# Favourite Christianity-related songs **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 26, 2016, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-christianity-related-songs/753178 "2016-04-26T11:22:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JohnClay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c37758/32.png) [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2016, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-christianity-related-songs/753178/1 "2016-04-26T11:22:35Z")
Christmas songs - “O Holy Night” I think this song from Cartman, “Jesus Baby”, is genius: Joni Eareckson Tada - “Spirit Wings” [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/B26yJeYY8LU/hqdefault.jpg "Joni - Spirit Wings ( by Joni Eareckson Tada)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B26yJeYY8LU) It was featured in a Christian ad that was on TV when I was a child. When I found it on Youtube I listened to it a lot and it made me filled with tears due to the emotional connection. Stryper - “Always There For You” [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/0kiTy_rBtSk/hqdefault.jpg "Stryper - Always There For You (Official Music Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kiTy_rBtSk) Also was on a Christian ad in my youth. Pretty catchy. Genesis - “Jesus He Knows Me” Catchy, entertaining music video Amy Grant has a lot of songs I like… “In A Little While” (I especially like the ending) [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/QY-k2hnIE7E/hqdefault.jpg "In a little while - Amy Grant") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QY-k2hnIE7E) “Don’t Run Away” [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/jgYa-RpeiRo/hqdefault.jpg "Amy Grant - Don't run away") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgYa-RpeiRo) “I Love A Lonely Day” [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Jl2tpPDyTXY/hqdefault.jpg "I love a lonely day - Amy Grant") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jl2tpPDyTXY) BTW I was a young-earth creationist in high school then I became an atheist but I still have some interest in Christianity-related things. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2016, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-christianity-related-songs/753178/2 "2016-04-26T13:54:06Z")
I’m Presbyterian and collect hymnals. My tastes are probably not yours. “My Song Is Love Unknown” “Immortal, Invisible” [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/-I_VwA4d44g/hqdefault.jpg "Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-I_VwA4d44g) “Savior, Like A Shepherd Lead Us” “Were You There When They Crucified My Lord?” [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/BLJ0IjLAmOA/hqdefault.jpg "Were You there, When they Crucified my Lord ? - Hymns from Visual Worship Media") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLJ0IjLAmOA) ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2016, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-christianity-related-songs/753178/3 "2016-04-26T14:42:29Z")
He’s really hokey, but when I was growing up, my parents would play Don Francisco. Some of my favorites are [Gotta Tell Somebody](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VknKAoxDiI) [The Steeple Song](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkHmmEPejQ0) [Too Small a Price](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlY_rcKXkGk) ---
**Author:** ![Malthus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/85f322/32.png) [@Malthus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malthus)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2016, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-christianity-related-songs/753178/4 "2016-04-26T15:10:50Z")
Gaudete - Steeleye Span version: [Steeleye Span - 'Gaudete' (Live) - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDc2FD-vy8M) Jerusalem, by ELP: [Emerson Lake And Palmer - Jerusalem - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9TbiIEpZJ8) ---
**Author:** ![JXJohns](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jxjohns/32/469_2.png) [@JXJohns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JXJohns)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2016, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-christianity-related-songs/753178/5 "2016-04-26T15:35:18Z")
My faves. The videos are a bit goofy but the music is good: [Victory in Jesus by Selah](https://youtu.be/OtNjIrmuiWI) [My Lighthouse by Rend Collective](https://youtu.be/reAlJKv7ptU) [Today is the day by Lincoln Brewster](https://youtu.be/B300gQkgDS0) [One Thing remains - Passion](https://youtu.be/fAGNF8XEq18) ---
**Author:** ![Doyle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doyle/32/439_2.png) [@Doyle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doyle)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2016, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-christianity-related-songs/753178/6 "2016-04-26T16:25:32Z")
Black Sabbath - After Forever [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/HxbvVr6c2E8/maxresdefault.jpg "Black Sabbath - After Forever (Lyric Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxbvVr6c2E8) ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2016, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-christianity-related-songs/753178/7 "2016-04-26T16:29:59Z")
I’m agnostic but pretty much anything from Mahalia Jackson makes the hair on the back of my neck stand up. Try “In The Upper Room” for starters or, well, anything really. ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2016, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-christianity-related-songs/753178/8 "2016-04-26T17:18:01Z")
I was baptized Presbyterian ( ya have to pass a class for that ), and I made an A in communicant’s class in Catholic junior high, but insofar as I don’t see a supreme being being necessary to existence; I’m an atheist as an adult. My favorite songs that can be associated with Christianity are: Blind Willie Johnson: [The Soul of a Man](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MdI2xPHw_k) - the unknown [Nobody’s Fault But Mine](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_o4omd8T5c) - you’re accountable to the unknown [Let Your Light Shine on Me](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOK2vVHII2k) - but the unknown might be especially gracious, possibly even heavenly. You never know. And from the Reverend Robert Wilkins, by way of the Rolling Stones: [Prodigal Son](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaZGljc5Xp0). I can speak from experience, you are better off forgiving those who have wronged you. Except in the most serious circumstances, forget what they get away with, and move on to making things better. ---
**Author:** ![quiltguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e47774/32.png) [@quiltguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quiltguy)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2016, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-christianity-related-songs/753178/9 "2016-04-26T20:16:40Z")
“Under the Spout Where the Glory Comes Out.” How can you NOT smile when you hear that? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2016, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-christianity-related-songs/753178/10 "2016-04-26T20:27:38Z")
[Stand Up for Judas](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKR6xj-6RjA) ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2016, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-christianity-related-songs/753178/11 "2016-04-26T20:31:52Z")
[Johnny Cash (and friends) - Daddy Sang Bass](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xh0gefgdpRw) ---
**Author:** ![somepumpkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7feea3/32.png) [@somepumpkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/somepumpkin)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2016, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-christianity-related-songs/753178/12 "2016-04-26T20:37:27Z")
The Del McCoury Band- “[Get Down On Your Knees and Pray](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhaPvfqO_dQ)” I appreciate the timing and the dark, spacey harmonies. I think it sets a haunting stage for the subject matter’s presentation. oops… forgot to quote: [quote=“Doyle, post:6, topic:753178”] Black Sabbath - After Forever [/QUOTE] Fan-fuckin’-tastic ! ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2016, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-christianity-related-songs/753178/13 "2016-04-26T20:39:28Z")
This is the classic: One Toke Over the Line, on the Lawrence Welk Show. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/JkCaAnIcDWw/hqdefault.jpg "One Toke WAY Over The Line") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkCaAnIcDWw) ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2016, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-christianity-related-songs/753178/14 "2016-04-26T20:52:30Z")
[Spirit in the Sky](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-Uxv-O7vbU), by Norman Greenbaum, of course, if only for that wonderfully fuzzed out guitar intro. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2016, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-christianity-related-songs/753178/15 "2016-04-26T20:56:59Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > [Spirit in the Sky](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-Uxv-O7vbU), by Norman Greenbaum, of course, if only for that wonderfully fuzzed out guitar intro. 5 minutes too late, damn it! ---
**Author:** ![ISiddiqui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/97f17d/32.png) [@ISiddiqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ISiddiqui)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2016, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-christianity-related-songs/753178/16 "2016-04-26T21:24:55Z")
[Abraham](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaQlhNJIARI) by Sufjan Stevens has been one I’ve always liked. ---
**Author:** ![stillownedbysetters](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/41988e/32.png) [@stillownedbysetters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stillownedbysetters)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2016, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-christianity-related-songs/753178/17 "2016-04-26T21:28:27Z")
No love for the the Doobs’ “Jesus is Just Alright With Me”? I like both _Jars of Clay_ and \*Lifehouse \*and appreciate their music, which is Christian-based, but not so overt that you can’t listen to it seamlessly with your other rock and popular music. ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2016, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-christianity-related-songs/753178/18 "2016-04-26T21:52:54Z")
This thread gives me an excuse to post this link again. [“Sinnerman” - Nina Simone](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vDZsABHUbQ) ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2016, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-christianity-related-songs/753178/19 "2016-04-26T22:16:15Z")
[Hard On For Jesus](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-C2sfSF6kc) by The Dandy Warhols. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2016, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-christianity-related-songs/753178/20 "2016-04-26T22:34:11Z")
Lifeboat by Steve Taylor was one of my favs. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/JaG2-MGtCVE/hqdefault.jpg "Steve Taylor - Lifeboat") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaG2-MGtCVE) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-christianity-related-songs/753178.md?page=2)