This is a list of songs that, somewhere in the title or lyrics, contain a reference to Jesus. The songs do not necessarily contain either "Jesus" or "Christ", for example the words Lord or Saviour or the general context of the song can be used to imply Christ. Songs that refer only to God or some other higher entity, or which use the name of Christ only as an interjection, do not qualify for this list. Also excluded are songs and hymns that have not been covered by a famous singer. Finally, the list is limited to songs by secular artists; songs that refer to Jesus are the primary staple of gospel and contemporary Christian artists.
A-B
C-F
- Cale, John
- Carnivore
- Cash, Johnny
- It Was Jesus
- Man In Black
- Personal Jesus (Depeche Mode cover)
- Spiritual
- When He Reached Down
- Why Me Lord
- Cohen, Leonard
- Counting Crows
- Cortizone
- Crowell, Rodney
- Cumchrist
- Jesus Sold Me A Bunk Eight
- Jesus Was A Facepainter
- Jesus Was An Angry Drunk
- Ripping at the Flesh of Jesus Christ
- Danzig
- Davis, Paul
- Dead Christ
- Depeche Mode
- Blasphemous Rumours
- Personal Jesus
- Disturbed
- Doobie Brothers, The
- Dylan, Bob
- It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)
- Jokerman
- Masters of War
- Edguy
- Eve 6
- Friedman, Dean
- Friedman, Kinky
- They ain't making Jews like Jesus Anymore
G-O
- Genesis
- Gacy, Macy
- Green Day
- Greenbaum, Norman
- Guster
- Hawley, Richard
- Horned Almighty
- Incubus
- Lennon, John
- Lord Belial
- Manson, Marilyn
- Personal Jesus (Depeche Mode cover)
- Matthews, Dave (Band)
- Bartender
- Christmas Song
- Save Me
- Spoon
- King Missile
- McLean, Don
- Marduk
- Fuck Me Jesus
- Christ-Raping Black Metal
- Jesus Christ...Sodomised
- Mellencamp, John (Cougar)
- Mercy Me
- Michael, George
- Ministry
- Jesus Built My Hotrod
- Psalm 69
- Scare Crow
- Models, The
- Morrissey
- Neutral Milk Hotel
- King of Carrot Flowers, part II
- Nirvana
- Jesus Doesn't Want Me For A Sunbeam (Vaselines cover)
- Nuklear Antikrist
- Christ-Fucking Jesus-Reaping
- Ocean
- Orange Goblin
P-S
- Parliament
- Parsons, Gram
- A Song For You
- In My Hour Of Darkness
- Return Of The Grievous Angel
- She
- Penslar, Josh
- Petty, Tom
- Pink Floyd
- P.O.D.
- Prince and the Revolution
- 4 the Tears in Your Eyes
- I Would Die 4 U
- Prine, John
- Profanatica
- The Project Hate
- I Smell Like Jesus...Dead
- Queen
- Radiohead
- Rage Against the Machine
- Born of a Broken Man
- Sleep Now in the Fire
- Ramones, The
- R.E.M.
- I Took Your Name
- Make It All Okay
- New Test Leper
- Voice of Harold
- Rolling Stones, The
- Simon & Garfunkel
- Simple Plan
- Skyclad
- A Clown of Thorns
- Earth Mother, the Sun, and the Furious Host.
- The Sinful Ensemble
- Slayer
- Slipknot
- Smashing Pumpkins
- Smith, Patti
- Soundgarden
- Springsteen, Bruce
- System of a Down
T-Z
- They Might Be Giants
- Kiss Me, Son of God
- Meet James Ensor
- Third Eye Blind
- Thursday
- Toadies
- Tool
- Townshend, Pete
- Type O Negative
- U2
- Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me
- One
- Sunday Bloody Sunday
- Tomorrow
- Vertigo
- Vaselines
- Jesus Doesn't Want Me for a Sunbeam
- Velvet Underground, The
- Victim
- Jesus Died Under My Wheels
- Vienna Teng
- VirginBlood
- Jesus Rapes the Little Children
- Wainwright, Rufus
- Weezer
- West, Kanye
- The Who
- Williams, Robbie
- Willis, Wesley
- Wilco
- Witness
- Wonder, Stevie
- Jesus Children of America
- XTC
- Zappa, Frank
- Jesus Thinks You're a Jerk
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