Thread · 13 songs
Faith
From early hymn-shaped songs to the gospel years and after.
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1965Going Electric
1 of 13Gates of Eden
Bringing It All Back Home
A long acoustic song of surreal images, it was the B-side of the single Like a Rolling Stone.
↓ 2 years later
1967Basement and Country
2 of 13I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine
John Wesley Harding
Its title and opening echo the labor ballad about the union organizer Joe Hill.
↓ the same year
1967Basement and Country
3 of 13The Wicked Messenger
John Wesley Harding
At about two minutes it is one of the shortest songs on the album.
↓ 3 years later
1970Basement and Country
4 of 13Father of Night
New Morning
A short piano hymn of praise addressed directly to God.
↓ 9 years later
1979Gospel
5 of 13Gotta Serve Somebody
Slow Train Coming
It won Dylan the 1980 Grammy for Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male.
↓ the same year
1979Gospel
6 of 13I Believe in You
Slow Train Coming
It was one of three songs he played on Saturday Night Live in October 1979.
↓ the same year
1979Gospel
7 of 13Precious Angel
Slow Train Coming
Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits plays the lead guitar on the track.
↓ 1 year later
1980Gospel
8 of 13In the Garden
Saved
A gospel song retelling the life of Jesus, often the closer of his gospel-era shows.
↓ the same year
1980Gospel
9 of 13Saving Grace
Saved
A quiet, hymn-like song of thanks for grace he feels he did not earn.
↓ 3 years later
1983The '80s
10 of 13I and I
Infidels
Its title borrows a Rastafarian expression for the self joined with God.
↓ the same year
1983The '80s
11 of 13Jokerman
Infidels
The opening track, it was also released as a single with a music video.
↓ 6 years later
1989The '80s
12 of 13Ring Them Bells
Oh Mercy
A slow, hymn-like song built around piano.