Religious Music Quotes

I think a lot of bands are influenced by religious symbolism and not even necessarily Christianity or Catholicism.

I think maybe the vehicle for me was 'Sam Cooke's Greatest Hits.' It has a song called, 'Touch the Hem of His Garment.' Do you know that song? I kind of got obsessed with that song and started exploring and getting more of his old recordings with the Soul Stirrers and really getting into that super, super deeply.

Orthodox chanting is non-emotional; it's very monotone.

Without music, life would be an error. The German imagines even God singing songs

My father's a deacon, my mother's a choir director, so I grew up in the church and singing in the choir, begging my mom if I could have a solo.

You can't do gospel and rap. Either you're of the gospel music, or you're a rapper. You can't put the two together. You can, but is it right? It's questionable.

I tried to give some warnings early on to a lot of my Christian followers that mixtape really wasn't targeted at the church so they would be able to understand. I wanted to wrestle with some things that I know people outside of the church wrestle through. When It comes to the church I just want to edify.

When I was growing up, both my grandmothers would play the organ, and we would all sing.

I was born in Alabama and my first live music experiences were in church. Every Sunday we watched regional gospel groups on television singing their hearts out.

I went to, you know, a church in Chicago, and my mom, of course, was in the choir because my mom was a singer; she used to sing. I wanted to be in the choir as well, and I was like, 'Mom, please, you know, I want to sing in the choir with you guys.' I kept on asking her, and finally I was, you know, in the choir.

Lecrae is not just, you know, church, church, church.

The first music that came to my ear was gospel... I used to sing 'Amazing Grace' with a very strong southern accent and a vibrato already at five years old.

I have been singing gospel music since I was four years old.

There's so many wonderful gospel people out there, and I don't necessarily want to compete with those people.

I love singing devotional songs, in whatever language.

To the millions of non-Christians who live in this country, “our” culture is not their culture and they have not assimilated Christmas carols. Most people take their religion far too seriously to look upon religious songs as forms of art only. The day “Silent Night” is sung in Buddhist Temples and Jewish Synagogues throughout the United States is the day that “Silent Night” will have been assimilated into “our” culture.”

Participation is easily obtained with Latin chant.

The first choral music I remember hearing was Handel's 'Messiah' when the Mormon Tabernacle Choir broadcast it over the radio.

For four years, my mum allowed only church music in the house.

I can just be a Christian who sings mainstream music instead of having to be a Christian who has to somehow just sing Christian music.

I'm grateful to God that I'm able to praise his glory through my music.

I was brought up by four older sisters, so there's trouble right there. We are Catholic, very religious, and that sort of colors my world and my music.

I listen to a lot of Christian music, and reading my Bible calms me down immensely.

I grew up around a lot of church musicians.

I find most 'sacred music' pretty dismal.