Re: Secular Songs for Jesus

Jun 22, '16, 1:34 pm

Ecce Ancilla 25 New Member   Join Date: January 14, 2015 Posts: 21 Religion: Catholic

Re: Secular Songs for Jesus Along this theme. . . My sister is a Dominican Sister of St. Cecilia. She told me that she loves to sing KT Tunstall's "Universe and U" to Jesus, and Jesus sings it back to her. So I made a video of the Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia with that theme as a present for her, and I also uploaded it to youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRUTPArPzL0 "When I'm cold inside You are warm and bright You know You are so good for me, With your child's eyes You are more than You seem You see into space I see in your face the places you've been the things you have learned they sit with you so beautifully You know there's no need to hide away You know I tell the truth We are just the same And I can feel everything you do Hear everything you say even when you're miles away 'Cause I am Me, the universe and you. . ." etc. KT Tunstall has a good number of songs that I like to mentally apply to Jesus.

#92   Jun 24, '16, 9:12 am

Lea101 Regular Member   Join Date: January 6, 2016 Posts: 1,574 Religion: ?

Re: Secular Songs for Jesus Selena Gomez has a song called Nobody: No heart, no hands, no skin, no touch Can get me there, nowhere enough To love me like you do, to love me like you do No kiss, no lips, no feel, no rush Can keep me high, I swear no one Can love me like you do, can love me like you do, oh Nobody's gonna love me like you Nobody, uh Nobody, no uh Nobody's gonna love me like you do Like you, ooh Nobody's gonna love me like you Nobody, uh Nobody, no uh Nobody's ever loved me to the truth Like you, ooh Nobody's gonna love me like you Nobody, nobody ooh No oxygen, could barely breathe My darkest sin, you've raised release And it's all because of you, all because of you I don't know what it is, but you've pulled me in No one compares, could ever begin.. ...and so on. I thought it was about a boy, but she said on Twitter a while back that it was about God. She also sang this song along with a song from hillsong at one point in her concerts. Secular i guess, since she's a pop singer

#93   Jun 27, '16, 11:36 pm

Dwyer Regular Member   Join Date: February 26, 2007 Posts: 1,361 Religion: Byzantine Catholic

Re: Secular Songs for Jesus Sunny (1966) by Bobby Hebb Bobby Hebb stated that the song is about his brother who was murdered and the song was written within 48 hours after his brother was killed but someone in a comment on YouTube claims they read an interview with Bobby Hebb and Mr. Hebb said that Sunny is the Son of God and he is singing praise to Christ. The YouTube Commenter didn't say where they read the interview; I tried to finding the interview online but couldn't find anything: Quote: Sunny, yesterday my life was filled with rain. Sunny, you smiled at me and really eased the pain The dark days are gone, and the bright days are here My Sunny one shines so sincere Sunny one so true, I love you Sunny, thank you for the sunshine bouquet Sunny, thank you for the love you brought my way You gave to me your all and all Now I feel ten feet tall Sunny one so true, I love you Sunny, thank you for the truth you let me see Sunny, thank you for the facts from A to Z My life was torn like a wind-blown sand And the rock was formed when you held my hand Sunny one so true, I love you Sunny, thank you for the smile upon your face Sunny, thank you for the gleam that shows its grace You're my spark of nature's fire You're my sweet complete desire Sunny one so true, I love you Sunny, yesterday my life was filled with rain Sunny, you smiled at me and really eased the pain Now the dark days are gone, and the bright days are here My Sunny one shines so sincere Sunny one so true, I love you...I love You... I also want to mention A Love Supreme by John Coltrane and Duke Ellington's three Concerts of Sacred Music from the Jazz World although those works are intended to be spiritual music. __________________ "It's a free country; you can say whatever you want." --Old American Saying (U.S. Postal Service stamp-- from 1977 Americana series which extols freedom of speech and features a Speaker's Stand decorated with an American Flag shield.)

#94   Mar 22, '17, 4:27 am

john1513 Junior Member   Join Date: December 5, 2011 Posts: 391 Religion: Catholic

Re: Secular Songs for Jesus Quote: I have crossed the horizon to find you I know your name They have stolen the heart from inside you But this does not define you This is not who you are You know who you are - Moana soundtrack

#95   Mar 22, '17, 6:04 pm

KatNJ Observing Member   Join Date: August 22, 2013 Posts: 3 Religion: Catholic

Re: Secular Songs for Jesus This song makes me think of Jesus calling a lost sheep back to confession and the Church. Hideaway by Berlin Cool and so breezy Take it or leave it Keeping your distance Arrows to your heart just bounce away I see you bleeding Your sad eyes are pleading The poison is spreading So cleanse yourself with tears of salvation Forget the pain Hideaway in my arms Where's the shame Cry away there's no harm Lost in a nightmare Falling through thin air Faster and faster Love is getting closer and closer It's time that you wake up From haircuts and make up No need to be frightened Trust in the love that you dream of You'll be my hero Start back at zero Throw off your mask Freedom at last Trust in a needed friend Songwriters: CHAS SANDFORD, JOHN CRAWFORD

#96   Mar 27, '17, 6:36 pm

Peter J Forum Elder   Join Date: April 7, 2008 Posts: 17,596 Religion: Catholic

Re: Secular Songs for Jesus Quote: Originally Posted by Bobby Jim "Won't you look down upon me, Jesus, You've got to help me make a stand. You've just got to see me through another day. My body's aching and my time is at hand and I won't make it any other way. Oh, I've seen fire and I've seen rain..." - James Taylor

#97   Mar 27, '17, 6:41 pm

Peter J Forum Elder   Join Date: April 7, 2008 Posts: 17,596 Religion: Catholic

Re: Secular Songs for Jesus Quote: Originally Posted by Steveabrous "Christ you know it aint easy. That line always bothered me. I looked it up one time and learned that Paul, who performed that song with him, omitted the swear, so I got a bit of comfort from that fact.

#98   Mar 27, '17, 6:52 pm

Peter J Forum Elder   Join Date: April 7, 2008 Posts: 17,596 Religion: Catholic

Re: Secular Songs for Jesus Quote: Originally Posted by DaddyGirl All those lyrics seem to be about love. If you equate God with love, then you can perceive them that way. But even then we might want to subdivide those into two categories, depending whether the artist equates God with love.

#99   Mar 30, '17, 1:08 pm

Peter J Forum Elder   Join Date: April 7, 2008 Posts: 17,596 Religion: Catholic

Re: Secular Songs for Jesus Good thread btw. (Started it a few days ago, but just now got to back it to finished it.) I may be showing my bias here, but people who like this thread may like https://forums.catholic.com/showthread.php?t=1046173 (and vice versa).

#100   Apr 8, '17, 3:58 pm

janeway529 Regular Member   Join Date: July 3, 2012 Posts: 877 Religion: Roman Catholic

Re: Secular Songs for Jesus From the musical 'Wicked,' the song 'For Good.' Quote: I've heard it said That people come into our lives for a reason Bringing something we must learn And we are led To those who help us most to grow If we let them And we help them in return Well, I don't know if I believe that's true But I know I'm who I am today Because I knew you... Like a comet pulled from orbit As it passes a sun Like a stream that meets a boulder Halfway through the wood Who can say if I've been changed for the better? But because I knew you I have been changed for good It well may be That we will never meet again In this lifetime So let me say before we part So much of me Is made of what I learned from you You'll be with me Like a handprint on my heart And now whatever way our stories end I know you have re-written mine By being my friend... Like a ship blown from its mooring By a wind off the sea Like a seed dropped by a skybird In a distant wood Who can say if I've been changed for the better? But because I knew you Because I knew you I have been changed for good And just to clear the air I ask forgiveness For the things I've done, you blame me for But then, I guess we know There's blame to share And none of it seems to matter anymore Like a comet pulled from orbit As it passes the sun Like a stream that meets a boulder Halfway through the wood Like a ship blown from its mooring By a wind off the sea Like a seed dropped by a skybird In the wood (Harmony over Glinda) Who can say if I've been Changed for the better? I do believe I have been Changed for the better And because I knew you... Because I knew you... Because I knew you... I have been changed for good... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZ0pXUb5jVU __________________ “Sometimes the need for mystery is greater than the need for an answer.” -Ken Kesey

#101   Apr 12, '17, 6:35 am

john1513 Junior Member   Join Date: December 5, 2011 Posts: 391 Religion: Catholic

Re: Secular Songs for Jesus Quote: I know you haven't made your mind up yet, But I would never do you wrong. I've known it from the moment that we met, No doubt in my mind where you belong. I'd go hungry; I'd go black and blue, And I'd go crawling down the avenue. No, there's nothing that I wouldn't do To make you feel my love. - Make You Feel My Love by Bob Dylan I like the Garth Brooks version! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzuNKgTFkw8

#102   Apr 21, '17, 6:59 am

Therese11 Regular Member   Join Date: April 3, 2014 Posts: 819 Religion: Catholic

Re: Secular Songs for Jesus None of those songs are in any way about God. They are all about sex, lust etc. The video to wrecking ball with miley swinging naked is bad enough. If anything they are sinful songs and trying to lead the youth into sinful lifestyles. Just yesterday another of mileys songs came on the radio "we can't stop" there is a line in that song goes something like- It's our party we can do what we want It’s our party we can say what we want It’s our party we can love who we want We can kiss who we want We can see who we want Just sumes up the hold celebs have on young people

#103   Apr 21, '17, 12:44 pm

john1513 Junior Member   Join Date: December 5, 2011 Posts: 391 Religion: Catholic

Re: Secular Songs for Jesus Quote: Originally Posted by Therese11 None of those songs are in any way about God. You may be misunderstanding the meaning of "secular" songs for Jesus. Quote: If anything they are sinful songs and trying to lead the youth into sinful lifestyles. Many are bad, some are good. Most have an artistic quality Christian pop songs severely lack.

#104   Apr 21, '17, 2:28 pm

Therese11 Regular Member   Join Date: April 3, 2014 Posts: 819 Religion: Catholic

Re: Secular Songs for Jesus Quote: Originally Posted by john1513 You may be misunderstanding the meaning of "secular" songs for Jesus. The point I'm making is those artists are not for Our Lord!

#105   Apr 24, '17, 11:04 am

john1513 Junior Member   Join Date: December 5, 2011 Posts: 391 Religion: Catholic

Re: Secular Songs for Jesus Quote: Originally Posted by Therese11 The point I'm making is those artists are not for Our Lord! But their songs can be.