Sunday Morning Mountain Gospel Music 182

Old Ship of Zion sung by Ralph Stanley

 

I was standing on the banks of the river
Looking out over life's troubled sea
When I saw that old ship a sailing
Is that the old ship of Zion I see?

It's hold was bent and battered
From the storms of life I could see
The ways were rough but the old ship was sailing
Is that the old ship of Zion I see?

At the stern of the ship was the Captain
I could hear as he called out my name
Get on board, it's the old ship of Zion
It may never pass this way again

As I step on board I'll be leaving
All my troubles and trials behind
I'll be safe with Jesus the Captain
Sailing out on the old ship of Zion.........

Dr. Ralph Stanley has gone home to be with Jesus........

"It’s hard to know what to say about legends in our industry. Accurately describing the importance of their contributions – and lifetime commitment – to bluegrass and traditional music is nearly impossible. This evening, one of the true founding fathers of this seventy-some year old musical genre, the International Bluegrass Hall of Honor and Grand Ole Opry member Ralph Edmund Stanley, has passed."........ Read more here... Ralph Stanley passes



I'll Fly  Away, Written by Albert E. Brumley, sung by the Stanley Brothers    

Sunday Morning Mountain Gospel Music 26

No School Bus In Heaven
The Stanley Brothers, Carter and Ralph, natives of Dickenson County, Virginia 



No School Bus In Heaven    On Route 23 down in Eastern Kentucky
A school bus wrecked there in the county of Floyd
It left many parents a weeping and mourning
It took away the lives of their little girls and boys
These little school children have gone on to glory
No lessons to study, no worry or cares
They're now rejoicing and walking with Jesus
They won't have to ride on a school bus up there
God please watch over these heart broken families
Give them the courage to go on alone
Show them the right way that leads up to Heaven
Where once more with their families, will all be at home
These little school children have gone on to glory
No lessons to study, no worry or cares
They're now rejoicing and walking with Jesus
They won't have to ride on a school bus up there

Sunday Morning Mountain Gospel Music 9

Where We Never Shall Die
The Stanley Brothers   Carter and Ralph Stanley were born in the Clinch Mountains of Dickenson County, Virginia.

Where We Never Shall Die

Sinner why not heed the day won't you come and go this way
Where Jesus lives and we'll never say goodbye
To a home that's fair and bright and there never is no night
In a land where we never shall die

I've a home way up on high where we shall live and never die
Won't you come and cross this river so wide
There with Jesus we will dwell never more to say farewell
In a land where we never shall die

Walk the straight the narrow way fall down on your knees and pray
God will help you cross the mountaintop so high
He will take you by the hand lead you to that promised land
  To a home where we never shall die

I've a home way up on high where we shall live and never die
Won't you come and cross this river so wide
There with Jesus we will dwell never more to say farewell
In a land where we never shall die

High Lonesome: The Story of Bluegrass Music

That’s Jimmy Martin playing his guitar in the hills of Hancock County, East Tennessee as a young man......

I first saw this music documentary in 1995. It’s a wonderful history of Bluegrass music aka 'Old Time Mountain Style Music', plus some history of Appalachia.

A must-see video for Bluegrass fans, as well as a mandatory ‘Bluegrass primer’ for those who are just becoming interested in the uniquely American roots of country music.
 
Bluegrass as a musical form was derived from a combination of African and Scots-Irish traditions. The video explores these origins and provides an engaging and fascinating look at a musical evolution, featuring over 100 songs and bluegrass legends like Bill Monroe, that Stanley Brothers, Mac Wiseman, Jimmy Martin, Flatt & Scruggs and others.

Movie is about 90 minutes long. I hope you enjoy it. Both educational and entertaining........