Friday, October 17, 2008

Bad Religion, Good Song

Although a band with a name like "Bad Religion" might not be the expected source for a worship hymn, I find their song titled "Sorrow" rather thought provoking. Originally a punk band formed in 1980, Bad Religion released their twelfth album, The Process of Belief, in 2002. Sorrow, a single off this record, could make a rather cool addition to a gathering of young worshipers.

"Sorrow"

Father can you hear me?
How have I let you down?
I curse the day that I was born
and all the sorrow in this world

Let me take you to the herding ground
where all good men are trampled down
Just to settle a bet that could not be won
between a prideful father and his son

Will you guide me now for I can't see a reason
for the suffering and this long misery
What if every living soul could be upright and strong?
Well then I do imagine

There will be (sorrow)
Yeah there will be (sorrow)
And there will be sorrow no more

When all soldiers lay their weapons down
or when all kings and all queens relinquish their crowns
Or when the only true messiah rescues us
from ourselves it's easy to imagine

There will be (sorrow)
Yeah there will be (sorrow)
And there will be sorrow no more

There will be (sorrow)
Yeah there will be (sorrow)
And there will be sorrow no more

Yeah there will be (sorrow)
Yeah there will be (sorrow)
And there will be sorrow no more

Watch the music video "Sorrow" by clicking here.

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