The Old Time Gospel Joy We Almost Lost | 1940s Gospel

We Took the Long Way Home is an original 1940s gospel-inspired song blending old time gospel, Southern Gospel quartet harmony and vintage Christian music with memories of family, church and Sunday morning. The last “Amen” had barely faded. The family climbed into the car. The windows came down. And somehow, the church service didn’t end when they left the building. Someone started singing the chorus. Daddy found the low harmony. Mama kept time on the dashboard. The children joined in from the backseat. And instead of taking the quickest road home, they took the long way. Just so the song wouldn’t have to end. “We took the long way home Singing all the way We took the long way home On a happy Sabbath day.” ABOUT THIS SONG We Took the Long Way Home brings back the warmth of old time gospel, close Southern Gospel quartet harmony and the simple joy of a Sunday spent with family and faith. Inspired by the sound of 1940s gospel radio and the church music of another generation, this original song remembers a time when Sunday worship often followed families beyond the church doors. The hymn came home with them. It traveled down country roads. It crossed the river. It passed the fields. And sometimes the family took a few extra turns simply because nobody wanted to stop singing. This is more than a song about an old Sunday drive. It is about carrying the joy of worship beyond the church. About children hearing their parents sing. About faith becoming part of ordinary family life. And about those small moments that somehow become the memories we never forget. No stage. No big production. Just a family, an old hymn, an open road and Jesus going Home with them. CHAPTERS 0:00 We Took the Long Way Home 0:12 Verse 1 – The Last Amen 0:42 Chorus – Singing All the Way 1:05 Verse 2 – Mama Kept the Time 1:35 Chorus – A Happy Sabbath Day 1:58 Harmony Break – Keep That Old Hymn Rolling 2:11 Verse 3 – We Passed the River 2:39 Chorus – The Joy Came Home 2:58 Bridge – Around the River Bend 3:10 Final Chorus – We Took the Long Way Home LYRICS – WE TOOK THE LONG WAY HOME [Verse 1] The last “amen” had barely settled When we piled into the car The windows down, the hymn still ringing Like the church had come along Somebody started on the chorus And the rest of us joined in We took the long way home that Sunday Just to let the blessing spin [Chorus] We took the long way home Singing all the way We took the long way home On a happy Sabbath day Didn’t want the joy to finish Didn’t want the song to go We took the long way home With Jesus in the road [Verse 2] Mama kept the time on the dashboard Daddy hummed that low, low line The kids were clapping in the backseat Like the pews were still in line Every mile felt like a chorus Every turn felt like a prayer We took the long way home that Sunday And Heaven rode us there [Chorus] We took the long way home Singing all the way We took the long way home On a happy Sabbath day Didn’t want the joy to finish Didn’t want the song to go We took the long way home With Jesus in the road [Harmony Break] Ooh, the long way home Ooh, the long way home Keep that old hymn rolling All the way home [Verse 3] We passed the store, we passed the river We passed the field of hay Nobody asked to turn around Or put the song away By the time we reached the driveway We were still on that refrain We took the long way home that Sunday And brought the joy again [Chorus] We took the long way home Singing all the way We took the long way home On a happy Sabbath day Didn’t want the joy to finish Didn’t want the song to go We took the long way home With Jesus in the road [Bridge] Some folks hurry from the steeple Like the service has to end We just kept the chorus going Around the river bend [Final Chorus] We took the long way home Singing all the way We took the long way home On a happy Sabbath day Didn’t want the joy to finish Didn’t want the song to go We took the long way home With Jesus in the road We took the long way home With Jesus in the road [Outro — Close Harmony] We took the long way home… With Jesus in the road ABOUT AMERICAN GOSPEL RADIO American Gospel Radio creates original gospel songs inspired by the sound and faith of 1940s gospel radio, old time gospel, traditional Southern Gospel quartets and vintage Christian music. These are new, original songs — not historical recordings — created to preserve the warmth, harmony and timeless Gospel message of another generation. Songs about faith. Songs about family. Songs about Sunday mornings. Songs about Heaven. And songs that remind us of a Gospel sound worth keeping alive. New songs. Old faith. American Gospel Radio The Gospel Through the Radio. #1940sGospel #OldTimeGospel #AmericanGospelRadio