Faith, scripture, prayer, or spiritual practice as theme.
The Religion motif first appears in the Beatles catalogue on 'Devil in Her Heart' (1963).
Song count per year
% of each member's catalogue with this tag (by writing credit)
| # | Title | Year | Album | Lead Vocal(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Girl | 1965 | Rubber Soul | John | 'Pain would lead to pleasure' |
| 2 | Eleanor Rigby | 1966 | Revolver | Paul | Church, sermon, priest, burial |
| 3 | Lady Madonna | 1968 | Past Masters | Paul | 'Madonna' / 'heaven sent' / 'creeping like a nun' |
| 4 | The Inner Light | 1968 | Past Masters | George | Heaven |
| 5 | The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | John | 'To kill was not a sin' |
| 6 | Rocky Raccoon | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | Paul | Gideon's Bible in the room |
| 7 | Sexy Sadie | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | John | Spiritual teacher's betrayal |
| 8 | The Ballad of John and Yoko | 1969 | Past Masters | John | 'Christ', 'crucify me' |
| 9 | You Never Give Me Your Money | 1969 | Abbey Road | Paul | 'All good children go to Heaven' |
| 10 | Let It Be | 1970 | Let It Be | Paul | 'Mother Mary' evokes Virgin Mary |
'Pain would lead to pleasure'
Church, sermon, priest, burial
'Madonna' / 'heaven sent' / 'creeping like a nun'
Heaven
'To kill was not a sin'
Gideon's Bible in the room
Spiritual teacher's betrayal
'Christ', 'crucify me'
'All good children go to Heaven'
'Mother Mary' evokes Virgin Mary
Updated
Book
The Beatles Illustrated Lyrics
Alan Aldridge
Book
Revolution in the Head
Ian MacDonald
Album
Please Please Me
CD
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