Vince Gill Go Rest High On That Mountain Lyrics

Go Rest High on that Mountain'1995
Written by Vince Gill

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
(Refrain)
Go rest high on that mountain
Son, your work on earth is done
Go to heaven shouting
Love for the Father and the Son

Oh, how we cried the day you left us
Gathered round your grave to grieve
Wish I could see the angels' faces
When they hear your sweet voice sing
(Refrain)
Go rest high on that mountain
Son, your work on earth is done
Go to heaven shouting
Love for the Father and the Son

(Refrain)
Go rest high on that mountain
Son, your work on earth is done
Go to heaven shouting
Love for the Father and the Son

Go to heaven shouting
Love for the Father and the Son

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Released August 28, 1995
Label: MCA Nashville
Writer: Vince Gill
Producer: Tony Brown

"Go Rest High on That Mountain" was released in August 1995 as a single from his 1994 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, in 1993, of a heart attack. Ricky Skaggs and Patty Loveless 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 #14 on the Country Singles chart in 1995.