Songs About Saying So

Are these good songs? Yeah, they are. How do you know that? Because I say so, of course! Enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Doja Cat  ~  "Say So"

2)  3LW  ~  "'Til I Say So"

3)  Israel and New Breed ft. Hillsong  ~  "Say So"

4)  Allen Stone  ~  "Say So"

5)  Smokie Norful  ~  "Say So"

6)  My Favorite Highway  ~  "Say So"

7)  Britney Spears  ~  "When I Say So"

8)  Terror Jr.  ~  "Say So"

9)  Chloe x Halle ft. PS22 Chorus  ~  "I Say So"

10)  Harrison Craig  ~  "Even If You Say So"

11)  Nicole C. Mullen  ~  "Talk About It (Say So)"

12)  Uh Huh Her  ~  "Say So"

13)  Elton John  ~  "Sad Songs (Say So Much)"

14)  Graham Coxon  ~  "Say So What"

15)  Stephanie Mabey  ~  "'Til You Say So"

16)  Shannon Noll ~  "'Til We Say So"

17)  Esmée - It's Summer (Because We Say So)"

18)  A Flock Of Seagulls  ~  "Say So Much"

19)  Vinyl Theatre  ~  "If You Say So"

20)  Lea Michele  ~  "If You Say So"  (I'm fully aware of the current allegations being thrown Lea's way, and frankly, she probably IS a horrible person. But the song is good, and I don't generally make a habit of censoring artists because of their personal lives. If I did, I'd probably have no songs to post by anyone here.)

21)  Blue Stahli ft. Emma Anzai (of Sick Puppies)  ~  "Not Over Til We Say So"

22)  The Innocence Mission  ~  "I Hear You Say So"

23)  Bettye Lavette  ~  "Just Say So"

24)  Point Of Grace  ~  "Say So"

25)  Andraé Crouch  ~  "Say So"

"Kingdom" Music

Here's another entry in my ongoing series of posts featuring faith-based songs centered around a theme. This time up, the songs are about the kingdom of God. Inspiration for the post came from my recently hearing and loving the first song in this collection. But I enjoyed discovering (or hearing again) all the other songs in this set as well. Hope you will, too!  ~  JH

1)  Rend Collective  ~  "Build Your Kingdom Here"

2)  Elevation Worship  ~  "Kingdom Come"

3)  Nicole C. Mullen  ~  "Kingdom Come"

4)  Jason Gray  ~  "With Every Act Of Love"

5)  Covenant Worship  ~  "Kingdom Come"

6)  Group 1 Crew  ~  "Keys To The Kingdom"

7)  Jesus Culture  ~  "Kingdom"

8)  Starfield  ~  "The Kingdom"

9)  Laura Story  ~  "There Is A Kingdom"

10)  Canton Jones ft. Mouthpi3ce  ~  "Kingdom Business"

11)  My Dirty Silver  ~  "Kingdom Come"

12)  Hillsong Live  ~  "Yours Is The Kingdom"

13)  Matt Maher  ~  "As It Is In Heaven"

14)  Dwayne Tryumf ft. A Star, Tru2DaName, & Matthew Allen  ~  "Thy Kingdom Come"

15)  Jesus Culture  ~  "My Romance"

16)  Sidewalk Prophets  ~  "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us"

17)  Kutless  ~  "In The City"

18)  Keith & Kristyn Getty  ~  "Hear The Call Of The Kingdom"

19)  Matty Mullins  ~  "Glory"

20)  Paul Baloche  ~  "King Of Heaven"

21)  The Silver Pages ft. Mona Reeves  ~  "When Your Kingdom Comes"

22)  Brandon Grissom  ~  "Kingdom Come"

23)  Sanctus Real  ~  "You Are God"

24)  Cindy Cruse Ratcliff  ~  "Kingdom Come"

25)  Worship Central NZ  ~  "Kingdom Come"

Songs About Forgiveness

Here's a one-off in my ongoing series of posts featuring faith-based songs centered around a specific theme – this one a collection of tunes about "Forgiveness." While forgiveness is not a doctrine or virtue exclusive to Christianity, forgiving and being forgiven are major elements of the Christian faith. Some good stuff here! Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Matthew West  ~  "Forgiveness"

2)  TobyMac ft. Lecrae  ~  "Forgiveness"

3)  Bob Carlisle  ~  "Forgiveness"

4)  Jason Gray  ~  "Forgiveness Is A Miracle"

5)  Aaron Gillespie  ~  "Some Will Seek Forgiveness, Others Escape"

6)  Sanctus Real  ~  "Forgiven"

7)  Bethel Music ft. Brian Johnson  ~  "Forgiven"

8)  Jimmy Needham  ~  "Forgiven And Loved"

9)  Gordon Mote & Jason Crabb  ~  "Please Forgive Me"

10)  Group 1 Crew  ~  "Forgive Me"

11)  Nicole C. Mullen  ~  "Forgive Me"

12)  Superchick  ~  "We Live"

13)  Kevin LeVar  ~  "A Heart That Forgives"

14)  Shane & Shane   ~ "That's How You Forgive"

15)  Gaither Vocal Band  ~  "Forgive Me"

16)  Rebecca St. James  ~  "Forgive Me"

17)  Russ Taff  ~  "I'm Forgiven"

18)  VeggieTales  ~  "The Forgiveness Song"

19)  Tenth Avenue North  ~  "Forgive Me"

20)  Chris Tomlin  ~  "You Are My King (Amazing Love)"

Songs About Redemption

Here's the first installment in what will hopefully be a long and ongoing series of posts consisting entirely of faith-based songs centered around a single theme. First up, songs about redemption. With the first priority being to feature high-quality songs, I also made a special effort to explore a wide variety of genres here, including gospel, pop, Christian contemporary, Southern gospel, rock, praise and worship, and even one rap song. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  JJ Heller  ~  "Redemption"

2)  Johnny Cash  ~  "Redemption"

3)  Israel Houghton ft. Michael Gungor & Aaron Lindsey  ~  "Sing Redemption's Song"

4)  The Hoppers  ~  "Let The Redeemed Say So"

5)  Nicole C. Mullen  ~  "Redeemer"

6)  Charlotte Church  ~  "Guide Me, O Thou Great Redeemer"

7)  Hannah McClure ft. William Matthews  ~  "God Of The Redeemed"

8)  Hezekiah Walker  ~  "Let The Redeemed"

9)  Gaither Homecoming ft. Squire Parsons, Karen Peck, & Guy Penrod  ~  "Redeemed"

10)  Casting Crowns  ~  "Blessed Redeemer"

11)  Planetshakers  ~  "Redeemer"

12)  Hillsong Live  ~  "We The Redeemed"

13)  Bushwick Bill  ~  "Testimony Of Redemption"

14)  Steven Curtis Chapman  ~  "My Redeemer Is Faithful And True"

15)  Michael English  ~  "Feels Like Redemption"

16)  Gaither Homecoming ft. Allison Durham Speer  ~  "He's Worthy (Song Of The Redeemed)"

17)  Matthew Smith  ~  "Redeemed, Restored, Forgiven"

18)  Myron Butler & Levi  ~  "Redeemed"

19)  Greater Vision  ~  "Since I Have Been Redeemed"

20)  Parachute Band  ~  "The Redeemed"

21)  Jessy Dixon  ~  "I Am Redeemed"

22)  Big Daddy Weave  ~  "Redeemed"

23)  Legacy Five  ~  "I Stand Redeemed"

24)  Hillsong Church  ~  "My Redeemer Lives"

25)  The Cathedrals  ~  "Redemption Draweth Nigh"

BONUS TRACK:  Gaither Homecoming ft. Vestal Goodman  ~  "There Is A Fountain"  (This one doesn't have any form of the word "redemption" in its title, but was one of the first to come to mind for me when I thought about the theme of redemption.)

"Warm" Songs

Here's the followup to yesterday's most recent "Opposites" music post. Those were songs with "Cool" in their titles; these have the word "Warm" in their titles. If you're where I am today, or anywhere else this cold, stay "Warm" and enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Kris Kross  ~  "Warm It Up"

2)  Banks  ~  "Warm Water"

3)  The Beatles  ~  "Happiness Is A Warm Gun"

4)  Mary Lambert  ~  "She Keeps Me Warm"

5)  Bush  ~  "Warm Machine"

6)  Nicole C. Mullen  ~  "A Warm Place To Rest"

7)  Van Morrison  ~  "Warm Love"

8)  Dolly Parton  ~  "The Fire That Keeps You Warm"

9)  Rudy Currence  ~  "Cold Hands, Warm Heart"

10)  Melanie  ~  "Something Warm"

11)   Barry Manilow  ~  "Keep Each Other Warm"

12)  Paris Hilton & Paul Sorvino  ~  "Happiness Is Not A Warm Scalpel"

13)  Asher Monroe  ~  "Warm Winter Night"

14)  Music Go Music  ~  "Warm In The Shadows"

15)  Frank Sinatra  ~  "I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm"

16)  Goldfrapp  ~  "Shiny & Warm"

17)  Yusuf  (Cat Stevens)  ~  "Roadsinger (To Warm You Through The Night)"

18)  Ingrid Michaelson  ~  "Keep Warm"

19)  Enter Shikari  ~  "Warm Smiles Do Not Make You Welcome Here"

20)  Emma Louise  ~  "Keep Me Warm"

21)  Honne  ~  "Warm On A Cold Night"

22)  Kate Havnevik  ~  "Nowhere Warm"

23)  Fink  ~  "Warm Shadow"

24)  Missy Higgins  ~  "Warm Whispers"

25)  Percy Sledge  ~  "Warm And Tender Love"