Behold the Man (album)

Infobox Album | Name = Behold the Man
Type = Album
Artist = Zion


Released = 1981
Recorded = 1981
Genre = Contemporary Christian Music
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This album = "Behold the Man"
(1981)
Next album = "Rich Mullins"
(1986) |

Behold the Man is the first and only album by the band Zion, released in 1981. It is best known as the recording debut of Christian singer/songwriter Rich Mullins (1955-1997), who wrote all of the songs on the album.

In the late 1970s, Mullins left Cincinnati Bible College to work with Zion Ministries. While there, he also sang and played in the band, which went by the name Zion. Soon after the release of the album, one of Amy Grant's managers, Mike Blanton, received a copy of it and recognized "Sing Your Praise to the Lord" as the perfect song for Grant to include on her album, "Age to Age" (1982). Amy Grant recorded the song, which became a hit, and resulted in a publishing contract for Rich Mullins. Later, Rich began his professional recording career on Blanton's record label, Reunion Records, with his self-titled debut album in 1986.

Track listing

# "Sing Your Praise To The Lord" (Rich Mullins) – 3:57
#*New recording appeared on compilation "Songs", 1996
# "For Unto Us" (Rich Mullins) – 3:45
# "The Way To Love You" (Rich Mullins) – 5:41
# "Lord Help Me Be" (Rich Mullins) – 3:06
# "Nothing In This World" (Rich Mullins) – 5:24
# "You Can Live Without Him" (Rich Mullins) – 5:23
# "Hope To Carry On" (Rich Mullins) – 2:22
#*New recording appeared on "Never Picture Perfect", 1988
# "Heaven In His Eyes" (Rich Mullins) – 3:51
#*New recording appeared on "The Jesus Record", 1998

Personnel

* Rich Mullins - vocals, Guitars, hammered dulcimer, piano
* Jenny Wilson - Vocals and Synthesizers.
* Tom Weimer - Vocals and Guitars.
* Beth Snell - Vocals.