Main Description

One of the most complete and beloved vintage country gospel collections ever assembled — The American Country Hymn Book: 100 Gospel Greats Old & New is a vintage 1975 spiral-bound folio compiled by Aaron Brown and published by Canaanland Music, a division of Word Music, Inc. of Nashville and Waco, Texas. Now over 50 years old, this charming book is a true piece of American Christian music heritage.

Packed with 100 classic gospel songs spanning old-time country gospel, Southern gospel, and beloved modern favorites, this book is a treasure for pianists, guitarists, vocalists, and church musicians alike. Each song includes full sheet music with melody, lyrics, and guitar chord frames. The book is beautifully adorned throughout with warm, hand-drawn country illustrations — rustic rural churches, winter farmscapes, and pastoral scenes that evoke the timeless spirit of American faith.

Highlights from this incredible collection include the beloved "I'll Fly Away" (Albert E. Brumley), the timeless "Amazing Grace," "The Old Rugged Cross," "Love Lifted Me," "In the Garden," and "Will the Circle Be Unbroken." More contemporary favorites from the era include "Why Me," "One Day at a Time," "Daddy Sang Bass," "My Tribute (To God Be the Glory)," and "Put Your Hand in the Hand." With 100 songs in one affordable spiral-bound volume, this is an extraordinary resource for any gospel musician, church pianist, or collector of vintage country Christian music. Search keywords: country gospel sheet music, Southern gospel, vintage hymn book, 1975 gospel, Canaanland Music, Word Music, I'll Fly Away, Amazing Grace, spiral bound gospel folio.

Index of Songs

• After Calvary – – 14
• All in All – – 36
• Amazing Grace – – 44
• Behold the Man – – 132
• Beyond the Sunset – – 75
• Build My Mansion – – 136
• Come On Down – – 10
• Daddy Sang Bass – – 50
• Don't Ever Let Go of My Hand – – 140
• Dwelling in Beulah Land – – 76
• Everything Is Beautiful – – 78
• Fa Sol La (Reverend Everette Beverly and Sister Anna Laura) – – 70
• Great Speckled Bird – – 74
• Hallelujah Square – – 13
• Have a Little Talk with Him – – 42
• He – – 92
• He Did It All for Me – – 45
• He Just Loved Me More and More – – 40
• He Lives – – 30
• He Looked Beyond My Fault – – 126
• He Turned the Water into Wine – – 80
• Help Me – – 84
• He's Gonna Smile on Me – – 146
• He's Got the Whole World in His Hands – – 134
• His Eye Is on the Sparrow – – 73
• How Long Has It Been – – 58
• I Believe He Died for Me – – 156 (Parts Were Unreadable)
• I Believe Jesus – – 156
• I Know Jesus Will Always Be There – – 160
• I Should Have Been Crucified – – 48
• If That Isn't Love – – 188
• I'll Fly Away – – 144
• I'll Meet You in the Morning – – 9
• I'll See You in the Rapture – – 82
• I'm One of His Own – – 16
• In the Garden – – 112
• It's Worth It All – – 174
• I've Been to Calvary – – 116
• I've Got More to Go to Heaven For – – 176
• Jesus Cares for Me – – (page unreadable)
• Jesus, Hold My Hand – – 56
• Jesus, I Love You – – 68
• Jesus Is Coming Soon – – 20
• Jesus Is Mine – – 60
• Jesus Will Outshine Them All – – (page unreadable)
• Just a Closer Walk with Thee – – 106
• Just a Little Talk with Jesus – – 96
• King Jesus – – 62
• Let Me Live – – 128
• Let's All Go Down to the River – – 90
• Life's Railway to Heaven – – 110
• Looking for a City – – 108
• Lord, Take the Hand of This Child – – 104
• Love Lifted Me – – 190
• Love Will Roll the Clouds Away – – 26
• Me and Jesus – – 180
• My Tribute (To God Be the Glory) – – 170
• Now I Have Everything – – 173
• Oh Happy Day – – 150
• Oh What a Happy Day – – 114
• On the Way Home – – 54
• One Day at a Time – – 138
• Only Believe – – 175
• Over the Next Hill We'll Be Home – – 34
• Plenty of Time – – 118
• Put Your Hand in the Hand – – 64
• Reach Out to Jesus – – 166
• Ready to Leave – – 182
• Redemption Draweth Nigh – – 120
• Salvation's Plan – – 98
• Someone to Care – – 124
• Supper Time – – 125
• Sure of It All – – 158
• Ten Thousand Years – – 38
• That Day Is Almost Here – – 154
• That's Just Like Jesus – – 178
• That's the Man I'm Looking For – – 168
• The Baptism of Jesse Taylor – – 24
• The Church in the Wildwood – – 97
• The Eastern Gate – – 131
• The First Million Years – – 102
• The Old Gospel Ship – – 186
• The Old Rugged Cross – – 191
• Today's Gonna Be a Brighter Day – – 86
• Top of the Mountain – – 32
• Touring That City – – 142
• Turn Your Radio On – – 88
• Wasted Years – – 164
• We Shall Rise – – 122
• What a Day Our First Day in Heaven – – 152
• What a Day That Will Be – – 66
• What a Difference Jesus Makes – – 18
• What a Time over There – – 46
• What I Want You to Be – – 162
• When I Wake Up to Sleep No More – – 22
• When I'm Gone – – 94
• Whispering Hope – – 184
• Who Is It Building That Boat – – 148
• Why Me – – 52
• Will the Circle Be Unbroken – – 187

Copyright

© Copyright 1975 Canaanland Music, a division of Word Music, Inc. All rights reserved.

Publisher

Canaanland Music / Word Music, Inc. — 4800 W. Waco Dr., Waco, Texas 76710 / 825 19th Ave. So., Nashville, Tenn. 37203

Number of Pages

Approximately 191 pages