Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Holy God, We Praise Thy Name
piano [accompanist]:
Ken Rodgers (Kansas piano player) and Chris Shaw (Kansas pianist and organist)
choir vocals:
Kansas Mennonite Men's Chorus
conductor:
Greg Bontrager
recording of:
Holy God We Praise Thy Name
lyricist:
Ignaz Franz
translator:
Clarence Walworth
translated version of:
Großer Gott, wir loben dich
Ignaz Franz1:36
2Praise Ye the Lord
piano [accompanist]:
Ken Rodgers (Kansas piano player) and Chris Shaw (Kansas pianist and organist)
choir vocals:
Kansas Mennonite Men's Chorus
conductor:
Greg Bontrager
recording of:
Praise Ye the Lord
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer)
arranger:
Walter Ehret and Harry Robert Wilson (Composer/arranger)
translator:
Walter Ehret
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (in 1954)
is based on:
Oratorio de Noël, op. 12: X. Chœur: Tollite hostias
Wilson & Ehret1:33
3A Mighty Fortress Is Our God
brass:
Men O' Brass
piano [accompanist]:
Ken Rodgers (Kansas piano player) and Chris Shaw (Kansas pianist and organist)
choir vocals:
Kansas Mennonite Men's Chorus
conductor:
Greg Bontrager
recording of:
A Mighty Fortress Is Our God (arr. Harlan)
composer:
Martin Luther (German theologian of the Reformation)
arranger:
Benjamin Harlan
translator:
Frederick H. Hedge
arrangement of:
A Mighty Fortress Is Our God
is based on:
Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott
Benjamin Harlan3:51
4Hymn Medley
piano [accompanist]:
Ken Rodgers (Kansas piano player) and Chris Shaw (Kansas pianist and organist)
choir vocals:
Kansas Mennonite Men's Chorus
conductor:
Greg Bontrager
recording of:
Hymn Medley
arranger:
J. Harold Moyer (in 2008)
medley of:
All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name (catch-all for arrangements)
medley of:
The Work Is Thine
medley of:
O Power of Love
J. Harold Moyer4:16
5For the Living of These Days
brass:
Men O' Brass
piano [accompanist]:
Ken Rodgers (Kansas piano player) and Chris Shaw (Kansas pianist and organist)
choir vocals:
Kansas Mennonite Men's Chorus
conductor:
Greg Bontrager
recording of:
For the Living of These Days
composer:
Mary McDonald (composer)
publisher:
Lorenz Corporation (in 2007)
Mary McDonald4:12
6Tune Our Hearts to Sing
bass:
Eli Brockway
fiddle:
Rachel Unruh
guitar:
Ken Regier
mandolin:
Eli Regier
piano [accompanist]:
Ken Rodgers (Kansas piano player) and Chris Shaw (Kansas pianist and organist)
choir vocals:
Kansas Mennonite Men's Chorus
conductor:
Greg Bontrager
recording of:
Tune Our Hearts to Sing
lyricist:
Mary McDonald (composer) and Robert Robinson (18th century hymn author) (in 1758)
composer:
Mary McDonald (composer)
publisher:
Lorenz Corporation (in 2016)
is based on:
Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing (hymn without specified tune)
Mary McDonald4:48
7Just Any Moment
piano [accompanist]:
Ken Rodgers (Kansas piano player) and Chris Shaw (Kansas pianist and organist)
conductor:
Greg Bontrager
performer:
Kilometer 81
cover recording of:
Just Any Moment
Kelsi Robertson Harrigill2:30
8Row by Row
piano [accompanist]:
Ken Rodgers (Kansas piano player) and Chris Shaw (Kansas pianist and organist)
conductor:
Greg Bontrager
performer:
Kilometer 81
cover recording of:
Row by Row
lyricist and composer:
Ashleigh Caudill
Ashleigh Caudill3:03
9Morning Train
piano [accompanist]:
Ken Rodgers (Kansas piano player) and Chris Shaw (Kansas pianist and organist)
choir vocals:
Kansas Mennonite Men's Chorus
conductor:
Greg Bontrager
recording of:
Mornin' Train
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Larry Nickel
publisher:
Cypress Choral Music (in 2016)
Larry Nickel2:52
10Make Me an Instrument
cello:
Andrew Voth
piano [accompanist]:
Ken Rodgers (Kansas piano player) and Chris Shaw (Kansas pianist and organist)
viola:
Erin Regier
violin:
Rachel Unruh and Jason Wong
choir vocals:
Kansas Mennonite Men's Chorus
conductor:
Greg Bontrager
recording of:
Make Me an Instrument
lyricist:
St. Frances of Assisi
composer:
Craig Courtney
publisher:
Beckenhorst Press (in 2016)
Craig Courtney4:02
11Walk by Faith
bass:
Eli Brockway
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Shawn Bontrager
electric guitar:
Seth Bontrager
piano [accompanist]:
Ken Rodgers (Kansas piano player) and Chris Shaw (Kansas pianist and organist)
choir vocals:
Kansas Mennonite Men's Chorus
conductor:
Greg Bontrager
recording of:
Walk by Faith
lyricist:
J. Paul Williams
composer:
Joel Raney
Joel Raney2:52
12The Yearning
piano [accompanist]:
Ken Rodgers (Kansas piano player) and Chris Shaw (Kansas pianist and organist)
choir vocals:
Kansas Mennonite Men's Chorus
conductor:
Greg Bontrager
recording of:
The Yearning
lyricist:
Susan Bentall Boersma
composer:
Craig Courtney
publisher:
Lorenz Corporation (in 2013)
Craig Courtney3:43
13Abide With Me
brass:
Men O' Brass
recording of:
Abide With Me (for brass, Marlatt)
composer:
William Henry Monk
arranger:
David Marlatt (arranger)
arrangement of:
Abide With Me (Set to tune ‘Eventide’)
David Marlatt3:21
14I'm Gonna Sing When the Spirit Says Sing
piano [accompanist]:
Ken Rodgers (Kansas piano player) and Chris Shaw (Kansas pianist and organist)
choir vocals:
Kansas Mennonite Men's Chorus
vocals:
Youth of Kansas Mennonite Men's Chorus
conductor:
Greg Bontrager
recording of:
I'm Gonna Sing When the Spirit Says Sing (arr. Helvey)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Howard Helvey
Howard Helvey2:33
15Oh, Sing to the Lord
bass:
Seth Bontrager
djembe:
Shawn Bontrager
piano [accompanist]:
Ken Rodgers (Kansas piano player) and Chris Shaw (Kansas pianist and organist)
shakers [shaker]:
Rachel Unruh
choir vocals:
Kansas Mennonite Men's Chorus
conductor:
Greg Bontrager
recording of:
Oh Sing to the Lord
composer:
David von Kampen (in 2014)
David von Kampen2:54
16Praise the Lord, Sing Hallelujah
brass:
Men O' Brass
piano [accompanist]:
Ken Rodgers (Kansas piano player) and Chris Shaw (Kansas pianist and organist)
choir vocals:
Kansas Mennonite Men's Chorus
conductor:
Greg Bontrager
recording of:
Praise the Lord, Sing Hallelujah
lyricist:
William James Kirkpatrick (hymn-writer) (in 1871)
composer:
William James Kirkpatrick (hymn-writer) (in 1893)
arranger:
J. Harold Moyer
J. Harold Moyer2:17
17Blessing of Aaron
piano [accompanist]:
Ken Rodgers (Kansas piano player) and Chris Shaw (Kansas pianist and organist)
choir vocals:
Kansas Mennonite Men's Chorus
conductor:
Greg Bontrager
recording of:
Blessing of Aaron
composer:
Norman Ramsey
arranger:
Walter Rodby
Norman Ramsey1:22