Behold the Lamb of God is the fifth album

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 by American

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 singer-songwriter

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 Andrew Peterson, released in 2004.

Each December, Andrew travels the country with fellow musicians to present Behold the Lamb of God. The first half of the concert is spent storytelling songs with each guest artist on the tour. The second half of the concert is spent performing Andrew's Christmas album sequentially from beginning to end. The tour culminates in an annual performance in Nashville

Nashville, Tennessee

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's Ryman Auditorium

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. Guest artists that have participated in past shows include Nickel Creek

Nickel Creek

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, Ron Block

Ron Block

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, Garett Buell, Cason Cooley, Sara Groves

Sara Groves

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, Andy Gullahorn, Phil Keaggy

Phil Keaggy

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, Alison Krauss

Alison Krauss

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, Phil Madeira

Phil Madeira

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, Sandra McCracken

Sandra McCracken

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, Buddy Miller

Buddy Miller

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, Bebo Norman

Bebo Norman

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, Fernando Ortega

Fernando Ortega

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, Andrew Osenga

Andrew Osenga

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, Eric Peters, Pierce Pettis

Pierce Pettis

- Biography :A former staff writer for PolyGram Publishing in Nashville, Pettis' musical career was started in 1979 when Joan Baez covered one of his songs, "Song at the End of the Movie", on her album Honest Lullaby...

, Jill Phillips

Jill Phillips

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, Gabe Scott, Ben Shive, Derek Webb

Derek Webb

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, and David Wilcox

David Wilcox

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Track listing

All songs by Andrew Peterson unless otherwise noted.

1. "Gather 'Round, Ye Children, Come" – 3:18
2. "Passover Us" – 4:33
3. "So Long, Moses" – 6:13
4. "Deliver Us" – 3:50
5. "O Come, O Come Emmanuel" – 2:31
6. "Matthew's Begats" – 2:17
7. "It Came to Pass" – 2:50
8. "Labor of Love" – 4:32
9. "The Holly and the Ivy" (Ben Shive) – 1:53
10. "While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks" (Nahum Tate
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    ) – 3:23
11. "Behold the Lamb of God" (Andrew Peterson, Laura Story
    Laura Story
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    ) – 4:02
12. "The Theme Of My Song (reprise)" – 4:21