songs evoking scripture

pop songs that have made me think of bible passages (or vice versa)

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Grace by U2

Isaiah 61:3

to provide for those who mourn in Zion—     to give them a garland instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning,     the mantle of praise instead of a faint spirit.

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Luke 18:23 

But when he heard these things, he became very sad, for he was extremely rich.

Baby, you're a rich man by The Beatles

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Romans 12:12-16

Rejoice in hope, be patient in suffering, persevere in prayer.  Contribute to the needs of the saints; extend hospitality to strangers.

Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them. Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep. Live in harmony with one another; do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly; do not claim to be wiser than you are. 

Sit Down by James

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Malachi 4:2

But for you who revere my name the sun of righteousness shall rise, with healing in its wings. You shall go out leaping like calves from the stall. 

But for you who fear my name by Welcome Wagon

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2 Corinthians 12:9

my grace is sufficient for you, for power is made perfect in weakness

Jesus by The Velvet Underground

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John 13:34

I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another.

Teardrop by Massive Attack

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John 15:15

I have called you friends, because I have made known to you everything that I have heard from my Father

Brazos by Matthew E White

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Revelation 21:3-4

and God himself will be with them; he will wipe every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more; mourning and crying and pain will be no more, for the first things have passed away.

Everything's Not Lost - Coldplay 

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Psalm 30:9

What profit is there in my death,     if I go down to the Pit? Will the dust praise you?     Will it tell of your faithfulness?

Atmosphere by Joy Division

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John 14:2

In my Father’s house there are many dwelling-places. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you?

Home by Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros

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Romans 12:5

so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and individually we are members one of another.

Every part of you by Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros

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Acts 2:3

Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among them, and a tongue rested on each of them.

Man on Fire by Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros

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Exodus 33:22

and while my glory passes by I will put you in a cleft of the rock, and I will cover you with my hand until I have passed by

Birmingham by Shovels & Rope

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Romans 8:1

There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.

Now we are free - Hans Zimmer (Gladiator soundtrack)

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John 9:25

He answered, ‘I do not know whether he is a sinner. One thing I do know, that though I was blind, now I see.’

Moving on up by Primal Scream

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Isaiah 53

He was despised and rejected by others;     a man of suffering and acquainted with infirmity; and as one from whom others hide their faces     he was despised, and we held him of no account.

Street Spirit by Radiohead

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John 3:8

The wind blows where it chooses, and you hear the sound of it, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.

Holy Ghost by Low