Christ Is My Hope

Innocence Mission | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 12, 2000)
• Original Release Date: April 12, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• ASIN: B00004TEZQ
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #156,525 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. It Is Well With My Soul

2. O Lord Of Light

3. 500 Miles

4. No Storms Come

5. Christ Is My Hope

6. Morning Star

7. O Sacred Head Surrounded

8. Were You There?

9. Fare Thee Well

10. Beautiful Saviour

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Heartfelt Spiritual Beauty, June 12, 2000

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J. MILLER (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Christ Is My Hope (Audio CD)

The Innocence Mission continue their string of remarkable releases with CHRIST IS MY HOPE, a collection of spiritual songs with heartfelt vocals and simple (simply beautiful) music. Personal favorites are covers of "500 Miles" and "Fare Thee Well." These two selections alone are worth the price of the disc (and, as stated, all profits go to very worthy causes). That this band is God-inspired shows in every note.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another short vacation, August 6, 2000

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Peter Falconero (Schwenksville, PA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Christ Is My Hope (Audio CD)

Everytime I listen to an Innocence Mission CD I am taken to a place where simple pleasures reside. Perhaps to a farm or a serene nature setting. This time I'm taken to place closer to the side of God. Karen's voice is very unique and has a certain beautiful innocence to it. The spiritual songs of "Christ" are very pure and celestial arrangements. A stress antidote for sure. If you like "Birds of the Neighborhood" and appreciate hymns, this is a must have

15 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A pretty simple affair, June 13, 2000

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Timothy W. Crews (Chandler, AZ USA) - See all my reviews
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As one might expect, this album is not a big production. It is simply about 23 minutes of sparsely instrumented arrangements of hymns. Karen Peris' vocals are prominent in the mix, with sometimes some quiet guitar, piano, or string bass in the background. For those of us who love her quavery childlike voice, it is much easier to make out in these arrangements. In particular, the rolled R's which I have only started noticing with "Birds of my neighborhood" are distractingly obvious in this recording.

About half of the hymns are limited to a single verse, for example "It is well with my soul". I am glad to say the beautiful harmony of that song is preserved in this arrangement. I would have enjoyed hearing more of the harmonies in the other hymns. One of the things I like best about "The Lakes of Canada" from "Birds of my neighborhood" is the overdubbed harmony -- hearing that beautiful voice in harmony with itself is a real pleasure.