Some call it 'southern gospel.' Others think of it as shaped-note music. The younger generation may identify it as 'the Nashville sound.' We've chosen to label it 'country and western.' Whatever the name, the overall style is unmistakable, for in recent years it has swept across our country to capture the attention and the devotion of millions of Americans from all walks of life. You hear it not only in the deep south, or on the midwestern prairies, or in isolated mountain communities, but just as frequently in the great urban centers from coast to coast. Harmonically it is simple and unsophisticated; poetically it is direct and down-to-earth. It is the music of the common people, music of the heart, with roots buried deep in the musical traditions of the past hundred-and-fifty years.

Many will select this book for use with a choir. Often it will serve as a resource for solo or quartet performance. But it is primarily designed as a hymnal - perhaps as a supplementary hymnbook in your church or use in Sunday evening song services or for sing-alongs in the home or smaller church gatherings. Whenever and wherever you use it, we are hopeful it will be a means of enrichment and blessing to your soul!

Song List: A Family Resemblance, All God's Children, All Of Me, Behold The Lamb, Beside The Still Waters, Born Again, Calm This Storm For Me, Calvary, Come With Your Heartache, Cornerstone, Daddy Sang Bass, Everybody Will Be Happy Over There, Everyday People, Everything Is All Right, Give Them All To Jesus, Good-by, World, Good-by, He Calls The Stars By Name, He Came Down To My Level, He Is Lord, He Knows Just What I Need, He Laid His Hand On Me, He Restoreth My Soul, He Set Me Free, He Touched Me, He'll Understand And Say 'Well Done', He's As Close As The Mention Of His Name, He's Still Workin' On Me, Home Where I Belong, How I've Learned To Love That Name, I Am Loved, I Bowed On My Knees And Cried 'Holy', I Call Him Lord, I Could Never Out-love The Lord, I Go To The Rock, I Have Decided, I Just Keep Trusting My Lord, I Keep Falling In Love With Him, I Saw The Light, I Shall Not Be Moved, I Want Jesus More Than Anything, I'd Rather Be An Old-time Christian, I'm Bound For The Kingdom, I'm In This Church, I'm New-born Again, I'm So Glad, I'm Standing On The Solid Rock, I've Found The Way, In Pleasant Places, It Is Finished, It's Time To Pray, Jesus (He Is The Son Of God), Jesus, Lord To Me, John, The Revelator, Just Over In The Gloryland, Lead Me Gently Home, Father, Lead Me, O Lead Me, Let Me Touch Him, Let The Lower Lights Be Burning, Lift Him Up, Lord, Keep Your Hand On Me, More Like My Jesus, More Than You'll Ever Know, My Father And I, My House Is Full (But My Field Is Empty), Never Alone, No One Knows This Road Like Jesus, O Happy Day!, Only Jesus Can Satisfy Your Soul, Peace In The Midst Of The Storm, Quiet, Please!, Reflection Of Your Love, Rise And Be Healed, Soon And Very Soon, Spend A Little Time With Jesus In Prayer, Sweet By And By, Sweet, Gentle Voice, Sweet, Sweet Spirit, Tell Jesus, Ten Thousand Angels, The Bond Of Love, The Family Of God, The Healer, The King Is Coming, The Lamb Is The Glory Of Heaven, The Steps Of A Good Man, The Wayfaring Stranger, Thirty Pieces Of Silver, This Is The Time I Must Sing, This World Is Not My Home, Unworthy, Upon This Rock, Walking In The Sunshine, Water From The Rock, We Are So Blessed, We'll Understand It Better By And By, Welcome Home, Children, What A Savior, When I Say 'Jesus', Where Two or Three Are Gathered, Without Him, Won't It Be Wonderful There?, Worthy In The Eyes Of The Lord, You Make It Rain For Me, Your First Day In Heaven