The 100 Greatest Worship Songs . . .

. . . according to Brett McCracken. It’s an interesting list, but one i ultimately don’t have too many problems with. I Radio Heaven faves:

97) From the Inside Out – Hillsong
94) Welcome, Ghosts – Explosions in the Sky
93) ‘Round Midnight – Miles Davis
92) Rejoice – Pedro the Lion
72) Lilac Wine – Jeff Buckley
56) Fix You - Coldplay
49) Intervention – The Arcade Fire
48) You Are So Good to Me – Waterdeep
46) Mothers of the Disappeared – U2
44) All Creatures of Our God and King – Francis of Assisi
28) Unchained Melody – The Righteous Brothers
27) O Sacred Head Now Wounded – Bernard of Clairvaux
18) Changes Come – Over the Rhine
17) Hallelujah – Leonard Cohen
14) Messiah – Handel
13) Where the Streets Have No Name – U2
12) Amazing Grace – John Newton
6) Untitled #8 – Sigur Ros
5) Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing – Robert Robinson
1) Be Thou My Vision – Irish traditional

You can check out the rest of the list here, which includes The Cure, Radiohead, Hem, Joni Mitchell, David Crowder*Band, and REM.

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  1. Aunt Barb Says:
    March 25, 2008 at 7:08 pm

    Thanks for bringing this list to my attention. I read the entire list and the comments it conjurred up. I am not (unfortunately) familar with many of the songs but those that I am, like #1 really are fantastic. One that is in our book in the UMC is”Lord of the Dance”
    I danced in the morning when the world was young
    I danced in the moon and the stars and the sun
    I came down from heaven and I danced on the earth
    At Bethlehem I had my birth

    Dance, dance, wherever you may be
    I am the lord of the dance, said he
    And I lead you all, wherever you may be
    And I lead you all in the dance, said he

    I danced for the scribes and the Pharisees
    They wouldn’t dance, they wouldn’t follow me
    I danced for the fishermen James and John
    They came with me so the dance went on

    Dance, dance, wherever you may be
    I am the lord of the dance, said he
    And I lead you all, wherever you may be
    And I lead you all in the dance, said he

    I danced on the Sabbath and I cured the lame
    The holy people said it was a shame
    They ripped, they stripped, they hung me high
    Left me there on the cross to die

    Dance, dance, wherever you may be
    I am the lord of the dance, said he
    And I lead you all, wherever you may be
    And I lead you all in the dance, said he

    I danced on a Friday when the world turned black
    It’s hard to dance with the devil on your back
    They buried my body, they thought I was gone
    But I am the dance, and the dance goes on

    Dance, dance, wherever you may be
    I am the lord of the dance, said he
    And I lead you all, wherever you may be
    And I lead you all in the dance, said he

    They cut me down and I leapt up high
    I am the life that will never, never die
    I’ll live in you if you’ll live in me
    I am the Lord of the dance, said he

    Dance, dance, wherever you may be
    I am the lord of the dance, said he
    And I lead you all, wherever you may be
    And I lead you all in the dance, said he

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