I am a 17 year old soprano. I have been asked to sing in my church. Are there any Broadway songs I can sing that have a religious or could be considered religious topic? (EX: You'll Never Walk Alone)
There are many songs that can be used, just change the pronoun to "You" or "Him", meaning God or Jesus.
I actually did a solo version of "For Good" switching a few words around, like because I Know you, etc.
We in the church singin biz often joke that you can take practically any song, specially love songs and but Lord, or Him in place of Her or you...and even You works, depending on lyrics.
"Goodness is rewarded. Hope is guaranteed. Laughter builds strong bones. Right will intercede. Things you've said I often find I need, indeed. I see the world through your eyes. What's black and white is colorized. The knowledge you most dearly prized I'm eager to employ. You said that life has infinite joys."
yeah forgot about the soprano thing...but im a soprano and i can sing it pretty well....sometimes you can ask a writer for sheet music to a song before its been released...i know they didn that with some wicked.
Out of context of the show, the song "You Walk With Me" from THE FULL MONTY actually could be perceived as a religious song. You just may not want to mention where the songs comes from LOL. I actually sang that as a duet at a recent wedding. It could be done as a solo.
"You pile up enough tomorrows, and you'll find you are left with nothing but a lot of empty yesterdays. I don't know about you, but I'd like to make today worth remembering." --Harold Hill from The Music Man
I would advise against JCS. I wouldn't consider the main female ballad in the show (I Don't Know How to Love Him) a really religious song, more of a pop ballad. It really isn't a soprano friendly show considering there is one female lead (Mary Magdalene) who sings on the lower side.
"You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view - until you climb into his skin and walk around in it."
To Kill A Mockingbird
As a Christian worship leader, I have to tell you that Godspell is probably the only thing you'll be able to get away with in a traditional church setting...and not "Turn Back, Oh Man," either.