Is it strange, considering I am an atheist, that one of my favorite songs is “My Sweet Lord”?
No....not at all..I absolutely adore music specifically written and commissioned for religious purposes..Requiems Masses Choral works by the best composers in history dedicated to God etc
Think Bach..Mozart..Handel..etc
And I am a fervent Athiest...music is music..and if it's good it's good..?
One of mine is “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot” (probably not the correct name). And we all love the singing and swinging from some of the best Black churches... eg Sweet Honey in the Rock.
Music is music. If it is beautiful, enjoy it.
One of my favorite songs is "O Holy Night" -- and I was raised Jewish, so that's a double no-no!
I find myself singing Amazing Grace when I walk the dog. It’s not the lyrics, it’s the calming melody.
Agree, it's the energy of the song, not the "message" I love Ernie Ford spirituals. Also the entire attendance sang Amazing Grace at my wife's' memorial. The energy was really comforting.
Amaaaaa-zing dogggg how cuuuuute you arrrrrre.... ???