This Southern gospel song from the Gaithers speaks the poignant truth that sometimes it takes a mountain to bring us closer to God and grow our faith. The lyrics by Mark Mathes and Gloria Gaither give us hope to keep walking through whatever struggle we are facing and ultimately turn to the One who makes us stronger.

“Sometimes it Takes a Mountain” is a song about faith getting a chance to shine through in the darkest of circumstances when we cannot stand on our own. Mathes said he was inspired while driving up the rolling hills of Highway 65 between Springfield and Branson.

“I was looking around thinking, ‘How can anyone look at these mountains and not think of God?’” Mathes said. “The more I thought, I realized that mountains are going to come up in our lives and they should always point us toward God. By the time I got to the studio in Branson I’d written the song.”