Religion Filks on the Web

Filks concerned with religion -- from hymns to satires to nasty slams and everything inbetween. This section is organized by religion/belief (or religion/belief being slammed). And since it's my page, I got to pick how to organize 'em.

And here's a non-filk statement to begin with, from Paul Gadzikowski....

Buddhism:

• Making Buddha's Hard to Do by Tom Smith
• Om

Christian(and/or NT):

• Acts of Creation by Catherine (Cat) Faber. Also at
• Julia West's. (Given the faith/hope/love structure, I've placed this under Christian, but in filkdom it is used nondenominationally.)
• Amish Paradise (Goodbye, English) by Geoffrey Loker
• Censors by Bob Kanefsky
• Christ the Magic Hebrew by Cyohtee
• Deified Hebraic Carpenterial Blues by Eben Brooks Rosenberger
• The Friggin Falcon by Theodore R. Cogswell. A rather earthy drinking song which "may be the only theologically correct drinking song ever written", according to David Drake.
• Heaven: a poem
• Hymn for Spacefarers by Sylvia Louise Engdahl
• Hymn for Tomorrow by Rhodri James
• It Isn't Only a Story by Martin Gordon-Kerr
• John 3:16 -- An Incomplete Metaphor by Eric the Fruitbat
• Lord of the Dance: Rev. 3.1 by Kay Shapero and Lee Gold. This is the Genesis one.
• Peace to the Nations by Martin Gordon-Kerr
• Satan by Gerthein Boersma
• Take This Bread and Eat It (Communion Song) by Francis C. Parker, Jr.
• The Testaments by Eric the Fruitbat
• That Prime Time Religion by Brad Hicks
• Transubstantiate by Melissa Binde
• The Uniformity Police by Peter A. Taylor and Carol T.L. Phillips
• The Word of God by Cat Faber. Also atRowanhold. Soundfile atThe Virtual Filksing under 'Spirituality'. Totally theologically correct except for the last line of every verse, which screws it up for most Christian denominations. Especially the ones this song should be trying to influence. Oh, well, it's still better than mine!

Jewish (and/or OT):

• Banned from Egypt by Avram Grumer
• The Giants Sleep Tonight by Melissa Binde and Joel McNary
• Goliath of Gath
• The Promised Land Song by Melissa Binde with Joel McNary
• Sisera by Melissa Binde
• A Song for Thanksgiving by Mar Yaakov haMizrachi (Harold Feld)

Paganism:

• Amazing Grace, How Sweet the Earth by Verna Knapp.
• Avalon Is Rising by Isaac Bonewits. Also athis site.
• Battle Hymn of the Eristocracy by Lord Omar et al. Also atOmphalos.
• Bird Songs by Raven. MP3 files.
• Blessed Be Again by Joe Bethancourt
• Burning Times by Leigh Ann Hussey. (The other one.) Also atOmphalos
• Celtic Circle Dance by Joe Bethancourt. Also atOmphalos.
• Celtic Pagan Songs by Isaac Bonewits
• Chickasaw Mountain by Leslie Fish
• Circles by Gwen Zak and others, as modified by Isaac Bonewits
• Discordian OTR
• The Eve of Midwinter by Aurora Borealis Medicine Turkey
• Exposed to the Elements by Bob Kanefsky
• Filk Hymns by Nexx Many-Scars (Mark Hall)
• For the Wedding of Scott and Kathleen by Joe Bethancourt
• A Giant's Dance by Merav B. Hoffman
• Gilligan's Rite by Gypsy
• The Green Book of Neopagan Songs
• Green Grow the Rushes Oh by Leigh Anne Hussey
• Hello Goodbye Hello Reincarnation.
• A Hymn to Brigit
• Hymn to Gaia
• A Hymn to the Morrigan by Isaac Bonewits. Also atOmphalos
• The Lady's Brothel by Steven Posch-Coward. Also atOmphalos and Bob's Filk Lyrics
• Lady Bridget: Music to Celebrate By
• The Lawrence Wiek Theme by Bob Kanefsky
• Loki's humor page
• Lord of the Ants by Karl Lembke
• Lord of the Dance by Aidan Kelly, C. Taliesin Edwards and Ann Cass. Various hands have added verses since. Apparently there's also a newly popular Todd Alan version.
• Magic Trance At least I _think_ that's what the song's about....
• May the Circle Be Unbroken. Uncredited.
• Mind, Hand, and Heart by Bill Sutton
• Mithras the Sun God Author unknown.
• Mount Tam by Leslie Fish
• Music to Celebrate By
• New Age by Joel Polowin. Also at theLehrer filk page.
• O Save Us from Faux Pagans by Zo Alexander
• The Old Straight Track
• Other Serious Songs by Isaac Bonewits
• Out on the Astral One Day by Jim Alan
• Pagan Angel by Talis Kimberley
• Pagan Carols by various people
• Pagan Musicians
• Pagan Round by Leslie Fish
• Pagan Song Archive
• The Prettiest One by Talespinner
• Pagan Songs and Chants
• Question Song by Ian Corrigan
• Raven's Filks (T. Raven Scott)
• Rise Up, Bright Sun by Leslie Fish. Also at Bob's Filk Lyrics
• Shadowplay Webzine: Filks
• The Thuggee Song by Clayton Clark
• Wannabee Shaman by Isaac Bonewits
• When God Was a Woman by Tom Sodeberger
• When Meeting Pagans by A.D. Burrows
• White Man's Rain Chant by Leslie Fish
• Wiccan Rap Author unknown.
• Wiccan Wonderland by Stephanie Barclay, Storm Bear and Jimmy Williams
• Will You Be of Wicca Tonight Uncredited.
• With Friends Like These by Isaac Bonewits
• Wizard by Isaac Bonewits
• Young Folks, Old Folks by Joe Bethancourt

Scientology

These songs are by some very brave people who are fighting this bunch of brainwashers and brainwashees. But as you can see, they haven't lost their sense of humor!

• SP Song Index
• SP Carols Index

  Poetry --

  • The Charge of the Clear Brigade

Atheism

• It Does Not Mean a Thing

Nondenominational, Unitarian, other, various, and miscellaneous:

• Closer to Zen by Merav B. Hoffman
• Cuz He's a God Funny.
• Do You Love Me by Aloyen C. Youngblood. "Now that I can trance...."
• God Bless the Artists by Paul Kwinn
• He Is a Unitarian by Ruth S. Shur
• The Kibology Songbook
• Meet on the Ledge by Fairport Convention
• Rain on the Roof I think it belongs here....
• Religious Confusion Tango by Merav B. Hoffman
• Sleep on the Ledge by Merav B. Hoffman
• That Real Old Time Religion by sundry hands. Some verses are also here,here andhere.
• Requiem for a Heaven's Gate by Rich Brown. Not exactly serious.
• Teddy Bear Black Mass by Danny Sichel
• Temple Bruer by Annie Walker
• To the Creator, Wherever We May Find Her by Zander Nyrond
• The Viking Keeganing Song by Carol Phillips
• Your God's Name Here A song for everybody!

Humor/spoof/hoax/fanmade religions:

Caverns of Belptu by Sharon A. Shroom

Church of the Bunny --

• Hymns and Hers

Church of the SubGenius --

• Ye Olde Hymnal
• New Hymns
• Music samples and tracks,
• Internet radio and other stuff.

• Medieval Irish Poetry
• Fanfic
• Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century