Cowboy Church #15

Hello my friends and welcome back for another installment of Cowboy Church. 

We start our musical selection off with Gene Autry performing When it's Roundup Time in Heaven. This version is from a 1946 episode of Gene Autry's radio show, Melody Ranch and features the Cass County Kids, the Kettle Sisters, and Johnny Bond. The song was written by Jimmie Davis. Jimmie Davis is best remembered for writing the country classic You Are My Sunshine. Jimmie would also become the governor of Louisiana from 1944 to 1948 and 1960 to 1964. Next comes the Cass County Boys performing a medley of Old Chisholm Trail and I've Been Invited to a Jubilee in a clip from the Gene Autry feature film, Wagon Team (1952). Next comes the Sons of the Pioneers 1934 recording of Open Up Them Pearly Gates. At this time Leonard Slye (later Roy Rogers) was still a member of the group. After this comes possibly Roy Acuff's biggest hit, The Great Speckled Bird. This is his original version that he recorded in 1936. Next comes Roy Rogers performing a lovely song called Lamp of Faith. Next comes a gospel song written and performed by Willie Nelson called In God's Eyes. This song comes from his 1971 album Yesterday's Wine. Next comes Johnny Cash performing Where the Soul of Man Never Dies from his 2003 album My Mother's Hymn Book. When making this album Johnny didn't tell Rick Rubin, his producer, he was making a gospel album. Rick just told Johnny to record whatever he felt like. Johnny kept recording gospel songs and Rick kept liking them. 



















Here is a clip of Roy Rogers talking about how his and Dale's Christian faith affected their lives.





Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with him, and he with me. Revelation 3:20Therefore, if anyone is in Christ he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come! 2 Corinthians 5:17

Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. James 1:22For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast. Ephesians 2:8-9

Thanks for joining me for another installment of Cowboy Church. See you again next week for some more classic country gospel music and more treats. So as always Happy trails until we meet again.


-Michael J. Ruhland