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One of Christian music's most radio-friendly pop queens compiles a surprisingly obscure and melancholy list of melodies and heart-wrenching lyrics. A therapeutic, reflective theme runs throughout her picks -- these are songs of hope, repair, empathy and "catching one another when we fall" (as in Nickel Creek's "Come Back Down" or Coldplay's "Fix You"). One exception to all of this is Bob Dylan's version of "Lay, Lady, Lay," but in Jaci V.'s own words, "Who doesn't love Bob?"