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Randy Houser’s Gospel Hit “Back to God” Reminds Us That God is the Answer

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  • Arden is a Senior Country Music Journalist for Country Thang Daily, specializing in classic hits and contemporary chart-toppers.
  • Prior to joining Country Thang Daily, Arden wrote for Billboard and People magazine, covering country music legends and emerging artists.
  • Arden holds a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from the University of Tennessee, with a minor in Music Studies.

Country music has a very close relationship between faith and religion. Oftentimes, country artists express their revelations in life through their songs.  Randy Houser believes that the Lord can be the answer to what we have been looking for in a long time.

Randy houser, back to god
via Randy Houser’s official Facebook page

Behind Houser’s Lyrics

Can’t go on like this and live like this
We can’t love like this
You can hope the best, make a wish, the only answer is
We give this world back to God

randy houser, back to god
via Screen frame from Youtube

The heavenly tune immediately captured my ears. The vocals of Randy Houser is so powerful that the message of the song (to me) was delivered perfectly. “Back to God” helps you realize that turning to Him for guidance is always an option.

Houser, who also happened to be the songwriter, made sure that the message of the song is clear. There was a mention of things that you could possibly do but they will do you no good. A lot of people seem to think that they can handle their own problems on their own, and that is where they are wrong.

If there is one thing that I still remember from my younger years, that is, “Do your best and God will do the rest.”

Reba McEntire’s Version of the Song

Randy houser, back to god
via Reba McEntire’s official Facebook account

Reba McEntire fell in love with this Houser-gospel track so she decided to cover it for her album Sing It Now: Songs of Faith & Hope. She explained:

“Back To God was my favorite song on Randy Houser’s first album. When that song would come on, I would sit there and listen to it and I said, ‘I’d love to record that someday.’ But he did such a good job, I thought, ‘Ew, I don’t think I could beat him on that!”

Reba was very happy with the result of her gospel album. She was looking for more songs to be included in her album, and Randy’s song is recently one of her favorite gospel tracks. This album was also timely since she felt that the world we live in right now needs some guidance from the Lord.

Watch Reba McEntire sing the song here!

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