“Country music is three chords and the truth” noted songwriter Harlan Howard famously said. But truth, and specifically biblical truth, exists in many other music genres, too.
THE ROCK, POP, AND COUNTRY GOSPEL explores the spiritual heart of popular music through an eclectic collection of fifty songs, some of which you know by heart, and a few you probably don’t.
Delve into the fascinating stories about how each song in this multi-genre collection came to be written, and see how God and His message of love, hope, and encouragement can be found within their lyrics.
“Inspiring, encouraging, and puts a song in your heart that helps to deal with whatever story you’re living out.”
Songs and scripture featured in the book
“I Would Die 4 U” / Isaiah 55:8-9
“Hallelujah” / Psalm 51:17
“Family Bible” / Psalm 78:4
“Life Is Sweet” / 2 Corinthians 9:8
“Hey God” / Psalm 13:1–2
“Learn to be Still” / Isaiah 30:15
“Beer With Jesus” / Matthew 6:9–13
“Hit ‘Em Back” / Matthew 5:43–44
“One of Us” / Hebrews 2:14–18
“One Day at a Time” / Matthew 6:31–34
“Something in the Water” / Romans 6:3–4
“Dust in the Wind” / James 4:13–14
“Jesus is Just Alright” / Hebrews 1:1–5
“I Won’t Back Down” / 2 Thessalonians 2:15
“Party in Hell” / Matthew 10:28
“You Found Me” / Psalm 139:1–3
“What I’ve Done” / Romans 3:26b
“Believe” / Hebrews 13:14
“Bridge Over Troubled Water” / John 15:12–13
“Looking East” / John 14:6
“When I Get Where I’m Going” / Matthew 17:3–4
“Pocketful of Sunshine” / James 1:2
“Notbroken” / 2 Corinthians 4:8–9
“I Saw God Today” / Romans 1:20
“Do It Again” / Proverbs 3:5–6
“Gotta Serve Somebody” / Luke 1:38
“Three Wooden Crosses” / 2 Timothy 1:9
“Where the Streets Have No Name” / Revelation 21:1a, 3–4
“Nothing Else Matters” / Philippians 3:8–9
“Straight to Hell” / 1 John 3:1a
“One Love” / Hebrews 4:13
“Simple Man” / 1 Timothy 6:9–10a
“Unanswered Prayers” / Jeremiah 29:11
“By the Water” / John 6:44
“Jesus” / Ephesians 4:21–24
“I Saw the Light” / John 1:4–5
“Are You Gonna Go My Way” / John 15:12–14
“Tears In Heaven” / Revelation 21:3–4
“Spirit In The Sky” / Romans 5:1
“The Seeker” / Luke 12:31
“By the Grace of God” / 1 Peter 5:10
“Everything” / Mark 12:29–30
“Savior’s Shadow” / Psalm 91:1–2
“Dig Down” / Luke 6:47–48
“Shine” / Jeremiah 29:13
“Long Black Train” / 1 Corinthians 10:13
“Stand By Me” / Psalm 23:4
“Let It Be” / Luke 1:38
“Higher Love” / Ephesians 3:17–19
“New Again” / Revelation 21:5
“I am so impressed with how interactive this book is- being able to scan a code and immediately pull up the song on Spotify makes the experience so immersive.”