Lift Up the Lord

Lift Up the Lord
Studio album by Sandi Patti
Released	1982
Studio	Bullet Recording Studio, Nashville, Tennessee Great Circle Sound, Nashville, Tennessee The Barn, Anderson, Indiana
Genre	CCM, gospel
Length	33:59
Label	Impact
Producer	Greg Nelson
Sandi Patti chronology
Love Overflowing (1981) Lift Up the Lord (1982) More Than Wonderful (1983)
Alternative cover
1987 Benson Records reissue cover, later used by Word Records in 1990

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Lift Up the Lord is the fourth studio album by Christian singer Sandi Patti, released in 1982 on Impact Records. ^[2] The track "How Majestic Is Your Name" was written by up and coming singer/songwriter Michael W. Smith and it has become one of Patti's signature songs and has been often performed in her concerts. In 1983, the album was named Inspirational Album of the Year at the 14th GMA Dove Awards and was nominated for Best Gospel Performance, Contemporary or Inspirational at the 25th Grammy Awards. Benson Records re-issued Lift Up the Lord on CD in 1987 with a new cover featuring an updated photo of Patti. Word Records would use the same cover for their re-issue in 1990. In 1984, Lift Up the Lord peaked at No. 12 on the Top Christian Albums chart. ^[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Lift Up the Lord"	Billy Smiley, Gary McSpadden, Sandi Patti	2:44
2.	"How Majestic Is Your Name"	Michael W. Smith	2:22
3.	"They Could Not"	Ron Harris, Claire Cloninger	5:33
4.	"Let Us Rejoice"	Billy Smiley	3:04
5.	"Jesus, Lord To Me"	Greg Nelson, Gary McSpadden	4:25
6.	"I Will Lift You There"	Dottie Rambo, Dony McGuire	4:11
7.	"Let Him Hold Your Heart"	Pete & Cindy Carlson	3:18
8.	"My God Is Real (Yes, God Is Real)"	Kenneth Morris	3:40
9.	"Jesus, You're Everything"	Sandi Patti, John Helvering	3:13
10.	"Jesus, Lord To Me" (Reprise)	Greg Nelson, Gary McSpadden	1:08

Note: On track 8, the title would later change to "Yes, God Is Real" on the 1987 Benson Records re-issue and again in 1990 on the Word Records re-issue.

Charts

Year	Chart	Position
1984	US Top Contemporary Christian Albums	12

Radio singles

Year	Singles	Peak positions
		CCM AC [4]	CCM CHR [5]
1982	"How Majestic Is Your Name"	6	12

Accolades

GMA Dove Awards

• 1983 Female Vocalist of the Year

Year	Winner	Category
1983	Lift Up the Lord	Inspirational Album of the Year

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Sandi Patti: Lift Up the Lord. Impact Records. 1982.
3. "Sandi Patty: Lift Up the Lord (Top Christian Albums)". Billboard .
4. Brothers, Jeffrey Lee, ed. (2003). CCM Hot Hits: AC Charts 1978 - 2001. AuthorHouse. p. 171. ISBN   1-4107-3294-0.
5. Brothers, Jeffrey Lee, ed. (1999). CCM Hot Hits: Christian Hit Radio - 20 Years of Charts, Artist Bios and More. CCM Books. p. 133. ISBN   0-8230-7718-7.