# Songs about god or spirituality that you enjoy. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 15, 2015, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-god-or-spirituality-that-you-enjoy/727926 "2015-08-15T16:44:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2015, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-god-or-spirituality-that-you-enjoy/727926/61 "2015-08-18T06:22:25Z")
Jesus The Missing Years “Jesus was a good guy he didn’t need this shit.” Jesus Was a Capricorn [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/yCdfYkUPvTs/hqdefault.jpg "Kris Kristofferson - Jesus Was A Capricorn (Owed To John Prine)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCdfYkUPvTs) ---
**Author:** ![Philliam](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/philliam/32/3011_2.png) [@Philliam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philliam)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2015, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-god-or-spirituality-that-you-enjoy/727926/62 "2015-08-18T18:27:18Z")
Iris DeMent - ‘Let the Mystery Be’ and ‘The Way I Should’ QMS - ‘Pride of Man’ Ellen Mc Ilwaine’s version of ‘Wade In the Water’ Buffy St. Marie - ‘God is Alive, Magic is Afoot’ ---
**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:** [August 18, 2015, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-god-or-spirituality-that-you-enjoy/727926/63 "2015-08-18T19:42:17Z")
“Jesus Don’t Want Me for a Sunbeam” and “They Hung Him on a Cross”, covers by Nirvana “I Saw the Light” - Hank Williams ---
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2015, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-god-or-spirituality-that-you-enjoy/727926/64 "2015-08-18T20:10:31Z")
Does [Heaven Can Wait](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqeSWJ1B-Ws) count? ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2015, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-god-or-spirituality-that-you-enjoy/727926/65 "2015-08-18T21:13:06Z")
I am _shocked_ that no one has brought up the filk version of “[Gimme That Old Time Religion](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPLsASyoc1g)”. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2015, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-god-or-spirituality-that-you-enjoy/727926/66 "2015-08-18T21:34:39Z")
My general purpose go-to playlist contains 2 overtly religious songs: The Allison Krause “Down to the River to Pray” (mentioned above) from the O Brother soundtrack. James Brown, “The Old Landmark” from the Blues Brothers soundtrack. ---
**Author:** ![Critical1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@Critical1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Critical1)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2015, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-god-or-spirituality-that-you-enjoy/727926/67 "2015-08-18T21:54:55Z")
Tom Waits Way down in the hole Jesus gonna be here Gods away on business and my favorite [Chocolate Jesus](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wfamPW3Eaw) ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2015, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-god-or-spirituality-that-you-enjoy/727926/68 "2015-08-18T22:02:12Z")
[_Jesus is Just Alright_ by the Doobie Brothers](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwbGjzF3mB0) [_King Without a Crown_ by Matisyahu](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChV5BZ8SmS0) ---
**Author:** ![leftfield6](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leftfield6/32/18780_2.png) [@leftfield6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leftfield6)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2015, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-god-or-spirituality-that-you-enjoy/727926/69 "2015-08-18T22:04:45Z")
[Intervention](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZO7ZWfvCjBE) by Arcade Fire. The video is not an official Arcade Fire version, and it features WWII images and messages. But if you listen to the lyrics and are not influenced by the images, it’s purely about religion. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2015, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-god-or-spirituality-that-you-enjoy/727926/70 "2015-08-18T22:23:47Z")
> [@Wesley\_Clark](#): > > Kanye West - Jesus Walks > > [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYF7H\_fpc-g](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYF7H_fpc-g) I think he’s singing about himself there. ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2015, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-god-or-spirituality-that-you-enjoy/727926/71 "2015-08-19T02:56:40Z")
[quote=“saucywench, post:61, topic:727926”] Jesus The Missing Years “Jesus was a good guy he didn’t need this shit.” Jesus Was a Capricorn [/QUOTE] Ooh, speaking of Kris Kristofferson, can’t forget [To Beat The Devil](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faF0wOsVucw). ---
**Author:** ![cjepson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a9adbd/32.png) [@cjepson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cjepson)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2015, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-god-or-spirituality-that-you-enjoy/727926/72 "2015-08-19T19:04:44Z")
If I tried hard enough, I’m sure I could come up with a dozen or so traditional gospel/spiritual songs that I love… a few examples are “Nearer My God to Thee”, “Oh Mary, Don’t You Weep”, “We Shall Not Be Moved”, and “Go Where I Send Thee”… also “Good Shepherd” (one of my favorite Jefferson Airplane songs). Outside of that, one of my favorites is “Benedictus” by Strawbs. ---
**Author:** ![Myglaren](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f1d935/32.png) [@Myglaren](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Myglaren)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2015, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-god-or-spirituality-that-you-enjoy/727926/73 "2015-08-19T19:32:28Z")
[Miserere](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36Y_ztEW1NE). ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2015, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-god-or-spirituality-that-you-enjoy/727926/74 "2015-08-19T19:45:17Z")
> [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](#): > > I always liked hearing “Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow”. The choir always sang it at the end of church services when I was a kid. I always liked it because it made me think of the book _The Secret Garden_. My contribution: [What God Wants](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMRrS_zYKDg), Roger Waters ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2015, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-god-or-spirituality-that-you-enjoy/727926/75 "2015-08-19T21:35:53Z")
I do not like Neil Diamond. Except for Brother Love’s Travelling Salvation Show. And Tom Jones’s [Vaults of Heaven](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mI1NuQS5k6Y) is totally amazing. ---
**Author:** ![Ranger\_Jeff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranger_jeff/32/2065_2.png) [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2015, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-god-or-spirituality-that-you-enjoy/727926/76 "2015-08-19T22:21:46Z")
“Jesus Was A Carpenter” - Phil Ochs [Heaven On Their Minds](https://youtu.be/g-voeq7Cebo) ---
**Author:** ![Ranger\_Jeff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranger_jeff/32/2065_2.png) [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2015, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-god-or-spirituality-that-you-enjoy/727926/77 "2015-08-19T22:31:36Z")
How could I forget the [Coast Guard Hymn](https://youtu.be/mYhICdAZpN0)? They left out the second verse: _God, who dost still the restless foam, Protect the ones we love at home. Provide that they should always be By thine own grace both safe and free. O Father, hear us when we pray For those we love so far away._ ---
**Author:** ![ThisSpaceForRent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thisspaceforrent/32/345_2.png) [@ThisSpaceForRent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThisSpaceForRent)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2015, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-god-or-spirituality-that-you-enjoy/727926/78 "2015-08-20T00:03:46Z")
[God’ Own Drunk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2USQuKSOhg) Speaking of John Prine [Angel from Montgomery](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1T5NuI6Ai-o) [Sam Stone](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sl9ZkYViEIs) ---
**Author:** ![stillownedbysetters](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/41988e/32.png) [@stillownedbysetters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stillownedbysetters)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2015, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-god-or-spirituality-that-you-enjoy/727926/79 "2015-08-20T01:25:18Z")
I have loved the eponymous Jars of Clay first album ever since it came out back in the mid-'90s. Start with “Flood” and “Liquid”. Lovely music, well performed. ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2015, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-god-or-spirituality-that-you-enjoy/727926/80 "2015-08-21T03:42:12Z")
Always Look on the Bright Side of Life Christmas in Heaven [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmZYIyySxPE) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-god-or-spirituality-that-you-enjoy/727926.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-god-or-spirituality-that-you-enjoy/727926.md?page=5)