As for “This Ole House,” supposedly the sole bright spot in Hamblen’s career during a period of professional reverses between his conversion and the success of “It Is No Secret,” he didn’t write that song until 1954, four years In the early 1950s Hamblen did lose his radio show, the Cowboy Church of the Air, over his refusal to do a commercial promoting alcohol, but his principled stand led the Prohibition Party to nominate him as their candidate for President of the United States in 1952. He tried writing a couple of “Christian” songs but the only one that had much success was “This Old House”, written for his friend Rosemary Clooney.As he continued to struggle, an old friend named John took him aside and told him all your troubles started when you “got religion” and asked if it was worth it all. Russ quit drinking, quit chasing, quit everything that was “fun”. It is no secret what God can do. According to Stuart Hamblen (and if anyone would know, it would be him) he did indeed gain his inspiration for “It Is No Secret” from a response he made to the movie star. Then his friend said, “You liked your booze so much. Take Him at His promise, Don't run away and hide. He was ultimately fired by the radio station when he refused to accept a beer company as a sponsor. While we can't confirm with complete certainty, the evidence gathered here is compelling. Help preserve this vital resource. [Chorus:] It is no secret what God can do, What he has done for others, He'll do for you. There is no night, for in His light You'll never walk alone. John then said, “I don’t understand how you could give it up so easily.” And Russ’s response was, “It’s no big secret. Hard times were upon him. The inspiration came from a brief conversation at a party: in reply to Wayne’s comment “What’s this I hear — you got religion?,” Stuart answered, “It is no secret what God can do in a man’s life.” The movie star then reportedly drawled, “Well that sounds like a song,” thereby planting the idea in the songwriter’s mind.According to Dr. Graham, he went on Stuart Hamblen’s radio show as part of a media push to raise interest in advance of the revival meeting. Early in the service the preacher announced, “There is one man in this audience who is a big fake.”There were probably others who thought the same thing, but Hamblin was convinced that he was the one the preacher was talking about (some would call that conviction), but he was having none of that. Still the words continued to haunt him until a couple of nights later he showed up drunk at the preacher’s hotel door around But that is not the end of the story. And now you know “the rest of the story.”Various biographies of both Hamblen and Graham support the claim of the songwriter’s having gone to Hamblen’s daughter, Lisa Hamblen Jaserie, also supports the tale of the “dark of the night” conversion.John Wayne’s connection to the song does appear to be well established. Postal Service warned that, if you’re voting by mail, waiting until the deadline to apply for or return a ballot may cut it too close.A handful of the group's participants claimed to be members of the U.S. Army.Roses don't live forever, but this faux scandal may. Hamblen racked up nearly 73,000 votes and finished fourth in a field of twelve candidates despite appearing on the ballot in only twenty-one states.The U.S. And rather than poking fun at the Reverend, Hamblen told his listeners to “go on down to Billy Graham’s tent and hear the preaching.” acclaim as it became the first cross-over gospel, country, and pop ballad, reaching the number one spot on all three charts. With arms wide open, He’ll welcome you. Hamblin had him on his radio show, presumably to poke fun at him. The song Russ wrote was “It Is No Secret” – “It is no secret, what God can do. And began to lose favor with the Hollywood crowd. It is no secret what God can do What He's done for others He will do for you With arms wide open He'll pardon you It is no secret what God can do