Vincent Grant "Vince" Gill (born April 12,
1957) is an American country singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He
has achieved commercial success and fame both as frontman to the country rock
band Pure Prairie League in the 1970s, and as a solo artist beginning in 1983,
where his talents as a vocalist and musician have placed him in high demand as
a guest vocalist, and a duet partner. Gill has recorded more than 20 studio
albums, charted over 40 singles on the U.S. Billboard charts as Hot Country Songs,
and has sold more than 22 million albums. He has been honored by the Country
Music Association with 18 CMA Awards, including two Entertainer of the Year
awards and five Male Vocalist Awards. Gill has also earned 20 Grammy Awards,
more than any other male Country music artist. In 2007, Gill was inducted into
the Country Music Hall of Fame.
"Go Rest High on That Mountain" is a song
written and recorded by American country music artist Vince Gill. It was
released in August 1995 as the sixth single from his album When Love Finds You.
It is a eulogic ballad. Gill began writing the song following the death of
country music superstar Keith Whitley, who died in 1989. Gill did not finish
the song until a few years later following the death of his older brother Bob
of a heart attack in 1993. Ricky Skaggs and Patty Loveless both sang background
vocals on the record. The song won the CMA's Song of the Year award in 1996 and
a BMI Most-Performed Song award in 1997. It also received two Grammy Awards for
Best Male Country Vocal Performance and Best Country Song in the 38th Grammy
Awards. The single reached No. 14 on the Country Singles chart in 1995. It has
sold 857,000 digital copies in the US since becoming available for download.
Lyrics
I know your life
On earth was troubled
And only you could know the pain.
You weren't afraid to face the devil,
You were no stranger to the rain.
Go rest high on that mountain
Son, your work on earth is done.
Go to heaven a-shoutin'
Love for the Father and the Son.
Oh, how we cried the day you left us
We gathered round your grave to grieve.
I wish I could see the angels faces
When they hear your sweet voice sing.
Go rest high on that mountain
Son, your work on earth is done.
Go to heaven a-shoutin'
Love for the Father and the Son.
