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<\/iframe>\n<\/p><p>Another obvious song to include in a course on the Bible and music is \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/ultimatemetallica.com\/creeping-death-story-behind-the-song\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Creeping Death<\/a>\u201d by Metallica. If you listen closely to the lyrics, you will not only spot the\u00a0Exodus story as the background, but will\u00a0see the specific <a href=\"http:\/\/www.encycmet.com\/songs\/srcreep.shtml\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">influence of the movie The Ten Commandments<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Another obvious song to include in a course on the Bible and music is \u201cCreeping Death\u201d by Metallica. 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