Religious music for less than devout


We have a thread " Jazz for someone who doesn’t like jazz. " In a similar vein perhaps "Religious music for the less than devout".

"people get ready" - Rod Stewart
"Amazing Grace" - Jessye Norman
2009 "Duets" - Five Blind Boys of Alabama, The - entire CD
1988 "Sweet Fellowship" - Acappella, the entire CD

In 1989 I was working in NJ, I may have been the only guy on the job who did not know he was working for the Irish Mafia. I would lend people the CD "Sweet Fellowship" and they were willing to pay for it but never return it:

"Here is $20 kid, go buy yourself another cuz youz can’t have mine back. Now don’t ever ask me again."


timothywright
One of my all time favorite Christian songs is Bob Dylans "In the garden". Absolutely beautiful music & lyrics (shown below).

When they came for Him in the garden, did they know?
When they came for Him in the garden, did they know?
Did they know He was the Son of God, did they know that He was Lord?
Did they hear when He told Peter, “Peter, put up your sword”?
When they came for Him in the garden, did they know?
When they came for Him in the garden, did they know?

When He spoke to them in the city, did they hear?
When He spoke to them in the city, did they hear?
Nicodemus came at night so he wouldn’t be seen by men
Saying, “Master, tell me why a man must be born again”
When He spoke to them in the city, did they hear?
When He spoke to them in the city, did they hear?

When He healed the blind and crippled, did they see?
When He healed the blind and crippled, did they see?
When He said, “Pick up your bed and walk, why must you criticize?
Same thing My Father do, I can do likewise”
When He healed the blind and crippled, did they see?
When He healed the blind and crippled, did they see?

Did they speak out against Him, did they dare?
Did they speak out against Him, did they dare?
The multitude wanted to make Him king, put a crown upon His head
Why did He slip away to a quiet place instead?
Did they speak out against Him, did they dare?
Did they speak out against Him, did they dare?

When He rose from the dead, did they believe?
When He rose from the dead, did they believe?
He said, “All power is given to Me in heaven and on earth”
Did they know right then and there what the power was worth?
When He rose from the dead, did they believe?
When He rose from the dead, did they believe?
My favorite Led Zeppelin song is In My Time of Dying.
Traditional Gospel song. I was amazed to hear it on a Josh White recording called Jesus Gonna Make Up My Dying Bed. 
I saw the above mention of Jerry Lee Lewis, so I looked him up.  Apparently he had a stroke in February 2019, and lost the use of his right hand.  
He wanted to do a gospel album after his brush with death, and it’s due for release I think, soon.  T Bone Burnett is producing, and when Lewis started playing the ivories, his hand came around.  Hopefully it’s one for the ages...

another artist who deserves a mention is Ashley Cleveland.  She started releasing music in the 90’s, and had some pretty good releases of gospel rock.

Look up Denomination Blues on YouTube.  
It’s off the CD God Don’t Never Change, which is a collection of really really old gospel songs that she rockified.
 And if you really want to rock out one time, look up I’m Not Made That Way.  

Elvis Complete Gospel Recordings.  Quite good sound and oh can he sing or did you already know that.
There was also "I Saw the Light" that my mom and I used to sing together.  I think it was Hank Williams.  I grew up with this stuff.  Lots of Master's family and the Browns.  Old school