Life's Railway To Heaven - sung by Jack Marti

[MichaelJ317]

Great job,love that guitar picking. Keep on for the Lord brother !

[natsuonatsuko]

Very nice good pickig!

[jamesojld]

Good job .like your pickin

[WORRO01]

Thanks Jack!!!!

[MrEdwardJoe]

Again Thank you!

[CntryInVa]

Wonderful!

[MrEdwardJoe]

My wife is from Virgina Mountains SHE IS 72 AND LOVES THIS MANS PLAYING SHE'D LOVE TO PLAY WITH HIM IN HE LIVED NEAR US IN RED SPRINGS NC.

[guitmartiman]

Well, I live in Chattanooga, TN, but any time you're in the area, just let me know, and I'd be glad to jam with you!

[clovergirl22]

I wonder how old this song is. My dad used to sing this to me. He still does, lol!

Sounds like an old hymn.

[lightrays]

This song goes back a long way. These old songs can't be beat. Excellent performance.

[smdad]

*** Thank you so much for posting "LIFE'S RAILWAY TO HEAVEN" I always love hearing it. Living in NYC it's difficult to find such honest performances of old C&W & Gospel. Lenny NYC

[guitmartiman]

No problem! I've always loved this song. It just took me forever to memorize the lyrics!

[claysjavelin1]

Great

[IndianaJesusfreak]

This is my mother's favorite song! She is 92 years old.

[morning2004]

I never get tired of hearing this song.

[layadkor]

nice and great song! thanks for sharing bro. jack. God bless you!

[walkerchild69]

love , and the light to you and yours .

[alydhiends]

very nice! tnx 4 sharin' :D

[ichingiching]

Hi Jack .. this is a great song.. its the same tune that is used to a song sung here called Union Miners.. 5*s.. some notes said something about 1890 tune? Mike

[guitmartiman]

Here's one note I found on this song:

ELIZA R. SNOW WROTE THE POETIC VERSES TO THIS OLD SONG MANY YEARS BEFORE M.E. ABBEY,

A BAPTIST PREACHER, ADDED THE CHORUS.

CHARLES D. TILLMAN WROTE THE MUSIC.

TILLMAN AND ABBEY TOOK THE CREDIT FOR

"LIFE'S RAILWAY TO HEAVEN" IN 1918 WHEN THEY FILLED A COPYRIGHT ON THE SONG.

ELIZA SNOW WAS NOT MENTIONED IN THE DOCUMENT.

[guitmartiman]

Here is another:

The origin of this song is murky. Eliza R. Snow may have written the original lyrics, with M. E. Abbey (a Baptist minister in Georgia in the 1890s) supplying the chorus. There is a similar poem/hymn by Snow, called "Truth Reflects upon Our Senses," which Tillman put to this same tune in 1909.

[smdad]

(*****) I am constantly replaying your rendition of "Life's Railway To Heaven" It is Excellent Your Feeling & Talent shine through. I grew up listening to Patsy Cline. Lenny W. NYC

[guitmartiman]

I'm glad you like my rendition. As to my feeling and talent, may God's name be glorified! I didn't discover Patsy Cline until many years after she died. Blessings on you!

[timkom91]

6/5!!!

[jbman413]

thanks Jack!

:)

[SZuraw]

A long time ago I asked if I could put you on my MySpace page. You agreed but I couldn't figure out how to do it. Today I was successful! You are part of my blog section. Thank you for sharing in praising our Savior. Sandi

[guitmartiman]

I am honored! Thank you! All glory to our creator!

[pianogirl98]

Wonderful!

[KATLINRIMER08]

good video 5*****

[Abbey7]

Yep - 5 stars

[deboeahshasha]

thats a lovely wee song iloved this 5 big stars to yaa love wee deborah shasha xoxo ireland

[bigmrclean]

Nice! we do this song also.

[guitmartiman]

Wonderful! I'd love to hear it!

[kdl940]

I love all your music. Great Job.

Life's Mountain Railway is one of my favorite songs. Great Job...I love your music.

The Gospel & Folk Weather Girls want to thank you for the nice comments.

[fridaynightovernight]

that was another blessing thanks again God Bless

[guitmartiman]

My pleasure! Blessings on you!

[mcurren2004]

I love that song, but had forgotten about it. We used to listen to it on the radio when I was a kid. You did a great job on this one! Fav.

Your clothes, hair & glasses match your guitar!

[guitmartiman]

Hi Mary!

I knew my shirt went with my pants, but the rest was purely serendipitous! I guess it depends on what time of day I record as to the lighting effect! In this case, it kind of looks like there's a soft orange filter that just sort of blends everything together!

I'm glad to be the one to remind you of this wonderful song! I guess it may have seemed more relevant in the days when trains were one of the main modes of transportation, but I just love railroad songs!

Blessings on you!

[nondepouk]

great performance; I really enjoy this song. it gives us joy and hope. thanks for that Jack,

[guitmartiman]

Indeed! You're welcome! Thanks for watching!

[SafetyChris]

great groove, fun song and good performance

love the guitar sound

so full

Chris

[guitmartiman]

Thanks Chris! As for the groove, I was going for a kind of train track sort of rhythm. I would have used a pick, but it wore me out with this rhythm. It was much easier just to strum with fingers and thumb, and pick out the melody with my index finger! Glad you liked it!

[JesusLivesToday]

Good job!

[BrunoDelatti]

Jack, other beautifull song!

Very nice!

[Rob187ok]

Go for it brother - Just Briliant.

[ukeuncle]

Let His glory be praised!

[errolp7]

Thanks so much again Jack for all the music and God Bless!

[guitmartiman]

You're certainly welcome! Thanks for watching!

[pmb003]

thanks for posting

always, very entertaining

5*****

[guitmartiman]

Glad you think so! Blessings on you!

[sailorfan1111]

very nice! keep rockin

[thewordlives]

an ole favorite, so glad you did this one and shared with us. blessing on y'all also..

jus me..

[Barrie562]

Very nice Jack I enjoyed that!

[pianogirl4ever]

This is so beautiful! Five stars! (^^)v

[guitmartiman]

Thanks Pianogirl! Had you ever heard this song before? Just curious...

[pianogirl4ever]

No, I have never heard this song before, but I really like it now that I've heard you sing and play it! :):)

[guitmartiman]

I suspected you might not have. I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[krisjingle]

very well done . thanks for sharing it not to also mention , nice Taylor

[morning2004]

I remember my husbands father singing that song when he was alive. That was the first time I ever heard that song. The Old Rugged Cross was his favorite. You did a beautiful job. It was so good to hear that song again. God bless you.

[guitmartiman]

Glad you enjoyed it! I've been wanting to record this song for a long time, but for some reason, it was really hard for me to get the lyrics memorized. Glad I did though. I'll probably never lose it now!

[bewarethedecks]

Very nicely done!

[Waldco]

Thanks for this. I enjoy your singing and playing. My mother and I actually played this song in church just this past Sunday.

[guitmartiman]

Wow! How about that! I don't know if I've ever heard anyone perform this song in church!

[themistoklisp]

Very nice song!

"Blessed Savior, Thou wilt guide us,

Till we reach that blissful shore,

When the angels wait to join us

In Thy praise forevermore."

May God Bless you always!

[paulboon]

hi jack luv this song its a long time since i heard many thanks paul boon uk

[cherrialbum]

Great tune!

5*****

[WORRO01]

I appreciate that more than you know. This is one my Daddy always would sing around the house, or in Church. My Daddy kept his hand on that throttle and his eyes on the rail, Daddy's train has now pulled into that depot, and he has met our Superintendent. I know the Savior welcomed him home with open arms. Thank you more than you know brother..5 stars and put in my favorites!

[guitmartiman]

I'm exceedingly glad it ministered to you! Praise God!

[qshelg06]

Thanks for sharing Bro...

really awesome love song of God..I like it

[raymondcrooke]

I haven't heard this one for a while! Very nicely done.

[HuggableAngel]

((((HUG)))) beautiful song Jack :)

[Cliffbrock]

God bless you Jack. 5 stars My son is a young preacher and preached outside of our church for the first time last Sunday.

[worshipHim4]

Hey Brother Jack- I love this song. You sung it real well. I think you are the right track.Lol! Thank you for posting and Sharing.5 stars!Agape, Lisa

[broncose1]

This is so beautiful,Jack. Thank you so much for sharing. I love your singing.5*****'s

Thank you for sending me the video. Shirley

[guitmartiman]

Thanks, Shirley! Blessings on you!

[BobbiePendland]

That was beautiful and inspirational!