Dorothy Horseman classifies "Cabin On the Hill" as song of home (chapter 1), not as religious song (chapter 2) in her Sing Your Heart Out, Country Boy, 3rd ed. (Country Music Foundation Press, 1996). It is quite understandable. But she adds an interesting comment:

"Cabin On the Hill" and "This Ole House" are almost religious songs; so strong is the southern reverence for the home that sometimes it approaches a religious fervor. In addition to their secular popularity, both songs are often in a religious context, though neither is a sacred song as such.(p. 4)

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