As many of you may know from the few music videos I have shared in the past, I am a big fan of Southern Gospel music. Specifically, a fan of the quartets. I know you may not be a fan of this type of music, you may not even like Christian music, but I still want to share a video of a song that was performed by The Kingdom Heirs at the National Quartet Convention last year. In case you are not familiar with The Kingdom Heirs, they are the resident Southern Gospel quartet of Dollywood, the theme park owned by Dolly Parton. The group members are Arthur Rice singing lead, Steve French singing baritone, Jerry Martin singing tenor, and Jeff Chapman singing bass. Their individual voices and their harmony is unsurpassed by very few quartets that I have heard through the years.
When I first heard the song, I was struck by the resemblance it bore to the fight we are currently experiencing in America. Even though the song is talking about the battle against Christianity, I think it is relevant to the struggle that is taking place against traditional American values. I hope you enjoy the performance by The Kingdom Heirs, but more than that, I trust that the song will inspire us all to stand our ground against the forces that would fundamentally change our country.
We Will Stand Our Ground
Verse 1
There are forces in the world today
Who oppose our Christian faith
The attempt to destroy everything that’s holy
And control what preachers say
But God still has a few good men
Who won’t bend, won’t bow, won’t burn
They will fight to the end to defend that faith
Until the day the whole world learns
Verse 2
Despite what the non-believers say
Our God has never changed
His word still means everything it says
It is now and forever the same
The world may think they have won this fight
But there are some who can still be found
Who will never give in, will never give up
We will stand our ground
Chorus
There are things we won’t give over
There are things worth fighting for
The Book and the Blood and the rugged Cross
One faith, One Way, One Lord
When the world and the flesh and the devil press on
And try to tear our strongholds down
We will stand our ground
That’s a great message Larry. So true. And even more so in this day and age.
I thought it was, Matt. We would do well to take heed to the message in the song.
Thanks for featuring this song! There are so many good songs on that album, but even so, this is easily my favorite. What a message!
(I work for the Kingdom Heirs’ record label, Sonlite/Crossroads.)
Thanks for stopping by, Daniel. I fell in love with the song the moment I saw the video. It is an amazing group singing a song with an amazing message.