From: anderson@cs.rose-hulman.edu. (Claude W. Anderson)
Newsgroups: rec.music.christian
Subject: Re: Music about heaven
Date: 8 Oct 92 00:26:49 GMT
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"Heaven is a Long Hello" from Billy Sprague's latest, "Torn Between Two  
Worlds".

Michael Omarian had a great song called "Heaven Can Wait".  I think it was  
on "Mainstream", but it may have been "The Builder".  Also "Here He COmes  
For The Last Time" from "his "Adam Again" album is about the Second Coming  
and the everlasting Praise that follows.

If you are looking for something with a bit of Humor, try Honeytree's  
"Heaven's Gonna be a Blast" (From "The Way I Feel",  I think).

Crumbacher had "Graduating Class" on "Escape from the fallen Planet".  Not  
exactly about Heaven, but aboout missing those who have "graduated".

BeBe and CeCe Wynan's Title song from "Heaven" is okay.

Don Francsisco had a song at the end of "Got To Tell Somebody" called "Too  
Small a Price", a gripping story song (DF is famous for these) from the  
perspective of the peniotent theif who was crucified with Jesus.  On his  
next album "The Lord and I together/ The Traveller", the first song is a  
continuation (also titled "Too Small a Price", although someone who had not  
heard the previous album would have trouble guessing why it has that title),  
as the guy finds himself in the Hereafter. The two songs together are about  
14 minutes, and are fascinating. 

If you're into Schmaltzy music, Farrell and Farrell have a song called  
Heaven Song on one of their first albums.  I really like F&F, but don't care  
for this sentimental easy-listening type song.

Lost Dogs have an excellent song with a country flavor called "Buily for  
Glory, Made to Last" that is about dying and looking forward to eternity on  
"Scenic Routes".

Daniel Amos has a satirical look at the materialist's view of heaven in  
"Mall All OVer The World" from their "Doppleganger" album.  And a very  
different view in "William Blake" form "Vox Humana".  "Lady of the Sky" and  
"Posse in the Sky" from "Shotgun Angel" are presumably about going to heaven  
and returning with Jesus at the second coming.  "Horrendous Disk" is another  
song about in interesting aspect of the judgement, when our thoughts and  
deeds will be revealed for all to see.  

Michael W. Smith's "I hear Leesha" from "i 2 (EYE)" is anopther song about  
missing someone who has gone to heaven.

Dogwood has a song about waiting for heaven (whose title i can't remember)  
on "After the Flood, Before the Fire".

Oden Fong's "Come for the Children" (title song of the album) is about Jesus  
return to take believers back with him and judge the unrepentant.  Some  
great guitar work here!

Keith Green's "The Prodigal Son" begins with a live song about heaven whose  
introduction is more memorable than the song.  "God made the earth in 6  
days.  He's been working on heaven 2000 years.  Compared to that, this place  
must be like a garbage dump!"  (loose paraphrase).

Phil Keaggy's "What A Day" from the album of the same title is not one of  
his best (IMO), but still very nice.  "Getting Closer"(again from the album  
of the same title) is a good rocker about getting closer to heaven all of  
the time. 

Malcolm and Allwyn's "Tomorrow's News" from "Fool's Wisdom" is about the  
World's reaction to the rapture.  Ditto Larry Norman's "I wish we'd all been  
ready" which appears on at least 3 albums that I have (there may be others).

Randy Matthews' "Evacuation Day" from Son of Dust" is about the rapture  
also.  

Petra's Bema Seat is about Judgement Day also.

2nd Chapter of Acts "Mansion builder" is about how we can endure life's  
trials because Jesus (our Mansion Builder) is preparing us for heaven.


Greg X. Volz's "Living for the Bell" is lively musical exposition
of the saying "So heavenly-minded We're no earthly good".

Matthew Ward's "Summer Snow" from "Toward Eternity" is about someone who  
didn't make it to heaven because of not being prepared.  Bob Ayala has a  
song with a similar flavor on "Rescued", but I can't remember the title.

Craig Smith, on his first album, "Grand Arrival" has a title song about the  
glories of Christ's return and how we need to get ready for it. 


That's all that comes to mind immediately.  There must be hundreds more that  
are about heaven and related topics.  And it makes me want to dust off some  
LPs and CDs that I haven't heard for a while!


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Claude Anderson
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