Charts & Graphs

Singing His Praises

Religious bands and a sampling of their albums, song titles, and lyrics.

Genre	Band	Album	Song	Lyric
Christian metal	STRYPER (Salvation Through Redemption, Yielding Peace, Encouragement, and Righteousness)	To Hell with the Devil	“Rock the Hell Out of You”	“Why lose when you could win? Give God a try.”
Muslim punk	The Kominas	Wild Nights in Guantanamo Bay	“Sharia Law in the USA”	“Suicide bomb the Gap.”
Jewish folk	Debbie Friedman	The Alef Bet	“The World of Your Dreams (Andy’s Bar Mitzvah Song)”	“I’m a latke, I’m a latke, and I’m waiting for Chanukah to come.”
Christian rap/rock crossover	DC Talk	Jesus Freak	“Word 2 the Father”	“We’re just two honks and a Negro servin’ the Lord.”
Muslim hip‑hop	Shaheed	Scholar Warrior	“Not My Myspace Friend”	“I honor this song by puttin’ the Prophet in it.”
Hasidic reggae	Matisyahu	Shake off the Dust…Arise	“Struggla”	“Three thousand years with no place to be / And they want me to give up my milk and honey.”