Somebody Bigger Then You And I (Written by: Lange; Heath; Burke) Album: How Great Thou Art
Recorded by Elvis on Friday, May, 27 1966
Who made the mountains, who made the trees Who made the rivers flow to the sea And who sends the rain when the earth is dry Somebody bigger than you and I
Who made the flowers to bloom in the spring Who made the song for the robins to sing And who hung the moon and the stars in the sky Somebody bigger than you and I
He lights the way when the road is long He keeps you company And with His love to guide you He walks beside you Just like He walks with me
When I'm am weary filled with despair Who gives me courage to go from there And who gives me faith that will never die Somebody bigger than you and I
Elvis Presley was born and raised in the 'Bible Belt' of USA. He read his Bible and prayed regularly and was very knowledgeable about spiritual matters. Elvis was eager to share his knowledge and in the mid sixties he held Bible studies at his home in Bel Air, California, where he lived while making films. In the seventies he started to include more Gospel songs in his concerts and had the Gospel groups, the Imperials, the Sweet Inspirations and later, J.D. Sumner and the Stamps as his backing singers. He was also known to read passages from the Bible on stage during his concerts and insisted that the audience be reverently quiet while J.D. and the Stamps sang 'Sweet, Sweet Spirit'. Elvis did not like being called the King. When fans used to shout out from the audience "Elvis you're the King". He would reply, "No honey, there is only one King and that is Jesus Christ".
