Don't Forget To Thank The Lord

(John D. Anderson, John Rich)
Another crowd pleaser, this one’s a wakeup call from Big John.

We love the Lord, the Lord has blessed and watched over us all these years. I wrote that with Brother John Rich, his dad was a preacher, it’s coming from there, too. I’ve always loved the Lord and been very thankful He’s allowed me to do what I do. That’s a pretty good message for anybody, no matter whether they like the song or not.

Nowadays, they want to separate it, it’s either country or gospel, not much country gospel. I grew up listening to all that, all the way form Lester & Earl singing their gospel, to the Hee Haw Quartet, which I learned later was kind of an off-spin of the old Browns Ferry Four. They had the same kind of arrangements, and Granpaw Jones was a member. He knew a lot more about music than a lot of people think.