As described by Bill Carpenter of AllMusic, He Set My Life to Music is a "contemporary gospel album."

The album contains 10 tracks of mainly cover versions of a series of gospel and inspirational standards.

It includes covers of songs such as "What a Friend We Have in Jesus", "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot", and Dottie Rambo's "I Will Glory in the Cross".

Thomas, "I Turn to Him" with The Blackwood Brothers, "I Will Glory in the Cross" with Dottie Rambo, and "Through It All" with Andrae Crouch.

[1] He Set My Life to Music reached number 59 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart, and did not spawn any singles.