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Sunday School

Added on by Craig Stewart.

Released in 1971 as the second track from Willie Nelson's Yesterday’s Wine album, In God's Eyes has a timeless message from both its performer and songwriter. This simple and easy listening song reflects the Christian values Nelson once taught as a Sunday School teacher.

The first verse is about reusing to think evil against people. As sung by Nelson, an evil thought is just an evil word unspoken, in God’s eyes, He sees it this way. The second verse speaks of lending an unconditional hand to strangers, never worrying if they can repay. In the last verse, Nelson uses the biblical analogy of sheep in a meadow where now and then a lamb goes astray, but open arms should await its returning, in God’s eyes, He sees it this way.

While Yesterday’s Wine never appeared on the charts, in part due to RCA’s lack of promotion and misunderstanding for Nelson’s ‘imperfect man concept,’ even so, Nelson had no regrets and still considers it one of his best albums.

Unknown?

Added on by Craig Stewart.

Just a Closer Walk with Thee was probably the favorite southern gospel song of the twentieth century, yet no one knows who wrote it or when it was written. It’s history most likely goes back to an unknown writer in the slave fields of the South before the Civil War. Southern black church choirs kept the hymn alive until World War II.

The first known recording of this song was by the Selah Jubilee Singers on October 8, 1941, Decca Records 7872, New York City. By the end of the 1970s, more than a hundred artists had recorded this humble prayer.

The beautiful duet by Willie Nelson and Patsy Kline can be found on the album entitled That Good Old Gospel Music, Vol. 2, released in 2007.