, Steve Hindalong) - 4:35
  5. "Precious Jesus" – The Choir, Leigh Nash (Steve Hindalong) - 4:35
  6. "You're Here" – Sixpence None The Richer (Leigh Nash) - 4:07
  7. "Where You Are" – FFH (Jeromy Deibler) - 4:09
  8. "Merciful Rain" – FFH (Steve Hindalong) - 3:56
  9. "Unified" – Sonicflood, Peter Furler (Peter Furler) - 4:12
  10. "Covenant Song" – Caedmon's Call (Aaron Senseman) - 5:04
  11. "City on a Hill" – Third Day (Mac Powell, Third Day) - 3:53
  12. "Marvelous Light" – Gene Eugene, Various Artists (Steve Hindalong) - 3:02
  13. "This Road" – Jars of Clay (Dan Haseltine, Charlie Lowell, Stephen Mason, Matt Odmark) - 5:14

Personnel

Vocalists

Musicians

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References

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  2. "City on a Hill - a Review of The Phantom Tollbooth". www.tollbooth.org. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
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  4. http://www.moodymagazine.com/articles.php?action=view_article&id=988
  5. "Dove Award Recipients for 2001" Archived November 14, 2011, at the Wayback Machine . Gospel Music Association.