This was Cash's final album devoted to previously unreleased performances of faith-based music and hymns, following a long string of such releases dating back to 1959 and individual singles and album tracks even before that. Tracks 6, 9 and 10 were previously recorded for "Hymns from the Heart" (1962); tracks 5, 11, 14 and 15 were previously recorded for "Sings Precious Memories" (1975); and track 7 was recorded in concert for "The Survivors Live" (1982). Several other songs, such as track 13, had been performed by Cash on TV or live in concert, but formal studio recordings had not yet been issued until now.