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A list of secular songs with a range of themes for discussion starters in religious education. Please preview clips as some are not suitable for younger students.
This song provides a commentary on several social and political issues.
Themes: Service -- Hunger -- Poverty -- Homelessness -- The Beatitudes
#Beliefs #Homelessness
A political song by Midnight Oil in response to the land rights battle fought by the Pintupi people of the Gibson Desert region.
#Aboriginal_Spirituality
Themes such as personal mission and reflects the images of journey and being a light unto the world. Matthew 5:14-16
#Journey #Light#Pilgrimage#Rite_of_Passage#Hope#Identity
The lyrics are a reminder that there's a difference between who we are and who we should be. The songwriter draws upon the belief that when we experience challenges in our life, God is there daring us to move and get back on our feet.
#Identity#Salvation#Redemption
According to the songwriter Bob Evans, the song was not addressed to anyone specific but that he "wanted to write a peace song or a song about universal love."
#Identity#Love
Jewel was 18 and homeless when she wrote the lyrics to this song as a way of regaining her self-confidence amidst the daily challenges of being homeless.
#Image_of_God,
#Life and times of Jesus,
The lyrics of this song deal with the issue of homelessness.
Themes: Homelessness -- Values
#Homelessness#Values
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#Environment
Offical Love Song To The Earth Lyric Video directed by Jerry Cope and Casey Culver produced by Jerry Cope & Toby Gad, Nature Cinematography by Louie Schwartz
#Creation #Environment
Music video by Lulu performing Put A Little Love In Your Heart. (C) 2005 Universal Music TV, a division of Universal Music Operations Ltd.
#Service
The theme of this song comes in the form of a plea for people to get rid of their indifference and take responsibility and be proactive instead of blaming others and God.
#Love
By Ysaye M. Barnwell. Read by Tia and Tamera Mowry. There are no mirrors in my Nana's house.... No mirrors to reflect the cracks in the wall, the clothes that don't fit, the trash in the hallway. No mirrors. But there is love. The beauty in this child's world is in her Nana's eyes.
#Identity
Used as the theme song for the television show, Joan of Arcadia about a young teenager who encounters God in the form of everyday people. For the songwriter the song was about what happens to a person when and event, experience or chance meeting can completely change your world view.
#Image_Of_God