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{{Infobox album
| name       = Hymns II – Shine on Us
| type       = studio
| artist     = [[Michael W. Smith]]
| cover      = Hymns_II_-_Shine_On_Us.jpeg
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| released   = January 29, 2016<ref>{{cite web|last1=Longs|first1=Herb|title=Preview Michael W. Smith's "Hymns II – Shine on Us" Album|url=http://www.thechristianbeat.org/index.php/news/1495-preview-michael-w-smith-s-hymns-ii-shine-on-us-album|website=thechristianbeat.org|date=January 18, 2016 |accessdate=January 20, 2016}}</ref>
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| producer   = Michael W. Smith, Kyle Lee, Jim Daneker
| prev_title = [[The Spirit of Christmas (Michael W. Smith album)|The Spirit of Christmas]]
| prev_year  = 2014
| next_title = [[A Million Lights (Michael W. Smith album)|A Million Lights]]
| next_year  = 2018
}}
'''''Hymns II – Shine on Us''''' is a studio album by Christian recording artist [[Michael W. Smith]]. It was released exclusively at [[Cracker Barrel Old Country Store]] on January 29, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Landicho|first1=John|title=Michael W. Smith To Release New Album 'Hymns II – Shine on Us'|url=http://www.breathecast.com/articles/michael-w-smith-to-release-new-album-hymns-ii-shine-on-us-32303/|website=breathecast.com|accessdate=January 20, 2016}}</ref> This is Smith's second hymns album and second release with Cracker Barrel.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Greenhalgh|first1=Andrew|title=Michael W. Smith Partners with Cracker Barrel for Christmas Tour, New Album|url=http://soul-audio.com/2015/12/michael-w-smith-partners-with-cracker-barrel-for-christmas-tour-new-album/#more-6212|website=soul-audio.com|accessdate=January 20, 2016|date=December 1, 2015}}</ref> In the US the album is also available digitally on [[iTunes]] and [[Amazon (company)|Amazon]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Hymns II: Shine on Us by Michael W. Smith on iTunes|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/hymns-ii-shine-on-us/id1073750486?ign-mpt=uo%3D2|publisher=Apple|accessdate=31 January 2016}}</ref>
==Critical reception==
''Hymns II – Shine on Us'' was met with positive reviews. Caitlin Lassiter of New Release Today rated the album with four stars out of five, stating that "With Hymns II: Shine On Us, Michael W. Smith once again proves why he's one of the greats in this industry as he takes timeless favorites and adds his unique touch--breathing incredible creative energy into them to make them feel revived."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Lassiter|first1=Caitlin|url=http://www.newreleasetoday.com/albumdetail.php?album_id=16281|website=newreleasetoday.com|title=Hymns II: Shine On Us by Michael W. Smith|accessdate=5 February 2016|date=January 30, 2016}}</ref> Matt Conner of ''[[CCM Magazine]]'' gave the album three-and-a-half stars out of five.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Conner|first1=Matt|url=http://www.ccmmagazine.com/reviews/michael-w-smith-hymns-ii-album-review/|title=Michael W. Smith – 'Hymns II' album review|publisher=CCM Magazine|accessdate=5 February 2016|date=January 29, 2016}}</ref> Gary Durban at ''Worship Leader'' gave the album four stars out of five.<ref name="WL">{{cite magazine |first=Gary |last=Durban |title=Michael W. Smith: ''Hymns II: Shine on Us'' |url=http://media.worshipleader.com/lib/2016may/html5/index.html?page=54 |magazine=Worship Leader |publisher=Chuck Fromm, PhD (Worship Leader Partnership) |editor1-first=Jeremy |editor1-last=Armstrong |location=[[San Juan Capistrano, California]] |issn=1066-1247 |access-date=May 4, 2016 |volume=May/June 2016 |page=54}}</ref>
==Commercial performance==
The album debuted at No. 172 on [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Dream Theater Debuts at 11 in the U.S.; Tedeschi Trucks Band at 15|url=http://www.vintagevinylnews.com/2016/02/dream-theater-debuts-at-11-in-us.html|website=vintagevinylnews.com|accessdate=12 February 2016}}{{Dead link|date=August 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> and No. 3 on Billboard [[Top Christian Albums]] with approximately 4000 copies sold in its first week of release.<ref name=billboard1>{{cite web|last1=Asker|first1=Jim|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6874838/kirk-franklin-number-1-gospel-charts|title=Kirk Franklin No. 1 With Own Hit & 'Wow Gospel 2016' Compilation|publisher=Billboard|accessdate=12 February 2016}}</ref> This album marks Smith's 29th Top 10 album.<ref name=billboard1 />
==Track listing==
{{tracklist
| title1          = [[Down to the River to Pray]]
| writer1         =
| length1         = 3:16
| title2          = I Need Thee
| writer2         = Annie Sherwood Hawks, Robert Lowry
| length2         = 4:18
| title3          = Jesus, Only Jesus
| writer3         = [[Chris Tomlin]], [[Christy Nockels]], [[Kristian Stanfill]], [[Matt Redman]], [[Nathan Nockels]], [[Tony Wood (musician)|Tony Wood]]
| length3         = 4:09
| title4          = [[Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus]]
| writer4         = Helen Howarth Lemmel
| length4         = 4:36
| title5          = [[I'll Fly Away]]
| writer5         = Albert E. Brumley
| length5         = 2:21
| title6          = [[His Eye Is on the Sparrow]]
| writer6         = Civilla D. Martin, Charles H. Gabriel
| length6         = 4:12
| title7          = I Don't Know Why (Jesus Loves Me)
| writer7         = [[Andrae Crouch]]
| length7         = 3:19
| title8          = Shine on Us
| writer8         = Michael W. Smith, Debbie Smith
| length8         = 3:59
| title9          = [[Nearer My God to Thee]]
| writer9         = Lowell Mason, Sarah Fuller, Flower Adams
| length9         = 5:13
| title10         = Untitled Hymn (Come to Jesus)
| writer10        = [[Chris Rice]]
| length10        = 3:44
| title11         = I'd Rather Have Jesus
| writer11        = Rhea F. Miller
| length11        = 4:06
| title12         = [[O Sacred Head, Now Wounded]]
| writer12        = Paul Gerhardt, [[Bernard of Clairvaux]], Hans Leo Hassler, James Waddell Alexander
| length12        = 4:34
| title13         = [[Finlandia Hymn#Be Still, My Soul|Be Still My Soul]]
| writer13        = Kathrina Amalia Dorothea von Schlegel, Jane Laurie Borthwick, Jean Sibelius
| length13        = 3:38
| title14         = Great Is The Lord
| writer14        = Michael W. Smith, Debbie Smith
| length14        = 2:59
| title15         = [[A Mighty Fortress Is Our God]]
| writer15        = Martin Luther, Frederic H. Hedge
| length15        = 3:53
| title16         = [[America the Beautiful|America the Beautiful (O Beautiful for Spacious Skies)]]
| writer16        = Katharine Lee Bates, Samuel A. Ward
| length16        = 3:31
| total_length    = 62:48
}}
== Charts ==
{| class="wikitable"
!Chart (2016)
!Peak<br /> position<br>
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{{album chart|Billboard200|172|artist=Michael W. Smith|accessdate=February 9, 2016}}
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{{album chart|BillboardChristian|3|artist=Michael W. Smith|accessdate=February 9, 2016}}
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{{album chart|BillboardIndependent|3|artist=Michael W. Smith|accessdate=February 9, 2016}}
|-
|}
== References ==
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{{Michael W. Smith}}
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[[Category:Michael W. Smith albums]]
[[Category:2016 albums]]
[[Category:Sequel albums]]