This Road (Jars of Clay song)

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"This Road"
Single by Jars of Clay
from the album City on a Hill: Songs of Worship and Praise
Released	2000
Recorded	2000
Genre	Acoustic
Length	5:08
Label	Essential Records
Songwriter(s)	Dan Haseltine, Charlie Lowell, Stephen Mason, Matt Odmark
Producer(s)	Jars of Clay & Steve Hindalong
Jars of Clay singles chronology
"The Stone" (2000) "This Road" (2000) "I Need You" (2002)

"This Road" is a song written and performed by Jars of Clay that appears on the compilation album City on a Hill: Songs of Worship and Praise that was released in 2000 through Essential Records. The song was also featured on the bonus CD that was packaged with the Brother Andrew-penned book entitled The Narrow Road: Stories of Those Who Walk This Road Together. A live version of "This Road" appears on disc two of the 2003 double album Furthermore: From the Studio, From the Stage.

This song also uses a melody from the hymn For the Beauty of the Earth.

Track listing[edit]

1. "This Road" – 5:08 (Dan Haseltine, Charlie Lowell, Stephen Mason, Matt Odmark)

Performance credits[edit]

• Dan Haseltine – vocals
• Charlie Lowell – accordion, background vocals
• Stephen Mason – acoustic guitar, background vocals
• Matt Odmark – acoustic guitar, background vocals
• Steve Hindalong – percussion
• Aaron Sands – bass
• Jacob Lawson – violin