Hymned Again is the second solo album from MercyMe

MercyMe

MercyMe is an American Christian rock band founded in Greenville, Texas. The band consists of vocalist Bart Millard, keyboardist James Bryson, percussionist Robby Shaffer, bassist Nathan Cochran and guitarists Michael Scheuchzer and Barry Graul....

 singer Bart Millard. Like his previous effort, Hymned, No. 1

Hymned, No. 1

Hymned, No. 1 is the first solo album from MercyMe singer Bart Millard. The album features modern takes on popular Christian hymns...

, the album features modern takes on popular Christian hymns. The album was released on August 19, 2008. Country singer Vince Gill

Vince Gill

Vincent Grant "Vince" Gill is an American neotraditional country singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He has achieved commercial success and fame both as frontman to the country rock band Pure Prairie League in the 1970s, and as a solo artist beginning in 1983, where his talents as a...

, again makes a collaboration on the song "Jesus Cares for Me". The album also features vocals by Christy Nockels (from Watermark

Watermark (Band)

Watermark was a Contemporary Christian singing duo composed of husband and wife Nathan and Christy Nockels. They were under Michael W. Smith's record label, Rocketown Records.-History:...

).

Track listing

1. "Stand Up, Stand Up for Jesus" (Duffield, Webb) - 2:59
2. "What a Day That Will Be" (Hill) - 3:50
3. "I Saw the Light" (Hank Williams) - 3:37
4. "What a Friend We Have in Jesus
   What a Friend We Have in Jesus
   "What a Friend We Have in Jesus" is a Christian hymn originally written by Joseph M. Scriven as a poem in 1855 to comfort his mother who was living in Ireland while he was in Canada. Scriven originally published the poem anonymously, and only received full credit for it in the 1880s. The tune to...
   
   " (Charles Converse
   Charles Crozat Converse
   Charles Crozat Converse was a United States attorney who also worked as a composer of church songs. He was born in Warren, Massachusetts. He is notable for setting to music the words of Joseph Scriven to become the hymn "What a Friend We Have in Jesus". Converse also published an arrangement of...
   
   , Joseph M. Scriven
   Joseph M. Scriven
   Joseph Medlicott Scriven, was an Irish poet, best known as the writer of the poem which became the hymn "What a Friend We Have in Jesus".-Life:...
   
   ) - 3:41
5. "I Stand Amazed" (featuring Christy Nockels
   Watermark (Band)
   Watermark was a Contemporary Christian singing duo composed of husband and wife Nathan and Christy Nockels. They were under Michael W. Smith's record label, Rocketown Records.-History:...
   
   ) (Gabriel) - 4:04
6. "Jesus Cares for Me" (featuring Vince Gill
   Vince Gill
   Vincent Grant "Vince" Gill is an American neotraditional country singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He has achieved commercial success and fame both as frontman to the country rock band Pure Prairie League in the 1970s, and as a solo artist beginning in 1983, where his talents as a...
   
   ) (Cockrell, Millard) - 3:58
7. "Victory in Jesus" (Bartlett) - 3:36
8. "Brethren We Have Met to Worship" (Atkins, Moore) - 3:47
9. "Leaning on the Everlasting Arms
   Leaning on the Everlasting Arms
   Leaning on the Everlasting Arms is a hymn published in 1887 with music by Anthony J. Showalter and lyrics by Showalter and Elisha A. Hoffman. Showalter said that he received letters from two of his former pupils saying that their wives had died...
   
   " (Hoffman, Showalter) - 3:05
10. "Down at the Cross" (Hoffman, Stockton) - 4:05
11. "Grace That Is Greater" (Johnston, Towner) - 2:59

Awards

Hymned Again was nominated for a Grammy Award

Grammy Award

A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...

 for Best Southern, Country, or Bluegrass Gospel Album at the 51st Grammy Awards

51st Grammy Awards

The 51st Annual Grammy Awards took place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA on February 8, 2009. Robert Plant and Alison Krauss were the biggest winners of the night, jointly winning five awards including Album of the Year and Record of the Year...

. It was also nominated for a Dove Award for Country Album of the Year at the 40th GMA Dove Awards.

Chart performance

The album peaked at #126 on Billboard 200

Billboard 200

The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...

and #8 on Billboard's Christian Albums.