Artist	Song
sufjan stevens	to be alone with you
sufjan stevens	let's hear that string part again, because i don't think they heard it all the way out in bushnell
the sleepy jackson	morning bird
the flaming lips	a spoonful weighs a ton
chronicles of narnia OST	a narnia lullaby
ani difranco	beautiful night
rob dickinson	my name is love
cowboy bebop OST	powder
delaney & bonnie	free the people
brian eno & john cale	lay my love
ani difranco	amazing grace
cowboy bebop OST	green bird
pete townsend	let my love open the door
sufjan stevens	in this temple as in the hearts of man whom he saved the earth
bob schneider	the world exploded into love
caribou	drumheller
gavin bryars w/ tom waits	jesus' blood never failed me yet
thievery corporation	heaven's gonna burn your eyes
imogen heap	can't take it in

Comment:

In recognition of Easter this year (I realize this is a bit premature, but I felt strongly about making this mix, and have been working on it nonstop), I have decided to compile, as a gift for my extended family, a CD of secular songs pertaining to Jesus and the sacrifice marked by this holiday. It's basically my soundtrack to the death and resurrection.

The first three songs are mournful... nobody understood why this was taking place. The man who was supposed to save them from the Romans was just crucified. But they didn't know the plan. During the flaming lips and narnia songs, something is happening... a spell is breaking, a wound is healing. change has come. I like to imagine Jesus as the 1st person in songs 7, 10, and 13. kindof like he's explaining what he's all about and why all this has happened. The last set of songs are in celebration of this feat, and finally anticipation of what is yet to come.

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