I Saw the Lord is the 17th release and 5th album by Dallas Holm & Praise, released on October 21, 1981 by Greentree/Benson Records. The album was produced by Phil Johnson.
The title song was the only track released to Christian radio as the lead single. It is Holm's visionary song about seeing the Lord Jesus face-to-face, there in heaven. The song was Holm's only number one hit on the Christian AC chart in the spring of 1982 for eight weeks and is reminiscent of his 1978 classic "Rise Again." Holm covers the Bob Dylan track "I Believe in You," originally from his 1979 album Gotta Serve Somebody. Although the band Praise did not play any instruments on the album, Holm, Tim Johnson and Randy Adams provide backing vocals. Rick Norris did not perform on the album, but is photographed with the other members with Praise on the inside album folder jacket. The album was performed by various studio musicians. This is the last album to feature Praise member Adams as he left the group and was replaced by musician Rick Crawford on touring.
I Saw the Lord was the group's first and only number one album on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart in 1982, their biggest selling album since their 1977 live album. In 1982 at the 13th GMA Dove Awards, Holm was the most nominated artist with five including Artist of the Year, Male Vocalist of the Year, Group of the Year with Praise, Songwriter of the Year and Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year, losing in all categories. The following year in 1983, the title song was nominated for Song of the Year. I Saw the Lord was reissued on CD in 1993 but is currently out of print and is not available digitally. A YouTube link to listen to the album is posted below this article.
Track listing
All songs were written by Dallas Holm, except where noted.
1. Worth the Waiting -4:29
2. Peaceful Harbor -3:37
3. Hey Child -3:41
4. How Can I Be So Wrong -3:24
5. Bloodline (Mickey Cates) -4:11
6. I Am So Happy -3:59
7. I Saw the Lord -4:38
8. Along the Way -4:00
9. I Believe in You (Bob Dylan) -5:01
10. I've Never Been Out of His Care (Phil Johnson) -3:00
11. Come Sweet Jesus -3:32
Radio singles
1982 "I Saw the Lord" -#1 Christian AC for 8 weeks
Previous release: Holm, Sheppard, Johnson (1981) (with Tim Sheppard and Phil
Next release: Signal (1983) (with Praise)
Listen to the album I Saw the Lord here:
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