Rock Lyrics That Sing Praises to God

Rock Lyrics That Sing Praises to God

Author: Merryl Lentz

Musicians often have hell to pay for playing rock and roll. They shoulder the blame for being in cahoots with the devil, and for glorifying him with secret messages supposedly hidden in their lyrics.  If a berserk kid goes on a shooting spree, rock lyrics must have possessed his soul. If a killer mentions he likes a certain band, their lyrics must have cast a murderous spell over him. If your lottery numbers don't hit, heck, why not blame the lyrics of a rock band?

Well, guess what? There actually are rock bands who write lyrics about God.  Yes, that God. They've glorified God ”not the other dude” in their songs. Here are a few musicians who've written music and lyrics about how God has rocked their world:

George Harrison My Sweet Lord

With poignant sincerity, Harrison sang the lyrics, I really want to know you/Really want to go with you/Really want to show you, Lord/That it won't take long, my Lord. Deeply spiritual, Harrison subtly wove  hallelujahs and Hare Krishna chants throughout the pious lyrics. He also underscored his worship of a divine entity with the repetition of the lyrics, my sweet Lord throughout the entire song. Harrison is now with the God he so dearly loved, and that makes the lyrics all the more meaningful.

Stryper Honestly

Blessed with pretty-boy good looks, an abundance of talent, a knack for theatrics, and the ability to write music and lyrics that didn't preach, these glam-rockers strongly connected with audiences worldwide, and brought Christian metal into the mainstream. The gorgeous power ballad, Honestly, with its sweeping, majestic melody, and passionately delivered lyrics, became their best-known song Its lyrics, Call on me and I'l be there for you/I'm a friend who always will be true/And I love you, can't you see/That I love you honestly/I will never betray your trust in me is a message of comfort and reassurance from God to one of His followers.

Norman Greenbaum Spirit in the Sky

Gospel call-and-response bursts make this sunny, classic rock song shine even brighter. Greenbaum wrote the lyrics, which convey joyous anticipation of the afterlife, in a mere 15 minutes. Greenbaum, who is also Jewish and makes numerous references to Jesus in the lyrics, claims he had no religious intentions when he wrote the song he just wanted to reach a bigger market. Disillusioning as that may be, the song's uplifting melody and lyrics make the hereafter a little less intimidating.

Train Calling All Angels

Patrick Monahan of this Grammy Award-winning alt-rock band plaintively sings the lyrics of this emotionally moving song. He beseeches heaven, God and the angels above to give him a sign of their love amidst the world's turmoil. Hungering for an anchor of faith, and professing he'll be loyal to it once it appears, he sings the powerful lyrics, I need a sign to let me know you're here.../And I'm calling all angels/I won't give up if you won't give up.

KISS God Gave Rock  Roll to You

KISS? The fire-breathing, blood-spewing band who once dodged accusations that their name stood for Knights In Satan Service? Yep. A reworking of an Argent song from a uniquely KISS perspective, the lyrics include, God gave rock and roll to you/Gave rock and roll to you/Put it in the soul of everyone. According to Gene Simmons, the song lyrics were rewritten, as kind of a guitar anthem song, that being in a band and playing guitar was a privilege and a God-given gift.  And we thank God they were given that gift!

Many rock lyrics aren't an off-ramp directly to hell. The bands that pen lyrics about God may come as a surprise, but they're definitely going in a different direction, on a higher road.

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