![]() Sufjan Stevens 'To Be Alone With You' As stated above, Sufjan Stevens is widely known to be open about his Christian beliefs. Lyrics: Hear the trumpets, hear the pipers/ One hundred million angels singing/ Multitudes are marching to the big kettledrum/ Voices calling and voices crying/ Some are born and some are dying/ It's Alpha and Omega's kingdom come. The song uses apocalyptic imagery to describe the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. One of his more famous late-career songs is the title track of his final album, When the Man Comes Around. ![]() He focused much of his career reaching out to the downtrodden, recorded numerous hymns and even recorded a reading of the Bible. Johnny Cash 'When the Man Comes Around' The Man in Black was known almost as much for his pious sinner persona as for his music. Lyrics: Truth is an arrow and the gate is narrow that it passes through/ He unreleased His power at an unknown hour that no one knew. The ninth song on the album, When He Returns, describes the glory and terror of the Second Coming of Jesus. In 1979, he released his first born again album, Slow Train Coming. Bob Dylan 'When He Returns' In the 1970s, the already legendary Bob Dylan converted to evangelical Christianity, a switch that had a major impact on his music. Lyrics: I'm not worried bout a thing/ Cause I know You are guiding me/ Where You lead me, lord, I will go/ I have no fear cause I know who's in control. The song was generally considered a successful fusion of contemporary pop and gospel. Michelle Williams 'Say Yes' In 2014, Michelle Williams reunited with her Destinys Child band mates Beyonce and Kelly Rowland to record the gospel song, Say Yes, an overt song of Christian praise. Lyrics: I was born long ago/ I am the chosen I'm the one/ I have come to save the day/ And I won't leave until I'm done. ![]() The song is told from the perspective of Jesus describing his life and mission, asking if you gonna go my way. Lenny Kravits 'Are You Gonna Go My Way' According to Kravitz, the self-titled song from his massively successful 1993 album, Are You Gonna Go My Way, is about his desire to follow Jesus. Lyrics: We ate the food, we drank the wine/ Everybody having a good time/ Except you/ You were talking about the end of the world. The song, titled Until the End of the World, tells the story of the Last Supper from the perspective of Judas Iscariot, the apostle who betrayed Jesus. But the fourth song on their game-changing album, Achtung Baby, is a little more cryptic and clever. References to kingdom come and even Yahweh abound in their chart-topping albums. U2 'Until the End of the World' U2 hasnt shied away from exploring Christianity in its music. In honor of Easter, here are seven other mainstream pop songs that are about Jesus. But Stevens isnt the only mainstream artist to weave Christianity into his music. Stevens doesnt hide his beliefs when it comes to the lyrics he writes, David Roark wrote in The Atlantic, Yet the gist of Stevens work transcends religious and spiritual subjects to tackle broader themes. ![]() Stevens has made quite the name for himself by being a critical force within the ever-fickle indie-music scene, who doesnt shy away from inserting his religion into music. With the release of Sufjan Stevens seventh studio album, Carrie & Lowell, all eyes are on depictions of Christian belief in popular music.
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