religious broadway songs
#26re: religious broadway songs
Posted: 6/28/05 at 8:59amYou might want to check that you are permitted to use "non-sacred" songs in worship. I've sung at a few different churches that were very strict about what they permitted during a service. At one wedding we were even leery about "One Hand, One Heart". At another, they didnt' really even like the idea of me singing a Michael W. Smith ( a contemporary Christian singer) song. Personally, I think it's great to take a "secular" song and put some "sacred" meaning behind it, but not everyone thinks that way.
#27re: religious broadway songs
Posted: 6/28/05 at 9:03amHow Blest We Are - Big River
worrell4077
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/11/04
#28re: religious broadway songs
Posted: 6/28/05 at 10:16am
I don't know if it counts but there is Listen to Jesus, Jimmy from Reefer Madness.
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stacey
Swing Joined: 6/27/05
#29re: religious broadway songs
Posted: 6/28/05 at 10:59amI'm sure you could do "You'll Never Walk Alone" from Carousel.
#30re: religious broadway songs
Posted: 6/28/05 at 11:36am
I'd recommend "A Simple Song" from Bernstein's "Mass". I sing it in churches all the time.
I also second the "Christmas Song" from Songs for a New World. I've heard it done in churches quite often and it always goes over well.
Gothampc
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#31re: religious broadway songs
Posted: 6/28/05 at 12:08pmPass The Cross to Me from Shenandoah
Clark Sayre2
Swing Joined: 11/20/18
#32re: religious broadway songs
Posted: 11/20/18 at 8:46pm
I've just recorded a new album called Broadway Songs of the Spirit which all have that spiritual component. Probably most are not the first songs that would pop into your head. Give a listen: https://sites.google.com/view/clark-sayre-studios/broadway-songs-of-the-spirit/sample-tracks?authuser=0 (Yes, I've cleared all the rights.)
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