13 Songs Filled with GOD | Playlist 🎧

13 Songs Filled with GOD features Adele, DJ Khaled, Ja$on AleXander, Kate Bush & Machine Gun Kelly.  

Songs about God are prevalent.  God songs are expected in religious circles – they’re kind of a big deal.  That said, spirituality itself often makes its waves in secular music too. Sometimes, secular songs reference God as the Almighty, higher power – the sole deity.  At other times, secular songs references gods or reaching god status.  This list, 🎧 13 Songs Filled with GOD, mostly features secular God/god songs. You won’t find most of these selections being performed at church, though, there is an exception.

🎧 13 Songs Filled with GOD features music courtesy of 🎙 Adele, 🎙 DJ Khaled, 🎙 Ja$on AleXander, 🎙 Kate Bush, and 🎙 Machine Gun Kelly among others. Styles encompass pop, rap, pop-punk, country, R&B, and of course, there’s an instance of gospel. So, without further ado, dive right into these 🎧 13 Songs Filled with GOD 🙌! AMEN!!!

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1. DJ Khaled, “God Did”

💿 GOD DID • 🏷 We The Best / Epic • 🗓 2022

“It breaks my heart / they ain’t believe in us,” 🎙 DJ Khaled proclaims in the intro of 🎵 “God Did”.  Yes, not everything always works on Khaled’s superstar compilations, but “God Did” is an epic title track on his 2022 LP.  Of course, beyond the DJ’s uplifting speech, he gets some big-time verses and contributions from 🎙 Rick Ross, 🎙 Lil Wayne, 🎙 Jay-Z, 🎙 John Legend, and 🎙 Fridayy. First off, Fridayy sounds marvelous performing the pre-chorus and chorus sections with his colorful, glorious vocals which emphasize the titular lyric 🙌.  Towards the end of “God Did,” we get to experience the supremely soulful pipes of john Legend, especially in the outro.

Rick Ross is true to himself in the first verse, rapping about money (shocker).  He also asks for forgiveness, and tells others, “Please, forgive me, God did.” Woo! In the second verse, Lil Wayne is especially good, referencing incarcerated basketball phenom, 🏀 Brittney Griner, and also dropping a vintage, sexed-up bar: “I fucked the world and when I did, I practiced safe sex / I pray more and said less, God did the rest.”  As good as Ross and Wayne are, it’s JAY-Z who ‘takes the cake’ and delivers the longest, most epic verse.  From the onset, he asks for forgiveness for hustling: “Hov did / Please, Lord forgive me for what the stove did / Nobody touched the billi’ until Hov did.” Jay goes off, asserting “I turned the cocaína into champagne,” brags about the success of his marijuana company, and essentially, reflects on his life, career, and success.  Much like his wife, I have no doubt certain lyrics will make clergymen cry foul:

“These ain’t songs, these is hymns ‘cause I’m him

It’s the Psalm 151, this New Testament

The book of Hov (The book of Hov)

Jesus turned water to wine, for Hov, it just took a stove.”

Um… “God, did?” All told, 🎵 “God Did” is epic. It’s one of the better records DJ Khaled has released.

Appears in 🔻:

• DJ Khaled, “God Did”: Rap BNGRZ 🔥 20 (2022)
• God: 5ive Songs No. 49 (2022)

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2. Adele, “Oh My God”

💿 30 • 🏷 Melted Stone / Columbia • 🗓 2021

For our intents and purposes, we’ll reference the third commandment:  ✝ ⁷ “You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name. So, is God cool with the oft-used, desensitized phrase, “Oh my God?” Probably not, 🎙 Adele (Adele Adkins).  Depending on whom you ask, “Oh My God” is devilish.

‘Oh, my God, I can’t believe it

Out of all the people in the world

What is the likelihood of jumping

Out of my life and into your arms?”

Ah, Adele, you 🏆 Academy award/Grammy winner, you – you’ve been caught red-handed 🚨! At least, 🎵 “Oh My God” is a wonderful song that keeps her 2021 LP, 💿 30, engaging, sinful, and commandment-breaking or not!  The sound of the record (🎛 Greg Kurstin) embraces modern pop while not compromising Adele’s core sound. “Oh My God” is energetic, rhythmic, and tuneful throughout. That sinful chorus is the centerpiece, exploring the plight that is love.  “Teetering on the edge of Heaven and Hell / Is a battle that I cannot fight,” she sings at the end of the chorus. Is she being explicitly Christian with the lyric? NO! this song is about love and NOT God’s love 😜!

Appears in 🔻:

• 10 Commandment Songs: A Few Kept, Most Broken
• God: 5ive Songs No. 49 (2022)

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3. Fivio Foreign, Kanye West & Alicia Keys, “City of Gods”

🎵 “City of Gods” • 🏷 RichFish, LLC / Columbia • 🗓 2022

“New York City, please go easy on me tonight / New York City, please go easy on this heart of mine.” Woo! 🎙 Alicia Keys is the first voice heard on the 2022 rap banger, 🎵 “City of Gods”.  In addition to Keys, the talents of rappers 🎙 Fivio Foreign and 🎙 Kanye West are in play.  Fivio Foreign is responsible for two of the three verses, following this brief, introductory chorus by Keys.  Following Fivio’s first verse (“Pop as the king of New York, now I’m the nigga in charge / Only the drillers, the city is ours”), Keys unveils the complete version of the chorus: “‘Cause I’m losing my lover to the arms of another / New York City, please go easy on me.”

Fivio Foreign’s second verse is longer than the first. His flow is electric, idiomatic of the drill style.  He characterizes his city, calling it “the city of money and violence,” and asserts how things go down.  Woo! Among his most memorable lines is when he states, “This is the town of the big drip (Big drip), smooth talk (Smooth talk) / Milly rock (Milly Rock), Shmoney Dance (Shmoney Dance), Woo Walk (Woo).” Mr. Wests enters the mix in the third verse, which references “a Sunday Service in Brooklyn,” and asserts his attendance “with the drillers that come with the night,’ as well as embodying Frank Sinatra (“I feel like Sinatra in these streets, me and Drizzy, we at peace”).  Well, glad the beef with Drake is squashed, I guess.  Basically, West flexes.  All of this is over a hard-nosed drill beat and numerous producers.  Worth noting, that “City of Gods” does sample 🎙 The Chainsmokers’ 🎵 “New York City”.  Also, worth noting, Keys unveiled her own  🎵 “City of Gods (Part II)”. All told, Fivio Foreign, Kanye West, and Alicia Keys dropped a surefire rap banger with 🎵 “City of Gods” in February 2022.

Appears in 🔻:

• Fivio Foreign, Kanye West & Alicia Keys, “City of Gods”: Rap BNGRZ 🔥 22 (2022)

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4. Kate Bush, “Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God)”

💿 Hounds of Love • 🏷 Noble & Brite Ltd • 🗓 1985

“Do you wanna know, know that it doesn’t hurt me? / Do you wanna hear about the deal I’m making?” Those lyrics hail from 🎵 “Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)”, the biggest hit from 🎙 Kate Bush. “Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)” experienced moderate success in the mid-80s, as the promo single from Bush’s 1985 album, 💿 Hounds of Love.  That said, the opener received greater success in 2022 thanks to being featured in the fourth season of the beloved Netflix series, 📺 Stranger Things.  In the United States, “Running Up That Hill” ascended up the Billboard Hot 100, eventually reaching the top five! Furthermore, Hounds of Love enjoyed new success on the Billboard 200.

The opener from Hounds of Love is idiomatic of the 1980s to the core! Nostalgic synths and pads stand out, as does the drum groove.  Those drums pummel consistently, creating an intense soundtrack that matches the lyrics and overall aesthetic. Bush serves up a compelling vocal performance, exhibiting poise at times, but also digging in when things grow more intense. As this 80s classic progresses, we get additional rhythm (via rhythmic guitar), additional, vintage, boxy drums, and additional bite from Bush.  And what about this deal she references in the first verse? Well, the chorus shed some light:

“And if I only could

I’d make a deal with God

And I’d get him to swap our places

Be runnin’ up that road

Be runnin’ up that hill

Be runnin’ up that buildin’

Say, If I only could, oh.”

Woo! I don’t think such deals go down, but give Kate Bush credit for trying, I suppose.  The lyrics are incredibly captivating, including the likes of “Unaware, I’m tearin’ you asunder / Oh, there is thunder in our hearts.” Like, BOOM! 🎵 “Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)” is a prime example of a record being “old, but still lit!”  It’s amazing this 1980s gem from Kate Bush unexpectedly found new life and relevance in 2022.  Also, this is a tale to never give up on a song, ever, even if it doesn’t instantly ignite the charts.  It took nearly 37 years for “Running Up That Hill” to receive just due in the US, haha.

Appears in 🔻:

• Kate Bush, “Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)”: Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 82 (2022) 

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5. Wheeler Walker Jr., “God Told Me to Fuck You”

💿 Sex, Drugs & Country Music • 🏷 Pepper Hill / Thirty Tigers • 🗓 2022

“God told me to fuck you / God told me to lick your crotch / God told me to tell you to suck my dick / He told me he likes to watch.” Wow… totally speechless here! According to comedic country singer 🎙 Wheeler Walker Jr., the Lord came to him and told him to do those things (“‘Cause he came to me today / In a very holy way”). I’m calling BS. I have a feeling if this were the case, and not satire, a lot more people would believe in God – just saying.  Of course, Walker Jr. IS NOT TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY.

The thing is, 🎵 “God Told Me to Fuck You”, from his 2022 album, 💿 Sex, Drugs & Country Music, is a better song than it should be. If Wheeler took himself more seriously with a more respectable topic, this could be a legit country record with replay value.  Not that “God Told Me to Fuck You” doesn’t have replay value, but it should not be played everywhere, namely at work. Basically, he wants to have sex with her, and claims God told him so: “‘Cause tonight, I’m pretty bored / So, let’s listen to the Lord.” Furthermore, it’s far too much information about the execution of the sexual experience.  Of course, it’s controversial to use religion, specifically Christianity, in a sexual manner. The bridge is something else!

“Girl, get down on your knees

Show the Lord your love

Just suck it out of me

To the heavens up above.”

OMG!

Appears in 🔻:

• Wheeler Walker Jr., “God Told Me to Fuck You”: After Dark 🕛 🌃 35 (2022)
• God: 5ive Songs No. 49 (2022)

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6. Machine Gun Kelly, “god save me”

💿 Mainstream Sellout • 🏷 Bad Boy / Interscope • 📅 2022

“God save me, I’m fucked up / Ignoring my problems,” 🎙 Machine Gun Kelly asserts on 🎵 “God Save Me.” He adds, “You die, you’re iconic / More plaques for their office.” Woo! It’s a bold statement, but in truth, doesn’t the rapper turned pop-punk singer have a point? Also, isn’t it wonderful he’s seeking salvation? Haha!

“God Save Me” arrives as the second track from his second punk-pop LP, 💿 mainstream sellout, released in the year of our Lord, 2022 (I mean, he mentions God, so, it felt right). Kells sings about some serious pain in the record.  Does he do so effectively? Eh, it’s so-so, all told. Also, to some degree, he’s predictable with pain, which is a fixture of punk.  Still, as stated earlier, he does have a point. What is his point, you ask? Well, he specifically takes a shot at record labels, which can be messy, while also mentioning things like suicidal thoughts, depression, and alcoholism, which aren’t to be taken lightly.

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7. Sex Pistols, “God Save the Queen”

💿 Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols  • 🏷 Warner • 🗓 1977 

“God save the Queen / The fascist regime…” Uh-oh! You cannot talk about a popular queen 🎙 Sex Pistols and NOT expect controversy.  Furthermore, characterizing The Queen as fascist? Woo! 🎵 “God Save the Queen”, which appears on the iconic punk rock band’s sole album, 💿 Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols, is considered to be one of the more controversial tunes of them all.  And no, we’re not referencing the British national anthem, which this legendary punk anthem mocks.  Interestingly, the release of “God Save the Queen” coincided with the Queen’s Silver Jubilee, something that only amplified flack received by the band.  It’s unapologetic in its criticism of the monarch and the state of England under her reign.  Given how younger individuals tend to be more liberal and rebellious, the notion of a strong reaction against the status quo (the monarchy in general) isn’t far-fetched.

“God save the queen

She ain’t no human being

There is no future

In England’s dreaming.”

Not a human being? No future in dreaming because it’s fascist! Bold, 🎙 Johnny Rotten (John Lydon), bold! There’s more of course: “God save the Queen / Cause tourists are money / And our figurehead / Is not what she seems.” The question that should be considered, of course, is this more aimed toward Queen Elizabeth II, who is controversially pictured on the cover art, or the monarchy itself.  Lydon has emphasized no ill intent, essentially. Expectedly, “God Save the Queen” experienced ample backlash with no shortage of censorship – looking at you BBC.  Interestingly, this single should’ve been no. 1 in the UK, but somehow (*cough, cough*) didn’t reach the no. 1 spot it earned. All told, 🎵 “God Save the Queen” is one of the greatest songs of all time and a supremely, historically important punk rock record.

Appears in 🔻:

• Sex Pistols, “God Save the Queen”: Controversial Tunes 😈🎶 19 (2022)

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8. Heidi Mollenhauer, “God Help the Outcasts”

💿 The Hunchback of Notre Dame • 🏷 Disney Enterprises, Inc.  • 📅 1996

“I don’t know if you can hear me / Or if you’re even there / I don’t know if you would listen to a gypsy’s prayer…” 🎵 “God Help the Outcasts” is a highlight from one of Disney’s best soundtracks, 💿 The Hunchback of Notre Dame. “God Help the Outcasts” is one of the most moving and powerful songs.  In the animated film, when “God Help The Outcasts” arrives, Esmerelda (🎙 Heidi Mollenhauer) claims sanctuary in the cathedral and petitions God on behalf of the outcasts and many people who have no one who seems to care about them or their lot. “Yes, I know I’m just an outcast,” she sings, later speculating, “Were you once an outcast too.”

Esmerelda’s prayer is absolutely beautiful and sincere to the n^th degree:

“God help the outcasts

Hungry from birth

Show them the mercy

They don’t find on Earth

God help my people

We look to you still

God help the outcasts

Or nobody will.”

Esmerelda wants to see all the downtrodden raised up.  Even if she’s an outcast, she makes a point that so many people, beyond an animated film miss when they look down upon others and fail to help: “I thought we all were children of God.” That’s the way it’s supposed to be, at least.  Worth noting that 🎙 Bette Midler delivers a fabulous version on the soundtrack too. Still, the moment, within the film, is incredibly moving.

Appears in 🔻:

• Heidi Mollenhauer, “God Help the Outcasts: Music Lifts 🎶 🏋 16 (2022)
• God: 5ive Songs No. 49 (x2022)

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9. Ja$on AleXander, “God”

🎵 “God” • 🏷 Mathilda • 🗓 2022 

“Got the pedal on the floor going a hundred and thirty / And the titties be bouncing, I love ‘em thick and so curvy.” 130 miles per hour? That’s reckless as F–, WOO! Rapper 🎙 Ja$on AleXander has no shortage of confidence in the surefire banger, 🎵 “God”. Running under three minutes in duration, it’s a sufficient amount of time for Ja$on to promote his future god status.  He has ample inspiration thanks to utterly sublime production work.  It’s lush, yet, it’s set in a minor key.  Perfect fuel for Mr. AleXander’s fire 🔥!

“…I’m conceited as fuck, man, I just think that I’m perfect.” That does seem to be the case for Ja$on AleXander, who is cold as ice for a white boy, haha.  He may be Caucasian, but he references several rappers – 🎙 2Pac, 🎙 Schoolboy Q, and 🎙 21 Savage – all of whom are black.  When he mentions them, he delivers some clever, absolutely stellar rhymes.  My favorite, and perhaps, the most memorable, is his Pac namedrop: “Shit, I’m feelin’ like I’m ‘Pac / Now I’m whiter than fuck / But I’m just talkin’ all my shit / I’m higher than fuck…” Everyone has their influences, right? Another awesome moment Jay has is the chorus, which is hella potent – as potent as those trees he’s smoking!

“Leave it up to me

I’ll do it on my own

Leave it up to me

Bitch, I’ma prove you wrong

Leave it up to me

This shit was set in stone

Look at how far I don’t come

One day I’ma be a god.”

Ja$on AleXander doesn’t reinvent hip-hop on this cocky joint, but what’s undeniable is the fact that 🎵 “God” is a f#¢kin’ banger – WOO! The flow, the clever lines, the production! “God” – it’s lit 🔥!    

Appears in 🔻:

• Ja$on AleXander, “God”: Rap BNGRZ 🔥 21 (2022)

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10. Kanye West, “Praise God” (Ft. Baby Keem & Travis Scott)

💿 Donda • 🏷 Getting Out Our Dreams II / Def Jam • 📅 2021

“We gon’ praise our way out the grave, dawg / Livin’, speakin’, praise God / Walkin’ out the graveyard back to life / I serve, follow your word, see with new sight, into the night.” Woo! Few will dispute that 🎙 Kanye West is great at making music – call him a musical genius if you wish. The question marks about West as his career has progressed haven’t been about his craft but about his many, um, idiosyncrasies.  Musically gifted or not, West is a polarizing man, period.  Regardless, his 10^th studio album, 💿 Donda, named after his late mom, Dr. Donda West, has some compelling moments (and NO SWEAR WORDS).  Among those moments is the praise-filled 🎵 “Praise God.”

“The devil my opp, can’t pay me to stop (It’s lit)

My God at the top.”

On “Praise God,” Mr. West is assisted by 🎙 Baby Keem and 🎙 Travis Scott.  Call it a Christian rap banger, I guess!  Again, there are NO SWEAR WORDS (‘Oh man!’), though Keem’s colorful, extended verse features some edits 😏.  Even with amended salty language, Keem is profound when he says, “Y’all treat the Lord and Savior like renters’ insurance, you know what I mean?” He has a valid point! Save for his chorus (excerpted above) and a few collaborative moments, West lets Keem and Scott do the heavy lifting.  He produces alongside 🎛 Eric Sloan, 🎛 The Twilite Tone, 🎛 Ojivolta, 🎛 MIKE DEAN, 🎛 Zen Tachi, and 🎛 30 Roc.

Appears in 🔻:

• 11 Songs Filled with Immense Praise 🙌

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11. XTC, “Dear God”

💿 Skylarking • 🏷 Virgin Records Limited • 🗓 1986

“Dear God, hope you got the letter and… / I pray you can make it better down / Here,” eight-year-old 🎙 Jasmine Veillette sings in the first verse of 🎵 “Dear God”.  She goes on to criticize God, singing, “But all the people that you made in your image, see them / Starving on their feet / ‘Cause they don’t get enough to eat / From God / Can’t believe in / You.” You know, it’s hard to make a child understand faith and believing in a God that they cannot see nor hear, so, that’s not particularly controversial.  Still, ask Christians about being skeptical of religion, let alone God, and you have ample controversy.  Jasmine only sings the first verse of this 1986 classic, relinquishing the reins to 🎙 XTC frontman, 🎙 Andy Partridge.

Andy Partridge questions the existence of God.  At this point, the eventual atheist is agnostic, so he has lots of questions and again, plenty of ‘bones to pick’ with ‘The Most High.’  “We all need a big reduction in the amount / Of tears,” he sings in the second verse, while he’s skeptical of The Bible in the third (“Your name is on a lot of quotes in / This book / And us crazy humans wrote it, you should take a look”). Of course, one of Partridge’s most atheistic moments comes in the bridge:

“Did you make

Disease

And the diamond blue?

Did you know man-

Kind

After we made you?

And the devil

Too!” 

Musically, “Dear God” is a brilliant record with its dramatic, gorgeous strings.  Furthermore, tapping a child for that first verse? Phenomenal!

Appears in 🔻:

• XTC, “Dear God”: Controversial Tunes 😈🎶 10 (2022)

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12.Jessy Dixon, Ladye Love Smith, Lillie Knauls, “You Can’t Beat God Giving”

💿 Glorious Church • 🏷 Gaither Music Group • 📅 2021

Sometimes, there’s nothing like an old, southern gospel song/performance.  That’s what gospel legends 🎙 Bill Gaither and 🎙 Gloria Gaither and their ‘Homecoming Friends’ serve up on 🎵 “You Can’t Beat God Giving”.  “You Can’t Beat God Giving” is one many renowned classics penned by legendary gospel songwriter 🎼✍ Doris Akers (she’s also known for 🎵 “Lead Me, Guide Me” and 🎵 “There’s a Sweet, Sweet Spirit”).  The Gaithers have performed and recorded “You Can’t Beat God Giving” many times over the years.   Here, it is the late, great 🎙 Jessy Dixon, 🎙 Ladye Love Smith, and 🎙 Lillie Knauls, an original member of the famed 🎙 Edwin Hawkins Singers, who serve as lead artists.

The Homecoming Friends carry the most famous part of the song, the refrain:

“You can’t beat God’s giving, no matter how you try

And just as sure as you are living

And the Lord is in heaven on high

The more you give, the more He give to you

But keep on giving because it’s really true

That you can’t beat God’s giving, no matter how you try.”

Meanwhile, early on, the soulful Jessy Dixon ad-libs, adding some oomph.  As for Ladye Love Smith, she sounds angelic in the verse (“He gives me health, he keeps me strong…”), contrasting Dixon with her reverent, smooth approach.  Then, Ms. Lillie Knauls enters, bringing more of that explosive, black gospel touch, with Dixon playing off her lead.  All the while, those Homecoming Friends impress with the chilling, harmonized backing vocals.

Appears in 🔻:

• Jessy Dixon, Ladye Love Smith, Lillie Knauls, “You Can’t Beat God Giving”: Sunday Refresh 🙏 9 (2021)

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13. Tamyra Gray, “God Bless The Dreamer”

💿 The Dreamer • 🏷 19 Recordings • 📅 2004

American Idol season one alum 🎙 Tamyra Gray sought to inspire and uplift on 🎵 “God Bless the Dreamer”, a 🎙 Simone Hines cover from 💿 The Soul Train Christmas Starfest Album. “God Bless the Dreamer” serves as the closing cut on Gray’s 2004 only studio album, 💿 The Dreamer. This gospel-infused R&B closer marked one of gems from the album, which flopped commercially.

In “God Bless the Dreamer,” Tamyra Gray is our cheerleader, informing us there are brighter days ahead. “Put some love in your heart, put some heart in your love / And don’t let the doubt steer you wrong,” she sings optimistically, adding, “There’ll be something, out of nothing / When love comes along.” Gray’s presentation is flawless with a mix of controlled, poised vocals and more dynamic, commanding ones.  The biggest moments, much like the Hines original, are the choruses (“God bless the dreamer / God bless the child /… There’ll be freedom, sweet freedom / When love comes along”) and the bridge. The bridge and beyond allows Gray to truly show off the pipes that made her the perceived frontrunner on American Idol.  Worth noting that she has similar ad-libs to Hines towards the end, though she does opt for a higher note.  Furthermore, the length of the song is extended with additional ad-libbing, further separating the remake from the original. 

Appears in 🔻:

• Tamyra Gray, “God Bless the Dreamer”: Music Lifts 🎶 🏋 3 (2022)
• Simone Hines vs. Tamyra Gray: Head 2 Head 🗣️ 27 (2022)
• God: 5ive Songs No. 49 (2022)

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13 Songs Filled with GOD [📷: 19 Recordings, Atlantic, Brent Faulkner, Columbia, Disney Enterprises, Inc., Epic, Gerd Altmann, Gordon Johnson, Mathilda, Melted Stone, The Musical Hype, Noble & Brite Ltd, Pepper Hill, Pixabay, RichFish, LLC, Thirty Tigers, tunnelmotions, We The Best]

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