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A passage from the Book of Ecclesiastes (‘To everything there is a season …’) became a 1960s anthem when The Byrds popularised Pete Seeger’s 1959 song��Turn! Turn! Turn!��Seeger released his own version of it in 1962. The timelessness and popularity of its message have resulted in��Turn,Turn, Turn��being covered by numerous bands and artists ever since. Click on the album cover opposite to listen to the Byrds' version.

Another popular song whose lyrics are based on a passage of scripture is��Rivers of Babylon��(Psalm 137:1-4). First performed by reggae band the Melodians in 1970, it was later popularised by BoneyM (1978) and held No.1 place on the UK charts for 5 weeks.

The KJB has had a great influence of Rastafarian music and is the preferred version as a source of song lyrics.The best known songwriter and performer of reggae music was Bob Marley (1945-81), lead singer and rhythmn guitaist for the band��Bob Marley and the Wailers.

In the country music genre, the title song of Johnny Cash's 2002 album��American IV: The Man comes Around��quotes and has numerous references to the Book of Revelation and the 'Man' who will come to pass judgment.