"Songs written by Hank Williams" . "Christian songs" . . . . "1971 singles" . . "-0.350215"^^ . "1561311" . "Nitty Gritty Dirt Band songs" . "1948 songs" . . "Fred Rose (songwriter)" . "true"^^ . "-0.505204"^^ . "false"^^ . "The The songs" . "9"^^ . "-10.6"^^ . . . "8493" . "english" . . "5714ded225ac0d8aee43d0fa" . . "186081"^^ . "102.0"^^ . "I Saw The Light" . "Billboard Hot Country Songs number-one singles" . . "USPR34700130" . "Roy Acuff songs" . "%22I Saw the Light%22 is a country gospel song written by Hank Williams. Williams was inspired to write the song while returning from a concert by a remark his mother made while they were arriving in Montgomery, Alabama. He recorded the song during his first session for MGM Records, and released in September 1948. The song became the show closer for Williams and one of his most popular tunes. Williams' version did not enjoy major success during its initial release. The song was soon covered by other acts and with time became a country-gospel standard.In September 1946, Hank Williams auditioned for Nashville's Grand Ole Opry but was rejected. After the failure of his audition, Williams and his wife Audrey tried to interest the recently formed music publishing firm Acuff-Rose Music. Williams and his wife approached Fred Rose, who signed him to a six song contract, and leveraged a deal with Sterling Records. In December 1946, Williams had his first recording session. The songs %22Never Again%22 and %22Honky Tonkin'%22 became successful, and earned Williams the attention of MGM Records. His first MGM session took place on April 21, 1947. The first song he recorded was %22Move It on Over.%22 The second was %22I Saw the Light.%22" . "162000.0"^^ . . "MGM Records" . "I Saw The Light" . "false"^^ . "Hank Williams songs" . "2015-01-27"^^ . "1947-04-21" . . "6"^^ . "Gospel songs" . "Hank Williams" . "TRBCCXT128F9341987" . "Danny Davis (country musician) songs" .