<P> `` Go Rest High on That Mountain '' is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Vince Gill . It was released in August 1995 as the sixth single from his album When Love Finds You . It is a eulogic ballad . Gill began writing the song following the death of country music superstar Keith Whitley , who died in 1989 . Gill did not finish the song until a few years later following the death of his older brother Bob , in 1993 , of a heart attack . Ricky Skaggs and Patty Loveless both sang background vocals on the record . </P>
<P> `` Go Rest High on That Mountain '' is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Vince Gill . It was released in August 1995 as the sixth single from his album When Love Finds You . It is a eulogic ballad . Gill began writing the song following the death of country music superstar Keith Whitley , who died in 1989 . Gill did not finish the song until a few years later following the death of his older brother Bob , in 1993 , of a heart attack . Ricky Skaggs and Patty Loveless both sang background vocals on the record . </P>
who sings the song go rest high on that mountain
who sings the song go rest high on that mountain
American country music artist Vince Gill
American country music artist Vince Gill