I love making playlists, and I wrote The Wisdom Pyramid while listening in my headphones to great music (mostly instrumental music). In honor of the book’s launch, I decided to make a new playlist inspired by the content of the book. Beauty is part of the Wisdom Pyramid, so enjoy this playlist as a (hopefully beautiful) experience that ponders the themes of the book.
The playlist contains 10 songs inspired by each of the six layers of the pyramid (see below image), plus a prelude and postlude section with songs generally inspired by ideas that are central in the book.
Find the playlist on Spotify here. Song list below.
I also created a YouTube playlist that journeys through the book’s themes, with music videos inspired by each layer of the pyramid.
Prelude: Foundations of Wisdom
“A Mighty Fortress Is Our God,” Mahalia Jackson
“Steadfast,” Josh Garrels
“Solid Rock,” Page CXVI
“Rock of Ages,” Jimmy Needham
“The Perfect Wisdom From Above,” Keith and Kristyn Getty
“Lady Wisdom,” Brother Isaiah
“Wisdom and Grace (Psalm 90),” Rain for Roots
“Be Thou My Vision,” Aaron Strumpel
Bible
“Psalm 1,” Poor Bishop Hooper
“How Firm a Foundation,” Maddy Prior
“The Wise and Foolish Builder,” Rain for Roots
“Speak O Lord,” Keith and Kristyn Getty
“Come Holy Spirit, Come,” Stephen Gordon
“Thy Word,” Amy Grant
“Will You Not Listen?” Michael Card
“Creed,” Rich Mullins
“Psalm 19,” Jess Ray
“May the Mind of Christ My Savior,” Ordinary Time
Church
“Church,” Samm Henshaw
“O Church Arise,” Tim Hughes
“Church Clap,” KB and Lecrae
“The Church’s One Foundation,” Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
“Fullness of God,” Judah
“Sunday Afternoon,” Jess Ray
“Sunday Train,” The Gray Havens
“Church (Take Me Back),” Cochren & Co.
“The Gathering,” City on a Hill
“The Body of Christ,” Christian Affleck
Nature
“Written on the Sky,” Max Richter
“God Speaks,” Sons of the Pioneers
“Creation Sings,” All Sons & Daughters
“No Excuse (Romans 1:18-3:20),” Psallos
“This Is My Father’s World,” Wilder Adkins
“All Creatures Of Our God and King,” Fernando Ortega
“Sun,” Sleeping at Last
“Neptune,” Sufjan Stevens
“This Wild Earth,” Young Oceans
“For the Beauty of the Earth,” Denison Witmer
Books
“Wrapped Up In Books,” Belle & Sebastian
“Library Magic,” The Head and the Heart
“Book Club,” Arkells
“Augustine,” Blood Orange
“Eustace Scrubb,” Sarah Sparks
“White Rabbit,” Jefferson Airplane
“Hey Jack Kerouac,” 10,000 Maniacs
“Paperback Writer,” The Beatles
“Reluctant Readers Make Reluctant Lovers,” Library Voices
“Sigh No More,” Mumford & Sons
Beauty
“Vineyard,” Strahan
“Taste and See,” John Mark Pantana
“Satisfy,” Rivers & Robots
“Slow Your Breath Down,” Future of Forestry
“Time’s Not Wasted,” Josh Gauton
“Suite No. 3, P. 172: III. Siciliana: Andantino,” Ottorino Respighi
“Untitled #4,” Sigur Ros
“Resurrection Symphony, 5th Movement: Pesante,” Gustav Mahler
“First Breath After the Coma,” Explosions in the Sky
“Hallelujah,” Jeff Buckley
Internet and Social Media
“Everything Now,” Arcade Fire
“Virtual Insanity,” Jamiroquai
“Everyday Robots,” Damon Albarn
“Paranoid Android,” Radiohead
“Get Off the Internet,” Le Tigre
“Look on Up,” Relient K
“Video Game,” Sufjan Stevens
“Digital Witness,” St. Vincent
“We Used to Wait,” Arcade Fire
“Total Entertainment Forever,” Father John Misty
Postlude: Trust and Obey
“Proverbs 3:5–6,” John Van Deusen
“I Will Trust My Saviour Jesus,” CityAlight
“Trust in You,” Antoine Bradford
“trust,” Sajan Nauriyal, CASS
“Trust and Obey,” Kendra Logozar
“Soli Deo Gloria,” Zambroa
“Benediction,” Claire Holley