By all indications, this was Word's attempt to run a budget label. The content tended to be reissues
of
Word or Canaan albums, the artwork was minimal and of the "cut and paste" variety, and the graphics
were sometimes sloppy. Vinyl was...ahem...less than stellar.
The S-1400 series was mono, and the SS-2400 series was stereo, with corresponding last two digits. All
record numbers, both mono and stereo, had a suffix of "-LP", so for example, the full catalog number of
the stereo version of 2421 was SS-2421-LP.
The label was red with black print. The logo was at the top of the label, and featured a stylized "S"
followed by "WORD" in block capitals, with a sword pointing downward through the "O".
The Sword Records which operated from 1964-1967 was apparently a subsidiary of Word Records
in Waco, Texas. It should not be confused with the Sword Records started in the 1970s by the Mark Five
company.
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information web page. We are not a catalog, nor can we provide the records listed below. We have no
association with Sword or Word Records. Should you be interested in acquiring albums listed in this
discography (many of which are out of print), we suggest you see our Frequently Asked Questions page and follow the
instructions found there. This story and discography are copyright 2001 by Mike Callahan.
SWORD ALBUM DISCOGRAPHY
Number - Title - Artist [Release Date] Contents
S-1400/SS-2400 - Preludes to Faith - Kurt Kaiser with the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra
[1964]
S-1401/SS-2401 - I Need Thee Every Hour - Jack Holcomb [1964]
S-1402/SS-2402 - How Great Thou Art - Lorraine Morrison [1964] Stereo version is
electronic stereo. Reissue of 1957 album How Great Thou Art [Word W-3019-LP]. How Great
Thou Art/I've Found A Friend/Jesus, Son Of God/We Shall See His Face/On What A Day/Beyond The
Sunset/Let Him In/I Am His/Then Jesus Came/I Have Been Born Again/In The Secret Of His Presence/I
Have Found A Hiding Place
S-1403/SS-2403 - Bill Pearce... Voice and Trombone - Bill Pearce [1964] Stereo version
is electronic stereo. Reissue of 1958 album Vocal and Trombone Solos [Word W-3026-LP]. He
Was Wounded For Our Transgressions/And Can It Be/Let Us Break Bread Together/When I See The
Face Of Jesus/When I Can Read My Title Clear/So Send I You//All Creatures of Our God And King/For
All My Sin/Sound The Battle Cry/Heaven Must Be Wonderful/Little David Play On Your Harp/In
Tenderness He Sought Me
S-1404/SS-2404 - Jesus Is Calling - World Vision Quartet [1964]
S-1405/SS-2405 - Peace Be Still - Lew Charles [1964] Stereo version is electronic
stereo.
S-1406/SS-2406 - Moody Chorale - Don Hustad [1964] Stereo version is electronic
stereo.
S-1407/SS-2407 - Frank Boggs Sings for You - Frank Boggs [1964] Stereo version is
electronic stereo. Reissue of the 1956 album Frank Boggs Sings for You [Word W-3004-LP].
Battle Hymn of the Republic/Swing Low, Sweet Chariot/Wonderful Peace/Bless This House/Nobody
Knows the Trouble I've Seen/Amazing Grace/I Wonder As I Wander/Church In the Wildwood/Prayer
Perfect/Softly And Tenderly/America the Beautiful/God Of Our Fathers/Were You There
S-1408 - The Kid's Bible Club - Uncle Earl & Kid's Bible Club [1964] Issued in mono
only.
S-1409 - The Kid's Bible Club at Christmastime - Uncle Earl & Kid's Bible Club [1964]
Issued in mono only.
S-1410
S-1411/SS-2411 - Thunderstones of Praise - Ronnie Avalon [1965]
S-1412/SS-2412 - Hymntime Singalong - Jerry Barnes [1965] Medley: Lily of the Valley,
Trust & Obey/Medley: Shall We Gather, Come Thou Fount, I Will Sing the Wondrous Story/Medley:
More About
Jesus, Wonderful Words/Medley: Great Physician, Faith Is the Victory/Medley: My Savior's Love, Jesus
Loves
Even Me, Near the Cross/Medley: Glory To His Name, When We All get To Heaven, No Not
One!/Medley: He
Hideth My Soul, Blessed Assurance, Hiding In Three Refrain
S-1413/SS-2413 - Everybody's Favorites - Les Barnett [1965] Shall We Gather?/Trusting
Jesus/Bring Your Vessels/Through Your Sins Be as Scarlet/Church In the Wildwood/Jewels/Church's
One
Foundation/Lead Me/Only Trust Him/Blessed Quietness/Rock of Ages/Amazing Grace/Moment By
Moment/Great
Is Thy Faithfulness/When the Roll Is Called/O For a 1000 Tongues/Tell It To Jesus/Come Thou
Fount/My
Burdens/Is Your All On the Altar
S-1414/SS-2414 - In My Heart...A Melody - Camp of the Woods Band & Choir [1965] In
My Heart A Melody/My Song/V Is For Victory/Down From His Glory/Jesus Loves Me/Mighty
Fortress/Song of
the Soul/Bach Cantata No. 78/My Heavenly Father/I Walked Today/His Eye Is on the Sparrow
S-1415 - More Mrs. Miggsy - Mildred Krentel [1966] Mrs. Miggsy is a rhyming storyteller.
S-1416/SS-2416 - Music Is the Sound of Christmas - Various Artists [1965]
S-1417/SS-2417 - Songs of the Islands - Lorin Whitney & Bud Tutmarc [1966]
S-1418/SS-2418 - The Melody Four Quartet - Melody Four Quartet [1966] Travel On/No
Hidin' Place/Praise, My Soul/He Was Wounded/Gospel train/O Could I Speak/Leave Your Heavy
Burdens/Sands of
Time/Certn'y/Come To Me/I Want To Be Like Jesus/And Can It Be
S-1419/SS-2419 - Just a Little While - Dick Anthony & Singing Men [1966]
S-1420/SS-2420
S-1421/SS-2421 - Golden Favorites with the Florida Boys - Florida Boys Quartet
[1967] Where Shall I Be?/Beyond The Sunset/I'll Go Where You Want Me To Go/My Mother's
Bible/Down By The Riverside//Farther Along/God Will Take Care Of You/Battle Hymn Of The Republic/I
Must Tell Jesus/He'll Understand And Say Well Done
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