Autonemesis

If You Could Hie to KOLOB

If you could hie to Kolob
in the twinkling of an eye,
And then continue onward
with the speed of light to fly,
D'ye think that you could ever,
through all eternity,
Find out the generation
where Gods began to be?

Or see the grand beginning,
where space did not extend?
Or view the last creation
where Gods and matter end?
Methinks the Spirit whispers,
"No man has found 'pure space',"
Nor seen the outside curtains,
where nothing has a place.

The works of God continue,
and worlds and lives abound;
Improvement and progression
have one eternal round.
There is no end to matter;
there is no end to space;
There is no end to spirit;
there is no end to race.

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Too bad this hymn has fallen out of favor in the Mormon church. It is still published in the hymnal, though.

lugotorix

My dad used to sing a song by Hank Williams Sr called "I Saw The Light". When I became a Buddhist, I changed a few words in it to get a Buddhist Gospel song:

I doubt it will motivate anyone for a Buddhist Tent Revival movement, though.

hastalavista2u

"St. Elmo's fire(Man in motion)"
Lou Parr--[from movie by same title]--

This may not be 'religious',but still one of my favorite tunes,period.
And don't confuse this with that slow piano balad from the same movie.


"...in some ways you're a lot like me,you're just a prisoner,and you're trying to break free."
[The lyrics in the song say a lot.]

MortalWombat

I like (or should I say am moved by) "Tears in Heaven" by Eric Clapton. Although it's not strictly religious, but more about the loss of his young son.

I think George Harrison's "My Sweet Lord" is a pretty catchy tune to sing along to.

I also still enjoy listening to liturgical Byzantine chants (having been raised Greek Orthodox). If anyone is interested, some can be found <a href="http://www.goarch.org/en/multimedia/audio/" target="_blank">here</a>

Elbereth

Mozart - Allegri Miserere mei, Deus (that's probably wrong but it's the title I have).

It's just amazing... but the first copy I had was in English and I had to get different copy because I would laugh at the lyrics.


Christmas music is it's own category though, so there it would be Greensleeves, or Veni Veni and Silent Night by Manheim Steamroller.

Pugilist Atheist

"Tramp On The Street" sung by Hank Williams, Sr. A lot of people have recorded it, but I like Hank's version.

Dargo

"Trust and Obey"

I don't particularly care for this hymn musically, but it's a very honest statement of religious faith. The chorus says "Trust and obey, for there's no other way to be happy in Jesus, but to trust and obey."

I also still enjoy most Christmas carols. I guess its some nostalgia sentiment.

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Hubble head

I don't even like country music but I admit I like "The Devil Went Down to Georgia". yeehaw.

Janaya

This is a tough one. Especially since I am an atheist.

I absolutely loved Lord of the Dance when I was a Methodist. I found it to be very life affirming and uplifting to sing.
'And I danced in the moon and the stars and the sun'
and
'They cut me down and I leapt up high'
That was just awesome to me.

Jesu, Thou Joy of Man's Desiring
I used to play violin and this was just so satisfying to play. If I still played violin this is probably one I would still play.

Mozart's Requiem is in a league of it's own.

Most recently I would say the Amy Grant does a spectacular job with her rendition of 'Oh little town of Bethlehem' which segues into 'Immanuel' on one of her Christmas albums.

I just love music.

Peace,
Janaya