Hymns & Meditations

Fernando Ortega | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 1, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Bci / Eclipse Music
• ASIN: B00005AAUF
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #49,684 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #42 in Music > Indie Music > Christian & Gospel > General

Track Listings

1. Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing

2. Near the Cross

3. O Sacred Head, Now Wounded

4. Nothing But the Blood

5. Brethren, We Have Met to Worship

6. ¿Con Que Pagaremos?

7. What Wondrous Love Is This

8. Softly and Tenderly

9. I Need Thee Every Hour

10. Just as I Am

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fernando = Hymns, July 28, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Hymns & Meditations (Audio CD)

I listened to Amy Grant's "Legacy" and was extremely disappointed. Then I heard "Hymns and Meditations" and was truly amazed. Fernando imparts a level of reverence and sincerity that other artists lack. Making beautiful music is not just a job to him - it is his calling. Thank you Fernando!

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely delightful music, May 12, 2003

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John M. Barsness "Mountain Flyer" (Boise, Idaho USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hymns & Meditations (Audio CD)

I try to be objective in evaluating anything-- you know, throw the bad in with the good. However, there isn't anything bad to say about this album. I LOVE THIS ALBUM! Fernando Ortega's "Hymns & Meditations" collection is one of the most beautiful albums I have ever listened to. The arrangements appeal to almost every taste. I have played this album for non-Christian friends and they have RAVED about it. It is truly beautiful music; the string instruments in conjunction with the beautiful voice and piano of Fernando Ortega, with a little accordian thrown in... it is just delicious! I had heard only one song by Fernando Ortega when I purchased this album... His rendition of "Con Que Pagaremos" that he performed on the Promise Keepers "Breaking Down the Walls" (1996) album prompted me to buy that CD for that song alone! I have since played that song about 1,000 times and memorized the lyrics (I speak a little Spanish)... I burned that song onto a disk and copied 'Hymns and Mediations' behind it, to play in the car. It is my favorite CD and most of my popular music selections have had to move aside (at least for awhile). This music is so nice to listen to at almost anytime of the day. I am a police officer; this music is so soothing and beautiful that it helps me keep the world in perspective. I enjoy it at the end of hard day, or anytime. Fernando's instrumental re-makes of many of the old gospel songs I grew up listening to are fantastic. I have shared this music with my family and they all love it. This truly is a prize winning rose in the garden of music! I look forward to purchasing more of Fernando's work when my budget allows. God Bless You Fernando Ortega!

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My favorite CD!, June 3, 2002

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"cannie" (San Antonio, TX USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hymns & Meditations (Audio CD)

I can't remember discovering a CD / cassette that I enjoyed as much as this one. Fernando Ortega's voice is smooth, middle-ranged, and easy on the ears! For this CD, he accompanies himself on piano and is joined by a cellist, who supplies even more mellowness. Three or four of the selections are instrumental (piano & cello) only. This is a really good Selection whether you're stressed out or just feeling kind of pensive and worshipful. Yep, it would be nearly impossible NOT to worship while listening to this music! You'll find every single selection in your hymnbook--- these are classics beautifully interpreted by the artist. I'm getting ready to order a few more as gifts.

Listen to the samples Amazon.com provides, and you'll see what I'm talking about!!!

(P.S. It was mentioned in another review that tracks 10 & 11 are missing, BUT THEY AREN'T actually! Those two are part of a medley which forms Track 9, so don't despair! )