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| Truth of Truths - a Contemporary Rock Opera | |
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| Studio album by
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| Released | 1971 |
| Recorded | 1971 |
| Genre | Contemporary Christian music, rock opera |
| Length | 92:46 |
| Label | Oak Records |
| Producer | Ray Ruff |
Truth of Truths - a Contemporary Rock Opera is a 1971 two-disc Christian rock album, which was largely conceived by promoter/producer Ray Ruff. The album is arranged as a rock opera based on significant events in the Christian Bible, with the first two sides pertaining to the Old Testament and two to the New Testament. The album has a black cover with a white title and a gold Star of David and Cross. It comes with a 17-page booklet with lyrics and biblical references for each of the songs.
The double LP was substantially co-written with former Them bassist Alan Henderson, and with Val Stöecklein, formerly of The Blue Things (whose most famous song "Orange Rooftops Of Your Mind" is re-recorded here with new lyrics as "John the Baptist").[1] Both bands had been managed by Ray Ruff. Donnie Brooks plays Christ.[2] Actor Jim Backus plays the spoken voice of God.
All God parts by Ray Ruff
Track 1 conceived and produced by Ray Ruff
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Biblical Reference | Length |
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| 1. | "The Overture" | Ernie Freeman | 4:29 | |
| 2. | "Creation" | Alan Henderson | Genesis 1 &2 | 3:06 |
| 3. | "The Fall" | Henderson & Hieronymus | Genesis 3 | 4:52 |
| 4. | "Forty Days and Forty Night" | Don Great | Genesis 6-8 | 4:13 |
| 5. | "Tower Of Babel" | Don Great | Genesis 11 | 2:12 |
| 6. | "God Called On To Abraham" | Great | Genesis 12 &17 | 3:04 |
| 7. | "Sodom and Gomorrah Were the Cities of Sin" | Great | Genesis 19 | 3:13 |
| Total length: | 25:09 | |||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Biblical Reference | Length |
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| 8. | "Joseph, Beloved Son of Israel" | Henderson | Genesis 37-45 | 3:10 |
| 9. | "Let My People Go" | Kay & Helen Lewis | Exodus 1-15, 32 | 4:05 |
| 10. | "The Ten Commandments" | Stöecklein | Exodus 1-15, 32 | 2:45 |
| 11. | "Song of the Children of Israel" | Stöecklein | Exodus 15 | 2:42 |
| 12. | "David to Bathsheba" | Stöecklein | 2 Samuel 11, 12 | 3:02 |
| 13. | "Turn Back to God" | Lewis | Jeremiah 2-5 | 3:12 |
| 14. | "Prophecies of the Coming of Messiah" | Henderson | Isaiah 7:14; 9:6,7; 53:3-7; Micah 5:2; Jeremiah 31:15; Deuteronomy 18:15; Zechariah 11:12; 12:10; Psalms 16:10; 27:12; 41:9; 68:18 | 3:23 |
| Total length: | 22:19 | |||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Biblical Reference | Length |
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| 15. | "My Life is in Your Hands" | Ray Ruff & Henderson | Luke 1:46-56 | 2:50 |
| 16. | "John The Baptist" | Ruff & Henderson | John 1:19-37 | 2:34 |
| 17. | "He's The Light of The World" | Lewis | Matthew 5,6; John 3 | 3:53 |
| 18. | "Hosanna" | Ruff & Henderson | Matthew 21 | 2:20 |
| 19. | "The Last Supper" | Stöecklein | Matthew 26: 1-35; John 13 | 4:45 |
| 20. | "I Am What I Say I Am" | Great | Matthew 26: 36-56 | 2:20 |
| 21. | "The Trial" | Lewis | Matthew 26:57 - 27:31 | 5:12 |
| Total length: | 23:54 | |||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Biblical Reference | Length |
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| 22. | "The Road" | Lewis | Luke 23: 26-33 | 4:05 |
| 23. | "The Cross" | Lewis | Luke 23: 34-39 | 1:55 |
| 24. | "Resurrection" | Stöecklein | John 20: 11-18 | 4:45 |
| 25. | "He Will Come Again" | Lloyd Schoonmaker & Roger Lanoue | Matthew 24: 29-31; Revelation 19: 11-16 | 2:50 |
| 26. | "Prophecies of the Coming of The End of the World" | Ruff & Henderson | 1 Thess 4: 13-18; Revelation 6-22 | 6:13 |
| Total length: | 19:48 92:46 | |||
Reissued on a special collectors edition digitally remastered double CD album in 2018 by Oak Records Inc. LLC, produced by Don J. Long.[3]
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