I tend to be skeptical about religions in general, but I have admired the music since I was a choir boy.

Mahalia Jackson never fails. Her "Saints" is a classic. Her voice rings in my childhood memories-- "Wade in the Water", "Jesus Met the Woman"...

The songs that speak most to me personally, despite my rebuttal of some of their metaphysical premises, are "Abide With Me" and "Amazing Grace".

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