Earthen Vessels: 40th Anniversary Edition
Featuring five never-before released tracks from the group's original recording sessions in 1974, this unique anniversary edition commemorates and celebrates this talented group of musicians.

With its familiar track sequence, this commemorative collection of Earthen Vessels will keep you entranced throughout, transporting you back to your coming of age in your relationship with God. Youth of today who have heard parish choirs sing these songs can now experience them as the composers intended. As an added bonus, this unique anniversary edition features five never-before released tracks from the group's original recording sessions in 1974.

Playfully dubbed "The Berkeley Basement Tapes," these tracks offer a rare glimpse into the creative process of this influential music group. Though new at the time, these recordings have the same form and arrangement in which they were eventually released, almost as if they burst forth whole from the composers. The vocals on these tracks are an amazing testimony to how well their voices blended, even at this early stage of their career: the trademark harmonies, the detailed guitar lines—it's all here.

This special anniversary edition also includes a 24-page booklet with rare photos of the young Jesuits and the story of the making of Earthen Vessels, written by historian Ken Canedo.

Track List:

1 Though the Mountains May Fall 3:04
2 If God Is for Us 3:09
3 Be Not Afraid 4:36
4 If the Lord Does Not Build 3:14
5 Turn to Me 4:37
6 Sing to the Mountains 2:13
7 Earthen Vessels 3:25
8 Praise the Lord, My Soul 3:08
9 My Son Has Gone Away 3:17
10 What You Hear in the Dark 3:39
11 Seek the Lord 2:34
12 Take, Lord, Receive 4:29
13 Earthen Vessels (Berkeley Sessions) 3:35
14 If the Lord Does Not Build (Berkeley Sessions) 4:40
15 This Alone (Berkeley Sessions) 4:59
16 Trust in the Lord (Berkeley Sessions) 3:38
 17) Be Not Afraid (Berkeley Sessions)