religious broadway songs — Page 2

You 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.

I don't know if it counts but there is Listen to Jesus, Jimmy from Reefer Madness.
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"Tell me something my friend, you ever dance with the devil in the pale moonlight?"
-Batman

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.

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Updated On: 6/28/05 at 11:36 AM

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.)