Stand Songs Top Ten: Where No One Stands Alone (#1)

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Only one song can stand at the top of the list of favorite songs with “stand” in the title. Given that I have five different versions of this on my iPod, this would win just based on number of times I have it! Here’s my favorite “stand” song, by a good mile. #1: Where No One Stands Alone - Don Gibson The hardest part was picking a version. Elvis’s 1967 rendition is spine-tingling. Then you have two of my favorite acts, the Louvin Brothers and Rose Maddox, who did versions. And let’s not forget the family harmonies of the Browns. But the 1958 recording by Don Gibson, one of the first country acts to pull the song out of the gospel world (only Jimmie Davis’ 1956 version predates Gibson’s), is the winner. Written by Gospel and Southern Gospel Halls of Famer Mosie Lister, this was first recorded by the Statesmen Quartet (Lister was a founding member). While the renditions have been primarily in southern gospel, thanks to Gibson’s recording it also became a country gospel staple throughout the 60s. What a beautiful, uplifting prayer. Thanks for reading. Where No One Stands Alone Written by Mosie Lister Recorded by Don Gibson From No One Stands Alone, 1958 (Also recorded by Elvis Presley, Rose Maddox, the Browns, and a live version by the Louvin Brothers....and those are just the versions I have!) Every hour, every day: