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Hillsong would have alot of stuff that would fit your criteria I am guessing, and lots of music to choose from, very peaceful. Might i suggest a 'Mix' of popular songs with a christian song with a good hook worked in between them, so that they go away humming the tune. ??? Good luck and Good onya for wanting to do this, and CARING ENOUGH about them to do this. Well done !!! 
Matthew Parker is upbeat, positive-themed, poppy electronic dance music.
he's definitely a Christian, and even though he does some praise music, the bulk of his songs aren't in that category and aren't overtly evangelistic, so it's kinda along the lines of what you're looking for. catchy, easily accessible, inoffensive but from the perspective of a Christian, 'reading between the lines' you're still going to see Jesus in him
example below -- and he's got plenty of tracks on spotify/pandora/etc
[video=youtube;IGoT_h-8jB8]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGoT_h-8jB8[/video]
good stuff IMO and i usually don't like music this poppy, so i'm happy to recommend him whenever i can
he's definitely a Christian, and even though he does some praise music, the bulk of his songs aren't in that category and aren't overtly evangelistic, so it's kinda along the lines of what you're looking for. catchy, easily accessible, inoffensive but from the perspective of a Christian, 'reading between the lines' you're still going to see Jesus in him
example below -- and he's got plenty of tracks on spotify/pandora/etc
[video=youtube;IGoT_h-8jB8]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGoT_h-8jB8[/video]
good stuff IMO and i usually don't like music this poppy, so i'm happy to recommend him whenever i can
i'm not all that familiar with Hillsong, but aren't they pretty obviously praise & worship music? maybe they have a much bigger catalogue than i'm aware of.. but from the OP, Hillsong is one of the first groups i would cross off the list!
if i understood right, OP is looking for music that isn't very 'churchy' but at the same time isn't worldly
Matt Maher Alive Again
[video=youtube;r6w5szlpedY]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6w5szlpedY[/video]
I woke up in darkness surrounded by silence
Oh where, where have I gone?
I woke to reality losing its grip on me
Oh where, where have I gone?
'Cause I can see the light before I see the sunrise
You called and You shouted
Broke through my deafness
Now I'm breathing in and breathing out
I'm alive again
You shattered my darkness
Washed away my blindness
Now I'm breathing in and breathing out
I'm alive again
Late have I loved You
You waited for me
I searched for You
What took me so long?
I was looking outside
As if love would ever want to hide
I'm finding I was wrong
'Cause I could feel the wind before it hits my skin
You called and You shouted
Broke through my deafness
Now I'm breathing in and breathing out
I'm alive again
You shattered my darkness
Washed away my blindness
Now I'm breathing in and breathing out
I'm alive again, I'm alive again
'Cause I want You, yes, I want You, I need You
And I'll do whatever I have to just to get through
'Cause I love You, yeah, I love You
You called and You shouted
Broke through my deafness
Now I'm breathing in and breathing out
I'm alive again
You shattered my darkness
Washed away my blindness
Now I'm breathing in and breathing out
I'm alive again
[video=youtube;r6w5szlpedY]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6w5szlpedY[/video]
I woke up in darkness surrounded by silence
Oh where, where have I gone?
I woke to reality losing its grip on me
Oh where, where have I gone?
'Cause I can see the light before I see the sunrise
You called and You shouted
Broke through my deafness
Now I'm breathing in and breathing out
I'm alive again
You shattered my darkness
Washed away my blindness
Now I'm breathing in and breathing out
I'm alive again
Late have I loved You
You waited for me
I searched for You
What took me so long?
I was looking outside
As if love would ever want to hide
I'm finding I was wrong
'Cause I could feel the wind before it hits my skin
You called and You shouted
Broke through my deafness
Now I'm breathing in and breathing out
I'm alive again
You shattered my darkness
Washed away my blindness
Now I'm breathing in and breathing out
I'm alive again, I'm alive again
'Cause I want You, yes, I want You, I need You
And I'll do whatever I have to just to get through
'Cause I love You, yeah, I love You
You called and You shouted
Broke through my deafness
Now I'm breathing in and breathing out
I'm alive again
You shattered my darkness
Washed away my blindness
Now I'm breathing in and breathing out
I'm alive again
Matt Maher - Hold Us Together
[video=youtube;mvnVjLX_hRE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvnVjLX_hRE[/video]
It don't have a job, don't pay your bills
Won't buy you a home in Beverly Hills
Won't fix your life in five easy steps
Ain't the law of the land or the government?
But it's all you need
And love will hold us together
Make us a shelter to weather the storm
And I'll be my brother's keeper
So the whole world would know that we're not alone
It's waiting for you knocking at your door
In the moment of truth when your heart hits the floor
And you're on your knees
And love will hold us together
Make us a shelter to weather the storm
And I'll be my brother's keeper
So the whole world would know that we're not alone
This is the first day of the rest of your life
This is the first day of the rest of your life
'Cause even in the dark you can still see the light
It's gonna be alright, it's gonna be alright
This is the first day of the rest of your life
This is the first day of the rest of your life
'Cause even in the dark you can still see the light
It's gonna be alright, it's gonna be alright
Love will hold us together
Make us a shelter to weather the storm
And I'll be my brother's keeper
So the whole world would know that we're not alone
[video=youtube;mvnVjLX_hRE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvnVjLX_hRE[/video]
It don't have a job, don't pay your bills
Won't buy you a home in Beverly Hills
Won't fix your life in five easy steps
Ain't the law of the land or the government?
But it's all you need
And love will hold us together
Make us a shelter to weather the storm
And I'll be my brother's keeper
So the whole world would know that we're not alone
It's waiting for you knocking at your door
In the moment of truth when your heart hits the floor
And you're on your knees
And love will hold us together
Make us a shelter to weather the storm
And I'll be my brother's keeper
So the whole world would know that we're not alone
This is the first day of the rest of your life
This is the first day of the rest of your life
'Cause even in the dark you can still see the light
It's gonna be alright, it's gonna be alright
This is the first day of the rest of your life
This is the first day of the rest of your life
'Cause even in the dark you can still see the light
It's gonna be alright, it's gonna be alright
Love will hold us together
Make us a shelter to weather the storm
And I'll be my brother's keeper
So the whole world would know that we're not alone
Manafest "Never Let You Go"
[video=youtube;-LUDDkve7YA]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LUDDkve7YA[/video]
When you're awake and you can't believe your eyes
Cause all the truth that you knew has turned to lies
When you're scared and you can't see past a day
Remember who holds tomorrow
Know his love will light your way
Hold on when everything is shaking
Stand strong when the ground is falling through
Reach out to my hand in the darkness
That's holding you
I'll be your peace in the waiting
Your strength when you're broken on the floor
Hold on, it's all worth fighting for
Cause I will never let you go
I will never let you go
When you look in the mirror and you run away
Cause all you see are the scars from yesterday
When the parade goes by and you feel alone
Never lose hope to sorrow
You're closer than you know
Hold on when everything is shaking
Stand strong when the ground is falling through
Reach out to my hand in the darkness
That's holding you
I'll be your peace in the waiting
Your strength when you're broken on the floor
Hold on it's all worth fighting for
Cause I will never let you go
I will never let you go
When the road is hard and your faith is shaken
Never look back on the steps you're taking
You're more to me than you could ever know
Hold on when everything is shaking
Stand strong when the ground is falling through
Reach out to my hand in the darkness
I'm holding you
I'll be your peace in the waiting
Your strength when you're broken on the floor
Hold on it's all worth fighting for
Cause I will never let you go...
I will never let you go
I will never let you go...
You're more to me than you could ever know.
[video=youtube;-LUDDkve7YA]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LUDDkve7YA[/video]
When you're awake and you can't believe your eyes
Cause all the truth that you knew has turned to lies
When you're scared and you can't see past a day
Remember who holds tomorrow
Know his love will light your way
Hold on when everything is shaking
Stand strong when the ground is falling through
Reach out to my hand in the darkness
That's holding you
I'll be your peace in the waiting
Your strength when you're broken on the floor
Hold on, it's all worth fighting for
Cause I will never let you go
I will never let you go
When you look in the mirror and you run away
Cause all you see are the scars from yesterday
When the parade goes by and you feel alone
Never lose hope to sorrow
You're closer than you know
Hold on when everything is shaking
Stand strong when the ground is falling through
Reach out to my hand in the darkness
That's holding you
I'll be your peace in the waiting
Your strength when you're broken on the floor
Hold on it's all worth fighting for
Cause I will never let you go
I will never let you go
When the road is hard and your faith is shaken
Never look back on the steps you're taking
You're more to me than you could ever know
Hold on when everything is shaking
Stand strong when the ground is falling through
Reach out to my hand in the darkness
I'm holding you
I'll be your peace in the waiting
Your strength when you're broken on the floor
Hold on it's all worth fighting for
Cause I will never let you go...
I will never let you go
I will never let you go...
You're more to me than you could ever know.
A
https://youtu.be/-jkMnq2Hfzo
King of my Heart by John Mark McMillan
"Let the King of my heart
Be the mountain where I run
The fountain I drink from
Oh-oh, He is my song
Let the King of my heart
Be the shadow where I hide
The ransom for my life
Oh-oh, He is my song......."
King of my Heart by John Mark McMillan
"Let the King of my heart
Be the mountain where I run
The fountain I drink from
Oh-oh, He is my song
Let the King of my heart
Be the shadow where I hide
The ransom for my life
Oh-oh, He is my song......."
I know it's been years since you posted this but I have some songs that could help: Creature by Half alive (this one does mention Jesus at the end though), Soldier poet king by the Oh hellos, and I think no greater love by Lazuli might be okay too, I'll let you know if I find anymore!
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I hear a lot of music like that. The idea of current message music and current style music is to express something contemporary, and the morals of it, Christian or not, depend on the characters and beliefs of the writers. The classic example of "timely commentary in songwriting" is the song "Six O'clock News" by Simon and Garfunkel, and if you check on the context and time of writing and release of that, as well as who they know and where they were when they wrote it, having listened to the record as a sequential song cycle, you know it's about the Harlem riots.
The problem with looking for music with Christian morals that wasn't specifically composed for church service and lyrically about the life of Christ or composed as devotional prayer in song is that it will always be topical, and therefore bound to both the time and the place of the events it was written about. A mature adult can find that kind of music, but it's not easy. If the music is basically civil, composed for aesthetic purposes or just atempo, there will be other factors to it.
For example, I had a ninth-grade teacher who though U2 were Christian, and a 12th grade classmate who thought the same about Midnight Oil, but when I listened to both bands I heard a nationalist message in both cases, and morally the two were like the proverbial apples and oranges.
The problem with looking for music with Christian morals that wasn't specifically composed for church service and lyrically about the life of Christ or composed as devotional prayer in song is that it will always be topical, and therefore bound to both the time and the place of the events it was written about. A mature adult can find that kind of music, but it's not easy. If the music is basically civil, composed for aesthetic purposes or just atempo, there will be other factors to it.
For example, I had a ninth-grade teacher who though U2 were Christian, and a 12th grade classmate who thought the same about Midnight Oil, but when I listened to both bands I heard a nationalist message in both cases, and morally the two were like the proverbial apples and oranges.
You joking?
I recently went through my collection looking for just such songs as this thread requests, to play where I work. I got a rather large number. They probably won't be outdated any time soon... as far as words. The music genre, the style of the music sound, will almost certainly be antiquated first.
I haven't dumped all the songs in this thread because it is such an old thread. Surely the OP has moved on by now.
I recently went through my collection looking for just such songs as this thread requests, to play where I work. I got a rather large number. They probably won't be outdated any time soon... as far as words. The music genre, the style of the music sound, will almost certainly be antiquated first.
I haven't dumped all the songs in this thread because it is such an old thread. Surely the OP has moved on by now.
One or two of them might make a passing mention of God. "Help is on the way" by Steve Camp, for example. Most of these don't mention God at all, and very few are heavily dependent on pop culture references.
Taking My Time - Susan Ashton
Walk On - Susan Ashton
Gotta Love It - Anointed
This Is The Stuff - Carolyn Arends
Wake Up - Paige Armstrong
Pedestal - Barlow Girl
Help Is On The Way - Steve Camp
Live Out Loud - Steven Curtis Chapman
More Beautiful You - Jonny Diaz
Somewhere In The Middle - Jonny Diaz
I'm Alright - FFH
Speak Love - Gaither
The Man Inside - Jon Gibson
Celia - Gotee Brothers
(I swear, that's the group name... The Gotee Brothers)
Fighter - Jamie Grace
1945 - Jamie Grace
Hide And Seek - Jason Gray
Citybus Love Song - NewWorldSon
Everything Sad Is Coming Untrue - Jason Gray
Setting Up The Pins - Sara Groves
One More Round - Barlow Girl
Perfect Thing - Katinas
Chez Don't Geeve Opp - Katinas
Break The Cycle - Cory Lamb
Rubberhouse - Rachael Lampa
Outrageous - Rachael Lampa
The Good Life - Rachael Lampa
Bump In The Road - Jonny Lang
Don't Stop For Anything - Jonny Lang
Think About That - Janna Long
Just Showed Up For My Own Life - Sara Groves
The Wrong Side Of The Tracks - Mid South Boys
Good Day - Kelly Minter
It's A Good Day - Jaime Thietten
Blase - Jersey Chica
I Like It - Jersey Chica
Thanks To You - Geoff Moore
This This - Nicole C. Mullen
Dancin' In The Rain - Nicole C. Mullen
Rollercoaster - Kendall Payne
This Is How The Work Gets Done - Charlie Peacock
Don't Be Afraid - Charlie Peacock
Color My World - Sierra
Can't Keep Goin' On And On - Take 6
Harmony - Take 6
Nothing At All - Third Day
One Deed - Tony Vincent
Taking My Time - Susan Ashton
Walk On - Susan Ashton
Gotta Love It - Anointed
This Is The Stuff - Carolyn Arends
Wake Up - Paige Armstrong
Pedestal - Barlow Girl
Help Is On The Way - Steve Camp
Live Out Loud - Steven Curtis Chapman
More Beautiful You - Jonny Diaz
Somewhere In The Middle - Jonny Diaz
I'm Alright - FFH
Speak Love - Gaither
The Man Inside - Jon Gibson
Celia - Gotee Brothers
(I swear, that's the group name... The Gotee Brothers)
Fighter - Jamie Grace
1945 - Jamie Grace
Hide And Seek - Jason Gray
Citybus Love Song - NewWorldSon
Everything Sad Is Coming Untrue - Jason Gray
Setting Up The Pins - Sara Groves
One More Round - Barlow Girl
Perfect Thing - Katinas
Chez Don't Geeve Opp - Katinas
Break The Cycle - Cory Lamb
Rubberhouse - Rachael Lampa
Outrageous - Rachael Lampa
The Good Life - Rachael Lampa
Bump In The Road - Jonny Lang
Don't Stop For Anything - Jonny Lang
Think About That - Janna Long
Just Showed Up For My Own Life - Sara Groves
The Wrong Side Of The Tracks - Mid South Boys
Good Day - Kelly Minter
It's A Good Day - Jaime Thietten
Blase - Jersey Chica
I Like It - Jersey Chica
Thanks To You - Geoff Moore
This This - Nicole C. Mullen
Dancin' In The Rain - Nicole C. Mullen
Rollercoaster - Kendall Payne
This Is How The Work Gets Done - Charlie Peacock
Don't Be Afraid - Charlie Peacock
Color My World - Sierra
Can't Keep Goin' On And On - Take 6
Harmony - Take 6
Nothing At All - Third Day
One Deed - Tony Vincent