John Francis O'Mara - Forbidden Hymns (2025) [Official Digital Download]

John Francis O’Mara has a new album of spiritual Forbidden Hymns that tackle hard realities head on. This is not your head in the clouds, pie in the sky brand of spirituality – this album is heavy and frank and focused on injustice, humanity, fallibility, human love and loss, and what democracy should mean. The music is superlative, produced by Ken Coomer with Kenny Vaughan, Chris Scruggs and more in the mix.

In “Walking in Babylon” there are Southern gospel style vocals at the outset that lend an earthy, grounded feel. “From Hollywood to New Orleans my eyes caught fire from all I’ve seen, angels quake in the streets orphaned by Lady Liberty” and ends with “another brother laying in a chalk outline.” The video contains footage from George Floyd protests in Philadelphia. It’s gripping.

TRACKLIST

1. John Francis O'Mara - Walking in Babylon
2. John Francis O'Mara - Lately Mary
3. John Francis O'Mara - Jesus Walked on Water
4. John Francis O'Mara - Ashes, Ashes
5. John Francis O'Mara - Maria, I Would Dance With You But My Hands Are On Fire
6. John Francis O'Mara - Miracle
7. John Francis O'Mara - No One Gets Out Of Here Alive
8. John Francis O'Mara - Mighty Power
9. John Francis O'Mara - Secrets Are Safe
10. John Francis O'Mara - Maybe
11. John Francis O'Mara - Wild Bleeding Heart
12. John Francis O'Mara - Heart Be Still
13. John Francis O'Mara - Let It Be So



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