Stuart Carl Hamblen (October 20, 1908 - March 8, 1989)

Biography

Stuart Hamblen wrote many Southern Gospel classics. He was also a music publisher as the owner of Hamblen Music.

Awards

GMA Hall Of Fame (1994)
SGMA Hall Of Fame (2012)

Discography

(incomplete)

1955 It Is No Secret (RCA Victor/LPM-3265): It Is No Secret (What God Can Do); Blood Upon Your Hands; Where The Seasons Never Change; The Lord Is Counting On You; He Bought My Soul At Calvary; This Ole House; His Hands; I Don't Know Why (I Only Know It's True).

1956 It Is No Secret (RCA Victor/LPM-1253): It Is No Secret (What God Can Do); Open Up Your Heart (And Let The Sun Shine In); These Things Shall Pass; Blood Upon Your Hands; Where The Seasons Never Change; The Lord Is Counting On You; The King Of All Kings; I Don't Know Why (I Only Know It's True); He Bought My Soul At Calvary; I Believe; His Hands; This Ole House.

1957 Hymns (Harmony Records/HL 7009): It's No Secret; He Makes A Way; King Of All Kings; Robe Of Calvary; Teach Me Lord To Wait; Blood On Your Hands; You Must Be Born Again; He Bought My Soul At Calvary; Partners With The Lord; Lord, I Pray.

1957 The Grand Old Hymns (RCA Victor/LPM-1436): The Old Rugged Cross; His Eye Is On The Sparrow; Leaning On The Everlasting Arms; In The Sweet By And By; There Is A Fountain; When The Roll Is Called Up Yonder; Amazing Grace; In the Garden; Old Time Religion; What A Friend; How Great Thou Art; When The Saints Go Marching In.

1958 A Visit With Stuart Hamblen (Sacred Records/LP 8003/LPS 6009): Friends I Know; Lord I Pray; Come Unto Me; Pappy's Ole Banjo; This Ship Of Mine; Until Then; Help Thou My Unbelief; Teach Me Lord To Wait; Unborn To Time; There's A Place In God's Heart; Don't Send Those Kids To Sunday School; Army Of The Lord.

1959 Beyond The Sun (RCA Camden/CAL-537): That'll Be The Day; Lonesome Cowboy's Prayer; My Father; Hell Train; He Keeps Me Singing; Battle Hymn Of The Republic; Dear Lord, Be My Shepherd; Beyond The Sun; This Book; My Brother; When My Lord Picks Up The Phone; A Few Things To Remember.

1962 Of God I Sing (Columbia Records/CL 1769/CS 8569): Until Then; One Day Nearer Home; I've Got So Many Million Years; Help Thou My Unbelief; The Army Of The Lord; Someone; Teach Me Lord To Wait; Of God I Sing; I Want To Be There; But For The Grace Of God; How Big Is God; The Good Old Days.

1967 I Believe (Harmony Records/HS 11203): I've Got So Many Million Years; Friends I Know; I Believe; The Workshop Of The Lord; Old Pappy's New Banjo; My Religion's Not Old Fashioned; The Hidden You; These Things Shall Pass; Known Only To Him; Is He Satisfied.

1973 The Cowboy Church (Word Records/WST-8509-LP): It Is No Secret; My Religion's Not Old Fashioned; Do You Know Jesus?; Friends I Know; This Ole House; Keep This In Mind; I've Got So Many Million Years; Gathering Home.

Songwriter's Résumé

(Partial List)

A Few Things To Remember
Beyond The Sun
Blood Upon Your Hands
But For The Grace Of God
Dear Lord, Be My Shepherd
Don't Send Those Kids To Sunday School
First Day In Heaven
Friends I Know
He Bought My Soul At Calvary
He Makes A Way
Hell Train
His Hands
How Big Is God
I Believe
I Don't Know Why (I Only Know It's True)
I Want To Be There
It Is No Secret
Known Only To Him
Let The Sunshine In
Lonesome Cowboy's Prayer
Lord, I Pray
My Brother
My Father
My Religion's Not Old Fashioned
Of God I Sing
One Day Nearer Home
Pappy's Ole Banjo
Partners With The Lord
Remember Me
Someone
Teach Me Lord To Wait
That'll Be The Day
The Army Of The Lord
The Good Old Days
The Hidden You
The King Of All Kings
The Lord Is Counting On You
The Workshop Of The Lord
These Things Shall Pass
This Book
This Old House
This Ship Of Mine
Tho Autumn's Coming On
Unborn To Time
Until Then
When My Lord Picks Up The Phone
Where The Seasons Never Change
Workshop Of The Lord
You Must Be Born Again