The similar phrase 'Worldly Christianity' is one used by Bonhoeffer. It's J Gresham Machen that I want to line up most closely with. See his Christianity and culture here. Having done commentaries on Proverbs (Heavenly Wisdom) and Song of Songs (Heavenly Love), a matching title for Ecclesiastes would be Heavenly Worldliness. For my stance on worldliness, see 3 posts here.

10 Popular Songs based on words of Scripture (more or less)




  1. Turn Turn Turn (Ecclesiastes 3) The Byrds, etc
  2. The Lord's my Shepherd (Psalm 23) Judy Collins
  3. Psalm 33 (Psalm 33) Sinead O'Connor
  4. "40" (Psalm 40) U2
  5. Hineimatov (Psalm 133) Miami Boys Choir
  6. Rivers of Babylon (Psalm 137) The Melodians, Boney M (Also Don McClean)
  7. The Lord's Prayer (Matthew 6) Sister Janet Mead
  8. The Millennium Prayer (Matthew 6) Cliff Richard
  9. While Shepherds watched (Luke 2) Bing Crosby
  10. The four horsemen (based on Revelation 6) Aphrodite's Child
(There is also Awake, awake by Steeleye Span, very much based on Song of Solomon)
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