In His Steps

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In His Steps Playlist

by Charles M. Sheldon

20 tracks

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Oct 14, 2026

Charles M. Sheldon’s 1896 novel turns a simple question—what would Jesus do?—into a test of conscience for a community facing poverty, injustice, and the cost of living by its beliefs. These selections move between reflective instrumental pieces and songs about compassion, moral courage, solidarity, and social change, echoing the characters’ personal reckonings and the town’s collective transformation.

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Track List

20 songs

1

Sicilienne, Op. 78

Gabriel Fauré · This is Fauré

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2

Pictures at an Exhibition (Orch. Ravel): Promenade I

Modest Mussorgsky · Mussorgsky: Pictures At An Exhibition

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3

Handel / Orch. Hale: Keyboard Suite No. 4 in D Minor, HWV 437: III. Sarabande

George Frideric Handel · Handel Sarabande

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4

Opening (from "Far From the Madding Crowd")

Craig Armstrong · Imitation Games Vol.2

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5

Minor Cause

Emancipator · Dusk to Dawn

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6

Sunset Lover

Petit Biscuit · Presence

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7

Kerala

Bonobo · Migration

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8

Green Onions

Booker T. & the M.G.'s · Green Onions

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9

Linus And Lucy

Vince Guaraldi Trio · Charlie Brown Holiday Hits

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10

Jessica

Allman Brothers Band · Brothers And Sisters (Deluxe Edition)

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11

Chariots Of Fire

Vangelis · Chariots Of Fire - The Play

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12

The Heart Of The Matter

Don Henley · The Very Best Of

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13

People Get Ready

The Impressions · People Get Ready

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14

If I Had a Hammer

Peter, Paul and Mary · Peter, Paul and Mary

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15

Man in the Mirror

Michael Jackson · HIStory - PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE - BOOK I

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16

I Shall Be Released - Remastered 2000

The Band · Music From Big Pink (Remastered)

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17

We Shall Overcome

Pete Seeger · If I Had a Hammer: Songs of Hope and Struggle

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18

The Times They Are A-Changin'

Bob Dylan · The Times They Are A-Changin'

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19

Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)

Marvin Gaye · What's Going On

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20

Hands

Jewel · Spirit

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