Mr. Dylan songs have always had biblical truths.

Bob Dylan will always be my all time favourite artist, but there's still so many of his songs I haven't properly listened to. This is one of them. Glad I got to experience it with you. Loved the song and this video

Oh Mercy...great album...Most of the Time....Political World....what was it you wanted?...all wonderful songs

From Bob's 1989 album "Oh Mercy". Always felt this was song to remind us that there is a fine line between good and bad. You only have so much time to show people who you are while your time here. One of Bruce Springsteen favourite Dylan's song. Enjoyably Dylan in style and presentation. Great reaction Harri. Thanks Harri and Stephen. Great tune for thought. Cheers from Canada 🇨🇦

I love his Oh Mercy album!

Prophetic.

"Their breaking down the distance between Right and Wrong." Still rings true.

Every Grain of Sand from Shot of Love,

could you please react to most of the time from this album?

His “Slow Train Comin” song and album. It was a real gospel album with every tune expressing his faith at that time. This in wonderful contrast to his album Infidels. Check out I and I”. Thanks Harry ✌️

Dylan is always the chameleon musically and personally.

This song affects me emotionally more than any other Dylan song.

Also listen to "Chimes of Freedom" - beautiful, poetic lyrics about the human race and those less fortunate than others fabulous song, some amazing live performances of it too

Definitely on my Bob Dylan playlist

"Bob Dylan - It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)" best Lyrics or "Bob Dylan - Pretty Saro" best dylan voice performance ever""

"No Mercy" is my favorite from BD along with "Slow Train Comin`". On both albums there are some tracks that are very bluesy and gospel like which I love a lot. Thanks sharing and best wishes @all from hamburg (germany)

Gorgeous.

lightfoot does a great cover of this song

Here’s a rxn…Patti Smith’s cover of Dylan’s “Changing of the Guards.”

Nanci Griffith, one of the most unappreciated artist! A great songwriter, musician and singer. So many songs both slow and upbeat. Start with "Love at the Five and Dime" live on the BBC. For a younger upbeat song, "Listen to the Radio" on Austin City Limits. .

So beautiful ❤️ I must have been 13 when my Dad played this for me. Thanks friend

Do Dignity 🙏🏼

My interpretation (not that it matters) is NOW stop and listen to the pain of others. We can't wait for the coming or resurrection, we have to bring attention to and tend to the oppressed - here and now

Ring them bells. Uncle Bob says.

Another “ Dealin’ ” classic.

Dylan had a three album gospel phase (Slow Train Coming, Saved, and Shot Of Love) but this is after on his 1989 album Oh Mercy so maybe Dylan kept his religious views from those albums and never converted back to Judaism (he’s ethnically very Jewish and was raised that way).

Thanks for all great reactions! But there's one track you absolutely must take on, even if it's the last thing you do. It's the favourite Dylan tune among a minority of hardcore fans, which ecstatically finished his concerts on the world tour in 1978 (and since then he hasn't played it one single time live). As far as I know, no person on KZfaq has reacted to it so far, but it's a masterpiece with a mesmerizing melody and an almost an insane lyrical juggling on tightropes between poetry, romance, politics and religion - right before his "religious period". It's a tall order, but it will be worth the effort! "Changing of the Guards" from the album Street Legal. Here's a link to it illustrated with lyrics: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bqyCdNShqavcqXk.html

I really asked for this in a ring in the old ring in.the new sort of way for Januaey We have been making all those resolutions to be good and we will be... until February at least lol

I know what you mean about the religious overtones, but this song was from after he had emerged from his evangelical phase. My take on this is that he's pretty clear on the existence of a higher power, but he's understandably cynical about humanity's ability to transcend war, disease, hate - really any of the things humanity continues to both suffer and inflict, when even our understanding of belief alternates us from one another. A beautiful song.

Heart has a fantastic cover of this song on one of their later albums.

the Bride is the Church. Jesus is the Bridegroom. He's asking the Church to alert the people because the world has gone astray.

Dylan has gone into and out of religion a few times.

Love this song. My favorite is the live version from his bootleg series Vol 8: Tell Tale Signs. It’s a rawer version, sans Daniel Lanois production. But packs more emotional punch imho. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/f6eCY6yq0M7NnoU.html There is great cover from Heart and another from Chris Cornell as well.

He is Ultra Gnostic - always been...

Great album "Oh Mercy" Bob had a Christian awakening in the mid 70s. It's a wonderful story.💕

You got to serve somebody I think his father was a minister

This is one of many Dylan songs where the Dylan version is not my favorite. Look up Sarah Jarosz' version from the Americana sessions. Just her, a mic, and an octave mandolin. Amazing.

"for those of us that are left" "for the few that will judge the many" Its about the human race falling apart quite soon and the fact that almost no one can see the how and the why it happens Those poor sheep

You think its some kind of religious thing? Gee! Ya think?! Its the most powerful indictment of dying christianity ever written. Selah.

My least favorite Dylan period.