Christian Songs With Body Parts In The Titles, Vol. 1

This might seem like a weird idea for a post – a two-parter, in fact – but it's really not. There's tons of these to be found, but I tried to pick only the best ones. I won't prolong the inevitable. Vol. 2 will come later today. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Crowder ft. Tedashii  ~  “Lift Your Head, Weary Sinner (Chains)”

2)  Brandon Heath  ~  "Give Me Your Eyes"

3)  for KING & COUNTRY  ~  “Fix My Eyes”

4)  TobyMac ft. Britt Nicole  ~  “Eye On It”

5)  Michael W. Smith  ~  “Open The Eyes Of My Heart”

6)  Hillsong Live  ~  “Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus”

7)  Mahalia Jackson  ~  “His Eye Is On The Sparrow”

8)  Twila Paris  ~  “My Lips Will Praise You”

9)  The Nelons  ~  “O For A Thousand Tongues”

10)  for KING & COUNTRY  ~  “Shoulders”

11)  Mark Schultz  ~  “Back In His Arms Again”

12)  Alan Jackson  ~  “Leaning On The Everlasting Arms”

13)  Audio Adrenaline  ~  "Hands & Feet"

14)  Gaither Homecoming ft. Marshall Hall, Angela Primm, & Jason Crabb  ~  “Take My Hand, Precious Lord”

15)  Chris Tomlin  ~  “I Lift My Hands”

"Reign" Songs

Here's another two-part entry in my ongoing series featuring faith-based songs centered around a particular theme. These two aren't themed, per se, but were inspired by a bumper sticker I saw recently, which read: "Today's Forecast: God Reigns and the Son Shines." So here's a good group of songs with "Reign" in their titles, and next time there'll be songs with "Shine" in their titles. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Elevation Worship  ~  "Let Your Kingdom Reign"

2)  Meredith Andrews  ~  "Your Kingdom Reigns"

3)  Newsboys  ~  "He Reigns"

4)  Citipointe Live  ~  "You Reign"

5)  MercyMe  ~  "You Reign"

6)  Shirley Murdock  ~  "Lord, You Reign"

7)  Jonathan Seller  ~ "You Reign"

8)  Hillsong Live  ~  "Forever Reign"

9)  Brandon Ramey ft. Chantae Cann  ~  "You Reign"

10)  Starfield  ~  "Reign In Us"

11)  Elevation Worship  ~  "You Reign Alone"

12)   William Murphy  ~  "You Reign"

13)  Awakening Band ft. Jabin Chavez  ~  "Our God Reigns"

14)  Bizzle ft. Bumps INF, Redd Lettaz, & P Dub  ~  "Christ Reigns"

15)  Paul Baloche  ~  "Reign In Me"

16)  Brenton Brown  ~  "Lord, Reign In Me"

17)  Hillsong Live  ~  "Let The Peace Of God Reign"

18)  Brandon Heath  ~  "Our God Reigns"

19)  Jason Upton  ~  "Freedom Reigns"

20)  New Life Worship  ~  "Jesus Reigns"

21)  Jesus Culture ft. Martin Smith  ~  "Our God Reigns"

22)  Elevation Worship  ~  "Mercy Reigns"

23)  Michael W. Smith  ~  "Agnus Dei"  (This is the only one that doesn't have "Reign" in the title, but the word figures prominently throughout the song.)

Things These Artists Are Not (Vol. 1)

Here's a bunch of tunes about things that the singers/bands are NOT. Among these songs, you'll find artists that are not your heroes, not in love, not in the mood, not on drugs, and not sorry, just to name a few. There were so many of these "NOT" songs that I had to split the post into two parts. For those of you who care, I have included a smidgen of snarky commentary for each song. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Tegan and Sara  ~  "I'm Not Your Hero"  (Or your heroine either, for that matter.)

2)  Meiko  ~  "I'm Not Sorry"  (Unapologetic, however, she definitely is.)

3)  Sam Smith  ~  "I'm Not The Only One"  (Nope, there are definitely others, Sam.)

4)  Payton Rae  ~  "Not Your Cinderella"  (I wasn't confused. She doesn't look like Cinderella.)

5)  La Roux  ~  "I'm Not Your Toy"  (So don't treat her like one!)

6)  10cc  ~  "I'm Not In Love"  (Methinks he doth protest too much.)

7)  Stacie Orrico  ~  "I'm Not Missing You"  (That's what they all say…)

8)  Britney Spears  ~  "I'm Not A Girl, Not Yet A Woman"  (So…I'm confused. What else does that leave for her to be?)

9)  Brandon Heath  ~  "I'm Not Who I Was"  (That's all well and good, but how do I stop being who I am now?)

10)  Halestorm  ~  "I'm Not An Angel"  (Maybe not, but her voice soars like it's sprouted wings!)

11)  K's Choice  ~  "Not An Addict"  (Well, not anymore, at least…)

12)  Mark Lanegan  ~  "I'm Not The Loving Kind"  (He's not the smiling kind either, it would seem.)

13)  Jennifer Hudson  ~  "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going"  (And I think she means it, too!)

14)  Shania Twain  ~  "I'm Not In The Mood (To Say No!)"  (Wait, isn't that a double negative? No?)

15)  Angus and Julia Stone  ~  "I'm Not Yours"  (This is heartbreakingly sad! Cats falling out of love. *sigh*)

16)  Tove Lo  ~  "Not On Drugs"  (Apparently, drugs and love display similar symptoms...)

17)  Gloria Estefan  ~  "I'm Not Giving You Up"  (Good for you, Gloria. Get that man back!)

18)  Lil Wayne  ~  "I Am Not A Human Being"  (There are so many mute-bleeps on this song that it's impossible to discern what he's rapping about. Something tells me it wouldn't make much sense unedited, either.)

19)  Natalie Merchant  ~  "I'm Not Gonna Beg You"  (And you shouldn't have to, Natalie!)

20)  Idina Menzel  ~  "I'm Not That Girl"  (Nope, she's definitely some other girl.)

Fruits Of The Spirit Songs: "Patience"

Part of my ongoing series of posts featuring songs about the Fruits of the Spirit, here's a collection of tunes about "Patience." Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Albertina Walker  ~  "Please Be Patient With Me"

2)  Brenton Brown  ~  "Everlasting God"

3)  Michael W. Smith  ~  "I'll Wait For You"

4)  Donnie McClurkin & Karen Clark Sheard  ~  "Wait On The Lord"

5)  Bleach  ~  "Patience"

6)  Greg & Janna Long  ~  "In The Waiting"

7)  FFH  ~  "One Of These Days"

8)  Christy Nockels  ~  "Waiting Here For You"

9)  Gaither Homecoming ft. Reggie & Ladye Love Smith & Wesley Pritchard  ~  "Teach Me, Lord, To Wait"

10)  Brandon Heath  ~  "Wait And See"

11)  Marvin Sapp  ~  "Wait"

12)  Phil Wickham  ~  "I Will Wait For You There"

13)  Rebecca St. James  ~  "Wait For Me"

14)  Kathy Troccoli  ~  "A Different Road"

15)  Steven Curtis Chapman  ~  "Just Have To Wait"

16)  Hillsong United  ~  "Stay And Wait"

17)  Tenth Avenue North  ~  "Hold My Heart"

18)  Charlie Hines  ~  "You Wait"

19)  Sanctus Real  ~  "These Things Take Time"

20)  John Waller  ~  "While I'm Waiting"

Fruits Of The Spirit Songs: "Love" (Part 1)

I'm starting a new series within a series with this post – that being a collection of songs about each of the Fruits of the Spirit as listed in Galatians 5:22-23. These will be part of the greater series of posts featuring faith-based songs centered around a unified theme. This is a multi-parter, so dive right in and enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Hillsong United  ~  "All For Love"

2)  Moriah Peters ft. Us The Duo  ~  "Know Us By Our Love"

3)  Jeremy Riddle  ~  "More Love, More Power"

4)  Brandon Heath  ~  "Your Love"

5)  Jesus Culture  ~  "Your Love Never Fails"

6)  The Museum  ~  "Love Will Find You"

7)  WorshipMob  ~  "How Deep The Father's Love For Us"

8)  Switchfoot  ~  "Let Your Love Be Strong"

9)  Delirious?  ~  "I Could Sing Of Your Love Forever"

10)  Jars Of Clay  ~  "Show You Love"

11)  Gaither Vocal Band  ~  "The Love Of God"

12)  Echoing Angels  ~  "Love So Beautiful"

13)  Rev. James Moore  ~  "Oh How I Love Jesus"

14)  for KING & COUNTRY  ~  "The Proof Of Your Love"

15)  Hillsong Live  ~  "Our God Is Love"

16)  Jason Crabb  ~  "Love Is Stronger"

17)  Elevation Worship  ~  "The Love Of Jesus"

18)  The City Harmonic  ~  "Love Heal Me"

19)  Chris Tomlin  ~  "Jesus Loves Me"

20)  Crowder  ~  "How He Loves"