Ministry in Song is a 2021 Rebel Records gospel album (REB-CD-1875) by Larry Sparks & the Lonesome Ramblers, recorded at Jordan Recording Studio in Covington, Kentucky. The lineup features Evan Wilson on mandolin and tenor vocals, Jacob Wright on banjo, Ron Stewart on fiddle and banjo, John Rigsby on harmonica, and Larry D. Sparks — Larry's son — on bass. The twelve-track program of traditional sacred songs, including two Sparks originals, reflects the devotional dimension that has threaded through Sparks's recording career since his earliest Rebel albums. Reviewers described it as representing the absolute best of Sparks as a singer and as a man — a summation of the faith-saturated mountain music tradition that, alongside the Stanley Brothers legacy, has been his deepest artistic inheritance.
Tracklist
- 1 Don't Take Your Eyes Off of Jesus 2:59
- 2 House of Gold alt version 3:01
- 3 Where We'll Never Say Farewell 2:30
- 4 King Jesus 2:29
- 5 Holdin' On 2:58
- 6 Thank You Lord alt version 2:10
- 7 Lord, Show Me the Way 2:05
- 8 Someone to Care 2:48
- 9 To My Mansion in the Sky 2:18
- 10 Jesus Won't You Guide Me 3:30
- 11 All Over Me 3:47
- 12 I Saw the Light alt version 2:43
