Hi Mary Evelyn, Yes, there is a certain reverence about the old Gospel Hymns, and I agree with you that they speak to a deeper need to be alone with God in our hearts and to Thank Him for all of His many Blessings in our lives. Thank You for the song by David Phelps, Guy Penrod, and the Gaither Vocal Band. I love all of the songs that the Gaithers have done, but one of my special favorites also features Guy Penrod, and it asks the question that I often ask myself whenever I think about all of God's Blessings in my own life, Why Me Lord? According to country music historian Bill Malone, Kris Kristofferson originally wrote this song during an emotionally low period of his life after having attended a religious service conducted by the Rev. Jimmie Rogers Snow. Wrote Malone, "Although 'Why Me, Lord'" - as the song is sometimes known - "may seem greatly out of character for Kristofferson, it can be interpreted as his own personal religious rephrasing of 'Sunday Morning Coming Down.' In this case, he is 'coming down' not only from alcohol and drugs, but from the whole hedonistic euphoria of the (1960s)." After all of the mistakes and excesses which I have had in my life over the years, I too must always ask myself, Why Me?, whenever I think of all of the Blessings that God has bestowed upon me. As I said, I like all of the songs that the Gaithers have performed over the years and not all of them have been Reverent Hymns. Another favorite of mine, sung here by the Gaither Vocal Band and the Signature Sound Quartet, Swing Down Chariot, just makes me want to jump up on my feet and clap my hands to the beat. Thanks Again my Friend for sharing this Music with us and for all of your wonderful Comments. 
Have A Blessed Week, Phil
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