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| Released | October 6, 2009 | |||
| Genre | Contemporary Christian music, Christian rock | |||
| Length | 45:53 | |||
| Label | INO | |||
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| Jesus Freak Hideout | link |
Hope Rising is Fee's second major label studio album, released on October 6, 2009 through INO Records. Their song "Glory to God Forever" is the lead single from this album, peaking at No. 22 on Billboard's Christian Songs chart.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Rise and Sing" | Steve Fee | 3:56 |
| 2. | "Greatly to Be Praised" | Fee, Eddie Kirkland | 4:06 |
| 3. | "Glory to God Forever" | Fee, Vicky Beeching | 3:58 |
| 4. | "God Is Alive" | Fee, Kirkland | 3:56 |
| 5. | "Everything Falls" | Fee, Kirkland | 3:43 |
| 6. | "We Crown You" | Fee, Kirkland | 4:23 |
| 7. | "Hands of the Healer" | Kirkland | 4:14 |
| 8. | "Promised Land" | Matt Adkins, Heath Balltzglier, Fee | 4:22 |
| 9. | "Arms That Hold the Universe" | Fee | 4:13 |
| 10. | "Your Love Is Better Than Life" | Adkins, Balltzglier, Fee | 4:10 |
| 11. | "Send Me Out" | Fee | 4:48 |
| Total length: | 45:53 | ||
| Chart (2007–2008) | Peak position |
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| Billboard 200 | 101 |
| Top Rock Albums | 46 |
| Billboard Hot Christian Albums | 6 |
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