GOD SONGS
GOD SONGS & MUSIC
Many great songs feature spiritual or biblical themes that resonate with listeners regardless of their personal religious beliefs. These tracks range from mainstream pop hits to classic rock anthems that use spiritual metaphors to explore universal human experiences like hope, struggle, and redemption.
These Songs Are Listed In “The highly scientific order of ‘whatever came to mind.”
Rock and roll songs about God cover a wide spectrum, from The Big Fat Pet Clams from Outer Space's "The Road To Jerusalem"
To
Bob Dylan
Well, it may be the Devil or it may be the LordBut you're gonna have to serve somebody!
It’s getting dark, too dark to see
For you know not the hour in which I come...Jesus said, Be Ready!
"Gonna Change My Way of Thinking"
Through many dark hour I been thinkin' about this, That Jesus Christ was betrayed by a kiss.
But I can't think for you, you'll have to decide
Whether Judas Iscariot had God on his side.
Fools glorifying themselves, trying to manipulate Satan
Precious angel, under the sun,
How was I to know you'd be the one
To show me I was blinded, to show me I was gone
How weak was the foundation I was standing upon?
There's a dying voice within me reaching out somewhere Toiling in the danger and the morals of despair
Don't let me drift too far,
Keep me where you are
Where I will always be renewed.
And that which you've given me today
So let us not talk falsely now
The hour is getting late
She walked up to me so gracefully and took my crown of thorns
Adulterers in churches and pornography in the schools, You got gangsters in power and lawbreakers making rules
Roy Orbison
Died before the video was shot, so when his vocals are heard, they showed a picture of him and his guitar is shown sitting in a rocking chair. Very sweet touch.
Roy Orbison's pseudonym in the supergroup the Traveling Wilburys was Lefty Wilbury. He chose the name "Lefty" to honor his musical hero, the American country music singer-songwriter Lefty Frizzell. The members of the Traveling Wilburys (George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne, and Roy Orbison) all adopted pseudonyms as fictional half-brothers from the Wilbury family for their two albums.
Jethro Tull
So lean upon Him gently
And don't call on Him to save
You from your social graces
And the sins you wished to waive
If Jesus saves, well, he better save himself
From the gory glory seekers who use his name in death, aw!
Oh, Jesus save me
And I asked this God a question
And by way of firm reply
He said, "I'm not the kind you have to wind up on Sundays"
Man, son of man, by the flame of ever-life
Yours to breathe and breath the pain of living, living be
Here am I, roll the stone away
From the dark into ever-day
James Taylor
Won't you look down upon me, Jesus?You've got to help me make a standYou've just got to see me through another dayMy body's aching and my time is at handAnd I won't make it any other way
Stolen Rhodes
Daydream, take me home, take me where the chosen roam. Mama pray for my sins, 'cause I'm gone with the wind. You gotta pray with the
Billy Preston
Let not your heart be troubled
Let mourning sobbing cease
Learn to help one another
And live in perfect peace
"That’s The Way God Planned It"
Peter Gabriel
I did not believe the information
I just had to trust imagination
My heart going boom, boom, boom
Son, he said "Grab your things, I've come to take you home"
Bobby Bare
Make me, oh, make me, Lord, more than I am
Make a piece in your master game plan
Free from the earthly tempestion below
I've got the will, Lord, if you've got the toe
"Dropkick Me Jesus through the goalposts of life"
Blind Faith
I have finally found a way to live, just like I never could before
And I know I don't have much to give, but I can open any door
Everybody knows the secret, I said everybody knows the score
I have finally found a way to live, oh, in the colour of the Lord
Eric Clapton
Give it all up, surrender thankfully
Fall down on my knees, my hands open wide
I don't want to be the one, the one that can never say "I need to let it out, won't you let me in?"
Paddy Boyle
I'm in the back seat sinnin'
Jesus is up there grinnin'
Sittin' on the dashboard of my car
Marshall Tucker Band
If you're ever feeling down
Or getting kinda bored
You oughta hear him sing
Standing on the promises of the lord
Fleetwood Mac
Now when I talked to God I knew he'd understand
He said, "Sit by me, and I'll be your guiding hand"
Ocean
Put your hand in the hand of the man who stilled the water
Put your hand in the hand of the man who calmed the sea
Take a look at yourself, and you can look at others differently
By puttin' your hand in the hand of the man from Galilee
Johnny Cash
"And I heard, as it were, the noise of thunder
One of the four beasts saying, 'Come and see'
And I saw, and behold a white horse"
I'm going to join the family circle at the throne
No, the circle won't be broken
By and by, Lord, by and by
When He cometh descending from heaven
On the cloud that He writes in His Word
I'll be joyfully carried to meet Him
On the wings of that great speckled bird.
Well he healed the sick and afflictedAnd he raised 'em from the deadThen they nailed him on an old rugged crossAnd put thorns on his head
There is a train that's heading straight
To heaven's gate
I wear the black for those who've never readOr listened to the words that Jesus saidAbout the road to happiness through love and charity Why, you'd think He's talking straight to you and me
Now I've been out in the desert, just doin' my time Searchin' through the dust, lookin' for a sign
If there's a light up ahead, well brother I don't know But I got this fever burnin' in my soul
"Further On Up The Road"
The Doobie Brothers
I don't care what they may knowI don't care where they may goI don't care what they may knowJesus is just alright, oh yeah
Thin Lizzy
Dear lord this is a prayer
Just let me know if you're really there
Dear lord come gain control
Oh lord come save my soul
Tommy James & The Shondells
Maybe tomorrow
When he looks down
On every green field (ooh, ooh)
And every town
All of his children
And every nation
There'll be peace and good brotherhood
Grateful Dead
Reach out your hand, if your cup be empty
If your cup is full, may it be again
Let it be known there is a fountain
That was not made by the hands of men
You read about this lion, he killed a man with his paw. Samson got hands up round the lion's jaw
He ripped that beast, killed it dead
And the bees made honey in the lion's head
Simon & Garfunkel
God bless you, please, Mrs. Robinson
Heaven holds a place for those who pray
When you're weary
Feeling small
When tears are in your eyes
I will dry them all
Paul Simon
When the cold wind blows
The seeds we gather
From the gardener's glove
Live forever
Nothing dies of too much love
Prince
We all have our problems
Some big, some are small
Soon all of our problems
Will be taken by
Lefty Frizzell
You know He sent His Son to guide us
And show us the right way
To prove to us friends that there would
Be a judgement day
Queen
Then came a man before His feet he fell
Unclean said the leper and rang his bell
Felt the palm of a hand touch his head
Go now go now you're a new man instead
All going down to see the Lord Jesus
Hey One man, one goal
Ha, one mission
One heart, One soul
Just one solution
One flash of light
Yeah, one god,
Van Morrison
In deep confusion, in great despair
When I reach out for him he is there
When I am lonely as I can be
And I know that God shines his light on me
Don McLean
And the three men I admire most
The Father, Son and the Holy Ghost
They caught the last train for the coast
The day the music died
Norman Greenbaum
When I die and they lay me to restI'm gonna go to the place that's the best
Black Sabbath
Because Black Sabbath were getting sick of being called Satanists, bassist Geezer Butler, who is a Christian, wrote "After Forever" this pro-Christianity song. The lyrics are about being open minded and at least consider the possibility of a God existing.
The Five Man Electrical Band
And the sign said
"Everybody welcome
Come in, kneel down and pray"
U2
I stand with the sons of Cain
I believe in the kingdom come
Then all the colors will bleed into one
"I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For"
Cat Stevens
Now come and join the livin'
It's not so far from you
And it's gettin' nearer
Soon it will all be true
Curtis Mayfield
So people get ready
For the train a-comin'
You don't need no baggage
You just get on board!
All you need is faith
To hear the diesels humming
Don't need no ticket
You just thank, you just thank the Lord
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The Doors
When I was back there in seminary school
There was a person there
Who put forth the proposition
That you can petition the Lord with prayer
Al Green
I wanna knowTake me to the riverI wanna knowI want you to dip me in the waterI wanna knowWon't you wash me in the water
The Who
The exodus is hereThe happy ones are near
Pete Townshend
When tragedy befalls you (ooh)
Don't let it drag you down
Love can cure your problems (ooh)
You're so lucky I'm around
I'd gladly lose me to find you
I'd gladly give up what I got
To catch you, I'm gonna run and never stop
Alice Cooper
If I should find myself in blackest night,
And fear is stabbin' me all over,
A tiny prayer cracks the dark with light,
And I here sounds behind my wall.
Inside, a still small voice, it calls and calls.
Then like a thunder bolt it falls and falls:
"My God"
Cyndi Lauper
If you're lost, you can look, and you will find me
Time after time
If you fall, I will catch you, I'll be waiting
"Time After Time"
Stevie Wonder
I'm so darn glad He let me try it again
'Cause my last time on earth, I lived a whole world of sin
Well, He's the only free psychiatrist
That's known throughout the world
For solving the problems of all men
Women, little boys, and girls
You know when times are bad And you're feeling sad I want you to always remember
Yes, there's
"A Place in the Sun"
Leonard Cohen
I did my best, it wasn't much
I couldn't feel, so I tried to touch
I've told the truth, I didn't come to fool you
And even though it all went wrong
I'll stand before the Lord of Song
With nothing on my tongue but
Now you can say that I've grown bitter but of this you may be sure
The rich have got their channels in the bedrooms of the poor
And there's a mighty judgement coming, but I may be wrong
You see, you hear these funny voices
"In the Tower of Song"
NeedtoBreathe
There's no turning back
Nothing in the past
My eyes on You again
Can't see nothing at all
But Your outstretched arms
Help me believe it
Though I falter You got me
Kanye West
God, show me the way because the Devil's tryna break me down. The only thing that I pray is that my feet don't fail me now.
The Beach Boys
If you should ever leave me
Though life would still go on, believe me
The world could show nothing to me
So what good would living do me?
Styx
Take me tonight to the river
And wash my illusions away
Genesis
You don't need to believe in hereafter
Just believe in me
David Bowie
There's a starman waiting in the skyHe'd like to come and meet usBut he thinks he'd blow our minds
In this age of grand illusion
You walked into my life
Argent
God gave rock and roll to you, gave rock and roll to you...Put it in the soul of everyone
"God Gave Rock 'n' Roll To You"
George Harrison
But it takes so long, my Lord
And because of all their tears
Their eyes can't hope to see
The beauty that surrounds them
Give me hope, help me cope with this heavy load
Trying to touch and reach you with heart and soul
"Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)"
You don't need a horoscope or a microscope
To see the mess that you're in
You don't need no passport
And you don't need no visas
You don't need to designate or to emigrate
Before you can see Jesus
You don't need no church house
And you don't need no Temple
You don't need no rosary beads or them books to read To see that you have fallen
If you open up your heart
By chanting the names of the lord and you'll be free
Watch out now
Take care, beware the thoughts that linger
Winding up inside your head
The hopelessness around you
In the dead of night
Beware of sadness
It can hit you
It can hurt you
Make you sore and what is more
That is not what you are here for
When you're down in a hole
Where there's so little chance,
To experience soul
"The Light That Has Lighted the World"
Oh yeah you just don't win
It's so far out, the way out is in
Bow to God and call him Sir
But if you don't know where you're going
Any road will take you there
Queen
Then came a man before His feet he fell
Unclean said the leper and rang his bell
Felt the palm of a hand touch his head
Go now go now you're a new man instead
All going down to see the Lord Jesus
The Edwin Hawkins Singers
He taught me how to watch, fight and pray
Fight and pray!
And he'll rejoice every day
ELP
People are stirred, moved by the word
Kneel at the shrine, deceived by the wine
How was the earth conceived? Infinite space
Is there such a place? You must believe in the human race
Can you believe, God makes you breathe
Why did he lose six million Jews
Tom Waites
And there's a leak, there's a leak, in the boiler room The poor, the lame, the blind
Who are the ones that we kept in charge?
Killers, thieves, and lawyers
God's away, God's away,
When you walk through the garden
You gotta watch your back
Well, I beg your pardon
Walk the straight and narrow track
If you walk with Jesus
He's gonna save your soul
You gotta keep the devil
"Way down in the hole"
Kid Rock
And I'm gonna take my roll cuz I ain't got nothin' to lose...And I'm gonna save your soul if it's really what you want me to do...Get on your knees
I'm your rock n roll Jesus
Led Zeppelin
Yes, there are two paths you can go by, but in the long run There's still time to change the road you're on!
The Byrds
A time to gain, a time to loseA time to rend, a time to sewA time for love, a time for hateA time for peace, I swear it's not too late
And a time to every purpose under heaven
I won't lose a friend by heeding God's call
For what is a friend who'd want you to fall
Others find pleasure in things I despise
Three Dog Night
Joy to the fishes in the deep blue seaJoy to you and me
Kansas
Carry on, my wayward son
There'll be peace when you are done
Lay your weary head to rest
Don't you cry no more
Now don't hang on, nothing lasts forever but the earth and sky. It slips away, and all your money won't another minute buy.
Mac Davis
Music is love and love is music if you know what I mean. People who believe in music are the happiest people I've ever seen. So clap your hands and stomp your feet and shake those tambourines
Lift your voices to the sky tell me what you see.
R.E.M.
That's me in the spotlight, losing my religion
ZZ Top
You might not see him in personBut he'll see you just the sameYou don't have to worry 'cause takin' care of business is his name
Hank Williams
I wandered so aimless life filled with sin
I wouldn't let my dear saviour in
Then Jesus came like a stranger in the night
Praise the Lord I saw the light.
Carrie Underwood
Jesus, take the wheelTake it from my hands'Cause I can't do this on my ownI'm letting goSo give me one more chanceAnd save me from this road I'm on
John Coltrane
May I be acceptable in Thy sight.
We are all one in His grace.
The fact that we do exist is acknowledgement
of Thee, O Lord.
Kris Kristofferson
Lord, help me Jesus, I've wasted itSo help me Jesus, I know what I amBut now that I know that I've needed YouSo help me Jesus, my soul's in Your hand
And Lord it took me back to somethin'
That I'd lost somewhere, somehow along the way
John Lennon
I was the dream weaverBut now I'm rebornI was the walrusBut now I'm John
And so, dear friendsYou'll just have to carry onThe dream is over
You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will live as one
The Velvet Underground
Jesus, help me find my proper place.Help me in my weakness,'Cause I've fallen out of grace.
Bruce Springsteen
A Note to Visitors:
Music, like all art, can be separated from the personal views of the artist. While I strongly disagree with many of Bruce Springsteen’s political positions and public statements in recent years, his contribution to American music is undeniable. I was fortunate to witness his talent long before fame, and these songs are included here out of respect for music itself—not ideology. Fairness to art matters, even when we disagree with the artist.
Why These Songs Are Here:
I was a devoted Bruce Springsteen fan long before the world knew his name—back when he played The Upstage in Asbury Park, New Jersey. Although I deeply disagree with his liberal views today, I believe music should be judged on its own merit. These songs are included to honor the power of music, not to endorse the opinions of the man who wrote them.
Where the way is dark and the night is cold
One sunny morning, we'll rise, I know
And I'll meet you further on up the road
"When the Saints Go Marching In"
The Rolling Stones
May the good Lord shine a light on youMake every song your favorite tuneMay the good Lord shine a light on youWarm like the evening sun
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