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)"

Fruits Of The Spirit Songs: "Self Control"

This final entry in the "Fruits of the Spirit" was dogging me, too, making it all but impossible to compile. Finally, I made a breakthrough and came up with more songs than I could use, actually. I tried to narrow it down to the best of the best. While you won't find the phrase "self control" in the titles of these songs (and most often, not in the lyrics either), the spirit and attitude of "self control" as a virtue, or "fruit" as it were, permeates each song in this collection. Did I mention that there are some really great songs here? Because there are. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Sanctus Real  ~  "I'm Not Alright"

2)  Jars Of Clay  ~  "Worlds Apart"

3)  Jeremy Camp  ~  "My Desire"

4)  GS Megaphone  ~  "Use Me"

5)  Skillet  ~  "Monster"

6)  Casting Crowns  ~  "Courageous"

7)  Relient K  ~  "Who I Am Hates Who I've Been"

8)  Tedashii  ~  "Make War"

9)  Third Day  ~  "Cry Out To Jesus"

10)  Plumb  ~  "Smoke"

11)  Matt Redman  ~  "Never Once"

12)  Hillsong Live  ~  "From The Inside Out"

13)  DC Talk  ~  "In The Light"

14)  Trip Lee ft. J. Paul  ~  "Fallin'"

15)  Casting Crowns  ~  "Slow Fade"

16)  Jennifer Knapp  ~  "The Way I Am"

17)  Fireflight  ~  "Unbreakable"

18)  116 ft. KB, PRo, Tedashii, & Andy Mineo  ~  "Temptation"

19)  Matt Maher ft. Audrey Assad  ~  "Lord, I Need You"

20)  Tenth Avenue North  ~  "The Struggle"

21)  Lauren Daigle  ~  "How Can It Be"

22)  Pillar  ~  "Further From Myself"

23)  Disciple  ~  "Dear X, You Don't Own Me"

24)  KB ft. Swoope, Trip Lee, & Jai  ~  "Open Letter (Battlefield)"

25)  Love & The Outcome  ~  "He Is With Us"

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"

Songs With "Lead" In The Title

So here's the first part of a two-part "Opposites" music post I've put together – yes, I'm still doing those, and no, I'll probably never stop. First up, a group of songs with "Lead" in the title. Next time, I'll feature songs with "Follow" in the title. Due to the fact that the word "Lead" is involved here, it shouldn't be that big a surprise that a disproportionately large number of Christian songs will be included within. So know that going into it, if that's something that matters to you. But please understand that I don't like to limit myself to a certain style or genre in these posts – so not ALL of the songs included here are Christian. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Sanctus Real  ~  "Lead Me"

2)  Taylor Dayne  ~  "Love Will Lead You Back"

3)  Hoobastank  ~  "Born To Lead"

4)  Jamie Grace  ~  "You Lead"

5)  Proximity  ~  "Lead By Example"

6)  Spice Girls  ~  "Let Love Lead The Way"

7)  Chris and Conrad  ~  "Lead Me To The Cross"

8)  Roses Unread  ~  "Blind Lead The Blind"

9)  Jamie N Commons  ~  Lead Me Home"

10)  Amy Grant  ~  "Lead Me On"

11)  No Other Name  ~  "Lead You To The Cross"

12)  Carlos Jean ft. Electric Nana  ~  "Lead The Way"

13)  Silent Season  ~  "If You Lead Me On"

14)  Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn  ~  "Lead Me On"

15)  Jeff Schneeweis  ~  "Follow As You Lead"