| Hymns II | ||||
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| Released | 1988 | |||
| Studio | Easter Song Studio (Garden Valley, Texas) and Rosewood Studio (Tyler, Texas) | |||
| Genre | Contemporary Christian music | |||
| Length | 46:15 | |||
| Label | Live Oak | |||
| Producer | Buck Herring | |||
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Hymns II is the second collection of hymns and the final studio album from 2nd Chapter of Acts, released in 1988. 2nd Chapter of Acts provided the vocals in this release. Annie Herring wrote "Purify Me".
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Medley: "Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus" / "Praise to the Lord, the Almighty" / "All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name" / "Doxology"" | 3:42 |
| 2. | "It Is Well with My Soul" | 6:08 |
| 3. | "This Is My Father's World" | 3:38 |
| 4. | "O for a Thousand Tongues" | 4:11 |
| 5. | "Morning Has Broken" | 4:11 |
| 6. | "Be Still, My Soul" | 5:15 |
| 7. | "A Mighty Fortress is Our God" | 4:30 |
| 8. | "Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus" | 4:50 |
| 9. | "O Sacred Head, Now Wounded" | 5:08 |
| 10. | "Purify Me" | 2:02 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 11. | "O Worship the King" | 4:00 |
| Total length: | 46:15 | |
2nd Chapter of Acts
Musicians
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The 2nd Chapter of Acts was a Jesus music and early contemporary Christian music group composed of sisters Annie Herring and Nelly Greisen and brother Matthew Ward. They began performing in 1973 and enjoyed their period of greatest success during the 1970s. The group disbanded in 1988.
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Michael Omartian is an American singer-songwriter, arranger, keyboardist, and music producer. He has been a participant in numerous albums during a career that has spanned more than four decades. As a producer, he has had number-one records in three consecutive decades. He is a multiple Grammy Award winner, including for Keyboardist of the Year and Producer of the Year. He spent five years on the A&R staff of ABC/Dunhill Records as a producer, artist, and arranger. He was subsequently hired by Warner Bros. Records as an in-house producer and A&R staff member. Omartian moved from Los Angeles to Nashville in 1993, where he served on the Board of Governors of the Recording Academy, and has helped to shape the curriculum for the first master's-degree program in the field of Music Business at Belmont University.
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Together Live is a live album featuring 2nd Chapter of Acts and Michael and Stormie Omartian, released in 1983. It was recorded at The Church On The Way in Van Nuys, California. As with all 2nd Chapter of Acts recordings, it was produced and engineered by Buck Herring.
Singer Sower is the studio album by 2nd Chapter of Acts, released in 1983. It was recorded at Easter Song Studio in Garden Valley, Texas. As with all 2nd Chapter of Acts recordings, it was engineered and produced by Buck Herring.
Mansion Builder, released in 1978, is the third studio album from contemporary Christian music group 2nd Chapter of Acts, their first for the recently created Sparrow Records. Members of 2nd Chapter of Acts' touring band, a band called David, also perform on this album.
With Footnotes is the debut album by the Christian group 2nd Chapter of Acts, released in 1974. It contains one of the group's most well-known songs, "Easter Song", which was named by CCM Magazine in 1998 as the No. 4 Christian song of all time.
In the Volume of the Book, released in 1975, was the second studio album from the contemporary Christian music group, 2nd Chapter of Acts. The album title is a reference to Psalm 40:7.
Rejoice is an album by contemporary Christian music band 2nd Chapter of Acts released in 1981.
Annie Herring is one of the pioneers of the Jesus music genre, later to be called Contemporary Christian music. She was a member of the trio 2nd Chapter of Acts, for which she wrote most of the songs and sang lead and harmony vocals with her brother Matthew Ward and sister Nelly (Ward) Greisen. During her musical career with the 2nd Chapter of Acts from 1973 to 1988, she also recorded solo albums.
Matthew Ward is one of the pioneers of the Jesus music genre, later to be called contemporary Christian music. He is best known as a member of the trio 2nd Chapter of Acts, in which he sang and performed with his sisters Annie Herring and Nellie (Ward) Greisen. During his musical career with the 2nd Chapter of Acts from 1973 to 1988, he also recorded solo albums.
Hymns is the 1986 studio album by 2nd Chapter of Acts.
Far Away Places is a 1987 studio album by 2nd Chapter of Acts. It would be their final recording of original material.
Night Light is the title of a 1985 studio album by 2nd Chapter of Acts.
How the West Was One, released in 1977, is a three-LP live album featuring 2nd Chapter of Acts, Phil Keaggy and a band called David. The album was a collection of songs recorded in a series of 18 concerts held throughout the western United States in 1977. It was also 2nd Chapter of Acts' final release for Myrrh Records.
To the Bride, released in 1975, is a two-LP live album featuring Barry McGuire, 2nd Chapter of Acts, and a band called David. The album was culled from four concerts performed in the summer of 1975 and is the first of two live albums that 2nd Chapter of Acts recorded for Myrrh Records, although the majority of the concert is performed by McGuire. The album was re-released on two CDs in 2007 with one song excluded.
First Love: A Historic Gathering of Jesus Music Pioneers is a 2004 concert film and documentary that looks back into the Jesus Music of the 1970s. In 1997, a group of Jesus Music pioneers gathered in southern California for three days of music and fellowship. The event was both recorded and filmed, and was released in a 2-CD/2-DVD set simply titled First Love: A Historic Gathering of Jesus Music Pioneers. It was compiled and edited by the spouses of two of the artists who appear in the documentary: Dan Collins and Steve Greisen produced the project. The CD contains each of the 31 songs that were performed during the gathering, and the DVDs shows the live performances of the songs, interviews with the individual performers and groups, interviews with others who were involved in the roots of Jesus Music, and rare pictures and footage of the artists from the 1970s. Other artists who were interviewed for the documentary include pastor Chuck Smith, Pat Boone, Phil Keaggy, and Michael Omartian, among others.
"Easter Song" is a song written by Annie Herring of the Jesus music group the 2nd Chapter of Acts that tells of Jesus Christ's resurrection and the elation Christians feel about this resurrection on Easter. It was first recorded in 1974 and released on the band's debut album, With Footnotes. It continues to be performed, appearing in church hymnals and Easter songbooks as well as on Wow Gold CD. It has been covered by several other artists, including GLAD and Keith Green.
A Christmas Cornucopia is the fifth studio album, and the first Christmas album, by Scottish singer-songwriter Annie Lennox, released in November 2010. It was Lennox's first album after signing to the Universal Music Group following her departure from Sony BMG, which had been her label for almost 30 years.