Best Gospel Guitar Songs

These gospel guitar songs blend timeless hymns, modern worship, and inspirational acoustic favorites—all arranged for easy strumming and beginner-friendly rhythms.

Below, you’ll find the artists and titles featured on this page, along with links to full tutorials, chord sheets, and performance demos for each song.

Angel Flying Too Close To The Ground was written by Willie Nelson and appeared in the movie Honeysuckle Rose which came out in 1980, starring Willie. Willie had a #1 hit with this song.

Allison Moore never recorded this one but there is footage of her singing this in concert. Alison Krauss however, did record a version of this song. 

Capo on the 2nd fret in standard tuning with the chords D, Gbm, G, A7, E7 and Ddim. Some lead work required as you play through the chords using a down down up down up and repeat rhythm pattern

I Saw The Light ... info soon.

This one I play with a capo 1st fret in standard tuning with a  root down up down up down up and repeat rhythm pattern. The chords are G, C and D with some lead required.

I'm Not Who I Was was written by Brandon Heath, who is a Christian musician, and was released as his debut single back in 2007. It went to #1 on two US different Christian charts.

The track can be found on his debut album "Don't Get Comfortable".

I play this one with a capo 2nd fret in standard tuning and no lead required. Play a down up down up down up and repeat rhythm pattern with the chords D, Dsus, C, G, Em, Gbmadd11 and Gmaj7.

If We've Ever Needed You was a 2010 single released which peaked at #3 in the US.

The track can be found on the album Until The Whole World Hears.

You can ply this one in standard tuning with arpeggio and then down down up down up and repeat pattern with no lead. The chords you'll need are D, Gbm, G, A7, Bm, D/Gb and A.

I Can't Even Walk Without You Holding My Hand is a track from the 1999 album Waitin For The Messish. The song was written by Colbert and Joyce Croft in 1975.

Shenandoah, Cody Johnson and Marty Stuart have all covered this great number.

Believe hails from Cody's 2014 album The Lords Will.

I'm not sure if this track was ever a single release or not.

I Have Decided To Follow Jesus is a track from his 2015 album I'm Forgiven.

I have no idea if this song was ever released as a single.

Outskirts Of Heaven was a 2016 release by Craig Campbell and hails from his album See You Try.

The song peaked at #32 on the US Country charts.

This one is played in standard tuning with the chords C, F, G and Am. Some lead required with the rhythm pattern of a down down up down up and repeat pattern.

Jealous Of The Angels was written in 2010 by Jenn Bosic back in 2010. Taggart, who is a Celtic singer from Ireland, picked up the song in 2016 with a Facebook post of this song which received over 27 million views.

This song is from her album Celtic Lady Vol 2.

I play this one in standard tuning with a down down up down down up and repeat rhythm pattern with no lead. For chords you'll need a C, F, G and Am.

Burdens is a track from the 2019 album from Jamie Kimmett called Burdens.

No info available if the song was ever a single release.

Beautifully Broken is a soundtrack song from a movie of the same name which was released in 2018.

It does not appear this song was a single release.

I play this one with a capo 1st fret using a down down up down up down up and repeat rhythm pattern and some lead work. The chords needed are C, Am, G, F and G6.

Mansion Over The Hilltop has been recorded by many artists over the years and this version here is by Paul Overstreet from the album Country Salutes Gospel.

Play this one with a root down root up down up and repeat rhythm pattern in standard tuning and I'm playing this one here with a capo 2nd fret. Some lead in the middle with the chords G, C, D. G7 and a D7.

Don't That Sound Like Heaven was a #5 song for Terry Evans. It was covered my several gospel groups including  The Palmetto State Quartet from Greenville SC.

I cannot find the album where Terry recorded his version.

All Washed Away is a song recorded by Pastor Troy Ervin.

I don't know much about this song than that but I can say this gentleman has a great voice and if you get the chance, check out his version on youtube.

Hotel Hallelu is a track from Walt's 2016 album of the same name.

No indication if this track was ever released as a single.