Gospel songs are nothing short of a religious experience, leaving us full of inspiration, appreciation and love. They allow artists -- sometimes backed by gospel choirs --- to express their love for God through one of the most powerful and moving art forms -- song. Check out AOL Radio's 10 Best Gospel Songs below as voted by you, the AOL Radio listeners! Leave a comment and tell us what you think.
Ron Winans has a lot of help in this song, accompanied by the soulful voice of award-winning singer Donnie McClurkin. In the song 'Stand,' Winans sings about "allowing the Lord see you through." The underlying message of the song is to learn how to hold your head high in times of hardship and to remember God will help you along the way. 'Stand' won a Grammy Award for Best Soul Gospel Performance in 1989.
God's Property, which has been collaborating with powerhouse Kirk Franklin for over a decade now, sings about how "there is a friend in Jesus." This powerful ballad is about going with God and knowing that life has a way of working itself out, no matter how much strife you encounter.
In this song, Fred Hammond sings about how the evils in the world cannot bring him down, because God will always be there as his guiding light. Hammond sings, "No weapon formed against me shall prosper, it won't work," in this uplifting and influential track.
Backed by a choir of strong voices, Maurette Brown Clark praises the perseverance bestowed upon her by God because "It ain't over until God says it's over."
This robust song contains many musical elements such as horns, keys and guitar as well as the powerful vocals by the Love Fellowship Crusade Choir singing "Faithful, faithful, faithful is our God."
This contemporary gospel song by the two-time Grammy award-winning duo has modern hip-hop/R&B elements to it with heavy bass, synth beats, and edgier lyrics -- making it sound as though the tune could be a forerunner in the Top 40.
Marvin Sapp's inspirational song is about having persistence and hope through life because God will keep you grounded through the tumultuous times. The success of this song (and AOL Radio's No. 1 gospel song) put Sapp on a slew of other genre charts, including R&B/hip-hop and the mainstream Hot 100.
51. Thank you so much for your inspirational music and coments from others. I'm not in a "good place" right now and your music and comments from others has really helped me a lot. Thank you... and keep that music coming!
Posted at 1:58AM on Feb 27th 2011 by Dolores Rivera
53. can someone tell me the name and artist to this song that goes "all that i have belongs to God, all that i have belongs to him. i brought nothing into this world and i cant take nothing away. all that i have belongs to God.
54. I heard a song on Palm Sunday. It was outdoors. The wind was very strong and it was hard to hear the men's trio that was singing. I only caught the first line of the chorus,"You are the giver, I am the taker..." can anyone tell me the name of the song? I have been looking the internet for weeks to find this song with no luck. Thank-you for your help.
51. Thank you so much for your inspirational music and coments from others. I'm not in a "good place" right now and your music and comments from others has really helped me a lot. Thank you... and keep that music coming!
Posted at 1:58AM on Feb 27th 2011 by Dolores Rivera