Cowboy Church #8

Hello my friends and welcome back to Cowboy Church.

Our musical selection begins with the Sons of the Pioneers performing Leaning on the Everlasting Arms. This recording is from 1937 when Roy Rogers was still a member of the group before going solo a year later. Next up comes Roy Rogers and Dale Evans performing Just a Closer Walk to Thee off their 1962 album The Bible Tells Me So. After this comes Tex Ritter performing his 1948 single Deck of Cards written by T. Texas Tyler. This is one of the two Tex Ritter songs to reach the top ten on the charts in 1948, the other being Rye Whisky. Next comes Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash performing a great gospel song and love song called Far Side Banks of Jordon. This song always gets me emotional because it reminds me of my grandparents. Following this is Hank Williams performing The Old Country Church on the Mothers Best radio show in 1951. This is one of the earliest songs Hank learned. It was written by James D. Vaughan, one of the earliest country artists and one of the founders of country gospel. Next comes Gene Autry's 1949 recording of an underrated gospel song, Bible On the Table. Last comes Kris Kristofferson and Larry Gatlin performing Help Me. This song was written by Larry Gatlin and hearing it helped bring Kris Kristofferson to Christ. This version is from Kris Kristofferson's 1972 album Jesus Was a Capricorn, one of the best country albums of the 1970's.

Here is a page from a 1937 issue of Boxoffice Magazine advertising the Tex Ritter movie, Sing Cowboy Sing (1937).

And whoever gives one of these little ones even a cup of cold water because he is a disciple, truly, I say to you, he will by no means lose his reward. Matthew 10:42Now this I say, he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. Each one must do just as he has purposed in his heart, not grudgingly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that always having all sufficiency in everything, you may have an abundance for every good deed. 2 Corinthians 9:6-8 He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love. 1 John 4:8The LORD shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace. Exodus 14:14

Thanks for joining me. Happy trails to you until we meet again.



-Michael J. Ruhland