| Greatest Hymns | ||||
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| Released | August 25, 2005 | |||
| Genre | Contemporary Christian music, Christmas music | |||
| Length | 63:23 | |||
| Label | Curb | |||
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Greatest Hymns is the fifth studio album from the Contemporary Christian group Selah. It was released August 25, 2005 on Curb Records. The album contains renditions of classic Christian hymns.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Be Thou My Vision" | Eleanor Hull | 3:17 |
| 2. | "Great Is Thy Faithfulness" | 5:38 | |
| 3. | "Bika Mono Ve (Pass Me Not, O Gentle Savior) / It Is Well with My Soul" | Francis J. Crosby; William H. Doane / Horatio Spafford; Philip Bliss | 5:42 |
| 4. | "There Is a Fountain" | 4:02 | |
| 5. | "Amazing Grace" | John Newton | 3:27 |
| 6. | "How Great Thou Art" |
| 6:13 |
| 7. | "His Eye Is on the Sparrow" | 3:43 | |
| 8. | "Be Still My Soul / What a Friend We Have in Jesus" | Catharina von Schlegel; Jane Laurie Borthwick / Joseph M. Scriven; Charles C. Converse | 3:57 |
| 9. | "By and By (We'll Understand It Better By and By)" |
| 3:33 |
| 10. | "When I Survey the Wondrous Cross" | Isaac Watts | 4:03 |
| 11. | "Part the Waters / I Need Thee Every Hour" | 3:12 | |
| 12. | "Precious Lord, Take My Hand / Just a Closer Walk with Thee" | Thomas A. Dorsey / Traditional | 5:09 |
| 13. | "There Is Power in the Blood" | Lewis Jones | 3:08 |
| 14. | "O Sacred Head Now Wounded" | 4:47 | |
| 15. | "Be Thou Near to Me" | David Grow | 3:32 |
| Total length: | 63:23 | ||
At the 37th GMA Dove Awards, the album was nominated for Inspirational Album of the Year. [1] Two songs from the album were also nominated for awards. "Be Thou My Vision" was nominated for Worship Song of the Year [2] and "All My Praise" was nominated for Inspirational Recorded Song of the Year. [3]
| Chart (2005) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200 [4] | 117 |
| US Top Christian Albums [5] | 3 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United States (RIAA) [6] | Gold | 500,000 |
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