May | 2016 | Country Gospel And Bible

Loretta Lynn sings some very nice country gospel songs, and I hope they will be a blessing and encouragement to you.

This song was on my heart the other day, and I read the story of how this song was written. It was a tremendous blessing to me. Ray Overholt was a country singer in a night club, and one day he came home and said to his wife he wanted to stop drinking and smoking and cursing. Then he decided to write a song about Jesus, so he read a bit in the Bible about Jesus praying in the garden, and chose the title. Then one night in the night club he wrote the first verse, and put it in his guitar case. That night he told the manager he was quitting. As he was putting away his guitar, another guy saw the piece of paper and asked what it was. He told him it was a song about Jesus. The guy told him it would never get anywhere, and said he didn’t even like the title. When it got published, it sold over a million copies! It shows you that you cannot trust the critics – you must trust the Lord. After that he sang the song in a little church and the preacher preached – he came under conviction and got down on his knees and gave his heart to the Lord.

2. If you miss heaven “live”

3. Put your hand in the hand “live”

4. The third man “live”

5. Standing room only (on God’s great judgment day) – a country gospel song by Loretta Lynn

6. I’m getting ready to go “live”

7. Who says God is dead “live”

8. He’s got the whole world in His hands “live”

9. I believe “live”

10. I’ll fly away “live” with the Wilburn Brothers

11. In the sweet bye and bye “live with friends

12. How beautiful heaven must be – “live” with the Wilburn Brothers

13. Precious Memories “live” with the Wilburn Brothers

14. Message from Jesus “live’” with Ernest Ray Lynn

15. If God is dead

16. I pray my way out of trouble

17. God bless the children

18. I’d rather have Jesus “live”

19. What a friend we have in Jesus

20. Amazing grace

21. Peace in the valley “live”

22. If I could hear my mother pray again – with Geraldine Wilburn “live”

23. Where no one stands alone “live”

24. In the garden “live”

25. How great Thou art “live”

26. Old rugged cross “live”

27. Why me Lord

28. Just a closer walk with Thee

29. Old time religion

30. Unclouded day

31. Wings of a dove

32. Church in the Wildwood

Sometimes, if you feel like drawing close to the Lord, why don’t you just come on this website, and just listen to country gospel songs one after another. I am sure it will bless you. God bless Loretta Lynn and her singing.

Lance James is a country singer in South Africa, who also sings some good old gospel songs. I hope they are a blessing to you. He also sings some of them in the Afrikaans language called ‘Evangelie Liedere.’

1. I believe

2. Hoe groot is U

How great Thou art.

3. One day at a time “live”

Many years ago when I was working in downtown Johannesburg, I used to sing this song every day, asking the Lord to get me through on a daily basis.

4. Dankie

Thank You for every new morning.

5. Why me

6. Mansion over the hilltop

When I was young, I remember being allowed to go to the church young people’s meeting, as a special favour. This was in Salisbury. I was under age. You had to be 13 to 30 to attend. I remember sitting around the fire while they sang this chorus. Also another chorus called: “Just one day nearer home.” It was so exciting for me. Then my Dad got a transfer to Bulawayo before I turned 13.

7. Across the bridge

I loved this country gospel song so much when I was young that I also recorded it on my LP that I recorded at Gallo studio in Johannesburg.

8. The farmer and the Lord

I first heard this in Bulawayo on a record by Jimmy Dean, then later on by Jim Reeves. I love the country gospel songs, the way you can pray anywhere. On the mountain, in the valley, in the field. Some people seem to think you can only pray in a church building! Jesus himself prayed in the Garden of Gethsemane!

9. God be with you till we meet again

This song has a special meaning to me. “Smite death’s threatening wave before you.” Lance doesn’t sing the exact same words that I remember. When I was 20, I was a passenger in a sports car, when the driver rolled the car, and I was thrown out. That was the days before we had to wear seat belts. I could have died! When I lay in the hospital in Salisbury, this song kept running through my mind. Later on I heard that my Mother had a dream, where all the church young people were at the beach, and a massive wave came crashing over us. When the wave retreated, all the young people were there except me. So she intercede in prayer for me. Before doing this page, I just read on the internet that Lance James’ wife died last year. Sorry to hear that Lance. May God be with you through these difficult times.

10. Food on the table

Thank you Jesus.

11. What a friend we have in Jesus

12. Amazing grace

13. Sing

This song was a blessing to me.

14. We’ll meet again my friends

15. Nearer my God to Thee

16. In the garden

The man who wrote this song had a vision of Mary Magdalene in the garden by the tomb of Jesus, and how Jesus spoke to her after his resurrection.

17. Whispering hope

18. 10,000 angels cried