Orphans of God


Orphans of God is a 1996 two-CD compilation of songs performed by various artists in tribute to songwriter Mark Heard. Recorded and released after Heard's death in 1992, proceeds from the album benefit the Heard Family Fund. This album was listed at #25 in the book, .
Some of the tracks had been released in 1994 as part of the single disc collection Strong Hand of Love. One song from that album, Phil Keaggy's version of "I Always Do," was replaced by his version of "Everything Is Alright." Two tracks were dropped: "Castaway," by Bruce Carroll and "How to Grow Up Big and Strong," by Rich Mullins.

Track listing

An asterisk denotes tracks that had appeared on 1994's Strong Hand of Love.

Disc one

  1. "Orphans of God" *
  2. "We Know Too Much" *
  3. "Freight Train To Nowhere" *
  4. "It's Not Your Fault" *
  5. "I Just Wanna Get Warm" *
  6. "Satellite Sky" *
  7. "Mercy of the Flame"
  8. "Rise From The Ruins"
  9. "Strong Hand of Love" *
  10. "What Kind of Friend" *
  11. "House of Broken Dreams"
  12. "Tip of My Tongue"
  13. "Everything Is Alright"
  14. "How To Grow Up Big and Strong"
  15. "All She Wanted Was Love"
  16. "Another Good Lie"
  17. "Treasure of the Broken Land" *

    Disc two

  18. "Lonely Moon" *
  19. "Worry Too Much"
  20. "Fire"
  21. "Big Wheels Roll"
  22. "Rise From The Ruins"
  23. "Watching the Ships Go Down"
  24. "Another Day In Limbo" *
  25. "Love Is So Blind"
  26. "Nod Over Coffee" *
  27. "Remarks To Mr. McLuhan"
  28. "Long Way Down"
  29. "Look Over Your Shoulder" *
  30. "Threw It Away"
  31. "Dry Bones Dance"
  32. "Tip of My Tongue" *
  33. "Strong Hand of Love"
  34. "Hammer and Nails"