Genre: Christmas, Folk/Acoustic/Americana, Pop/Rock
For fans of: Shania Twain, Faith Hill, Cindy Morgan, Shawn Colvin, Michael W. Smith
Label: Word/Curb/Warner Bros. Records

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"Rock of Ages, cleft for me, let me hide myself in thee …"

In shelter there is hope, and in churches across many generations, inspiring Christian hymns have been the expressions of strength and courage enabled by faith's sanctuary. New life is being breathed into these treasures today, stirring hope for people who've never known, or may have misplaced, their value.

With her landmark 20th project, Amy Grant's distinguished musical legacy moves ahead on Rock of Ages … Hymns & Faith, a Brown Bannister-Vince Gill production finding the Grammy Award-winning signer/songwriter continuing to be a leader in the essential rediscovery of these timeless works.

Since she grew up in the church, there was no shortage of material. "The list of hymns worth doing is a lot longer than one or two or even three records worth," Grant says. "My parents took us to church Sunday morning, Sunday night and Wednesday night. I've never thought about hymns as being anything except foundational. They are just life tools." It's from a place of rich personal stability that Grant was inspired to make her second hymns collection in three years.

"I feel this record is springing off a sturdier foundation," she says, contrasting Rock of Ages with 2002's RIAA Gold-certified Legacy … Hymns & Faith. "Legacy was a much more vulnerable time for me emotionally and physically. I had just had a baby at 40, and I think that personally I was in a slightly more reclusive time in my life. Vulnerability is great, but I think this record is more reflective of right now." She draws an image from a Rock of Ages track, the classic "O Master Let Me Walk With Thee."

"My mind's eye pictures a grandfather with sea salt clinging to his face and wind in his hair. He's saying, 'I know the companionship of my Creator. This is not new territory for me.'

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