Songs about Prayer and/Religion

[BeatleloverKT]

After checking thru all our topics, I could not find one about songs about prayer and religion. There are, I think, a lot of rock songs out there that fall into this category. The song can have it in the title or in a verse, talking about prayer or religion. We should have fun with this! I will start with a fav of mine:

"Losing my religion" by REM

[1968Hoya46]

Chapel Of Dreams: The Dubs (kind of a secular chapel, but a chapel nonetheless).

[BeatleloverKT]

Church of the poison mind by Culture Club

"In the church of the poison mind

Watch me clinging to the beat

I had to fight to make it mine

That religion you could sink it neat".......

[MaVolta]

Last Resort - Eagles  

You can leave it all behind and sail to Lahaina
Just like the missionaries did so many years ago
They even brought a neon sign 'Jesus is Coming',
Brought the white man's burden down, brought the white man's reign

Who will provide the grand design, what is yours and what is mine?
'Cause there is no more new frontier, we have got to make it here
We satisfy our endless needs and justify our bloody deeds
In the name of destiny and in the name of God

And you can see them there on Sunday morning
Stand up and sing about what it's like up there
They called it paradise, I don't know why
You call some place paradise, kiss it goodbye

[1968Hoya46]

Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show: Neil Diamond

[BeatleloverKT]

By his grace by Van Morrison

"You've got to live your religion

Deep inside, when you try

For the kingdom on high

By his grace, by his grace"......

[1968Hoya46]

America The Beautiful: many artists (God shed his grace on thee).

[BeatleloverKT]

Be thou my vision by Van Morrison

"Be thou my vision, oh Lord of my heart

Nought be all else to me, save that thy art

Thou my best thought in the day and the night

Waking or sleeping, thou presence my light"......

[MaVolta]

Lost Highway - Bon Jovi

Oh patron saint of lonely souls
Tell this boy which way to go
Guide the car, you've got the keys
Farewell to mediocrity
Kicking off the cruise control
And turning up the radio
Got just enough religion
And a half a tank of gas
Come on
Let's go

[BeatleloverKT]

In your eyes by Peter Gabriel

"In your eyes

I see the doorway to a thousand churches

In your eyes

I see the light and the heat

In your eyes".......

[1968Hoya46]

That Lucky Old Sun: Ray Charles

[MaVolta]

Tears in Heaven - Eric Clapton

[1968Hoya46]

Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen: Mahalia Jackson, others.

[MaVolta]

Signs - Five Man Electrical Band

And the sign said, "Everybody welcome. Come in, kneel down and pray"
But when they passed around the plate at the end of it all
I didn't have a penny to pay
So I got me a pen and a paper and I made up my own little sign
I said, "Thank you, Lord, for thinkin' 'bout me. I'm alive and doin' fine"
Wooo!

[BeatleloverKT]

Jackie Wilson said (I'm in heaven when you smile) by Van Morrison

[DMAFl]

Sit With the Guru - Strawberry Alarm Clock

[DMAFl]

Put Your Hand in the Hand - either Helen Reddy or Anne Murray (I forget)

[DMAFl]

The Devil Went Down To Georgia - Charlie Daniels

[BeatleloverKT]

Like a prayer by Madonna

[DMAFl]

Jesus is Just Alright With Me.  Doobie Brothers

[DMAFl]

California Dreamin' Mama's and Papas          stopped into a church I passed along the way, well I got down on my knees etc.

[1968Hoya46]

Oh Happy Day: Edwin Hawkins Singers.

[1968Hoya46]

Turn Turn Turn: Byrds, Seeger, others.

[BeatleloverKT]

Livin' on a prayer by Bonjovi

[MaVolta]

Needles and Pins - The Searchers

I saw her today, I saw her face, it was a face I loved, and I knew
I had to run away, and get down on my knees and pray that they'd go away
But still they'd begin (uh), needles and pins (uh)
Because of all my pride, the tears I gotta hide

[BeatleloverKT]

Blessed by Sir Elton John 

[1968Hoya46]

Amazing Grace: Judy Collins, many others.

[MaVolta]

Bono has written many songs with religious themes. This one is based on Psalm 40.

40 - U2

I waited patiently for the Lord
He inclined and heard my cry
He brought me up out of the pit
Out of the mire and clay

[1968Hoya46]

Tell Laura I Love Her: Ray Peterson (in the chapel Laura prays for her Tommy).

[BeatleloverKT]

Last kiss by the Cavaliers, also covered by Pearl Jam

[1968Hoya46]

The Bible Tells Me So: Don Cornell; Roy Rogers & Dale Evans (written by Dale Evans).