Golden Treasury of Hymns (1999)

About this title: Golden Treasury of Hymns is a double-disc set including 40 tracks, the most-loved spirituals of Pat Boone's career. The collection offers dozens of favorites, usually either hymns ("Nearer My God to Thee," "What a Friend We Have in Jesus," "I Need Thee Every Hour," "Blessed Assurance," "Savior Like a Shepherd Leadeth," "How Great Thou Art") or country-gospel standards ("I Saw the Light," "Will the Circle Be Unbroken," "In the Garden," "Sweet Hour of Prayer"). It's difficult to date these recordings, and given the variety of period embellishments -- vocal choruses, wood blocks and acoustic ... read more

Tracks:

1. Amazing Grace [Newton]
2. I Believe [Drake/Graham/Shirl/]
3. Nearer My God to Thee [Fielding]
4. In the Garden [Owens]
5. The Old Rugged Cross [Owens]
6. I Walked Today Where Jesus Walked [OHara/Twohig]
7. I Saw the Light [Williams]
8. Sweet Hour of Prayer [Owens]
9. I Love to Tell the Story [Fielding]
10. The Lord's Prayer [Malotte]
11. I Need Thee Every Hour [Johnson]
12. He [Mullan/Richards]
13. Tramp on the Street [Cole/Cole]
14. Rock of Ages [Fielding]
15. Precious Lord, Take My Hand [Dorsey]
16. What a Friend We Have in Jesus [Converse/Scriven]
17. Will the Circle Be Unbroken [Owens]
18. Have Your Own Way, Lord [Pollard/Stevens]
19. Family Bible [Breeland/Gray/Buski]
20. How Great Thou Art [Hine]
21. Psalm 20 [Elliott]
22. Fairest Lord Jesus [Johnson]
23. Dust on the Bible [Bailes/Bailes]
24. Medley: Into My Heart/He's the Savior of My Soul [Clarke/Johnson]
25. I'll Meet You in the Morning [Brumley]
26. He Leadeth Me [Fielding]
27. Medley: Jesus, Savior Pilot Me, Sun of My Soul, Jesus, The Very ... [Johnson]
28. Old Brush Arbors [Ardis/Edwards]
29. Take the Name of Jesus With You [Fielding]
30. Does Jesus Care? [Johnson]
31. Suppertime [Stanphill]
32. A Sacrifice of Praise [Johnson]
33. Savior Like a Shepherd Leadeth [Fielding]
34. Pass Me Not [Owens]
35. God Will Take Care of You [Martin/Martin/Marti]
36. Wait for the Light to Shine [Rose]
37. But for the Grace of God [Hamblen]
38. Blessed Assurance [Fielding]
39. A Wonderful Time Up There [Abernathy]
40. You'll Never Walk Alone [Rodgers/Hammerstein]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.