Queen sang about Jesus on their first album, and about God in this song from Innuendo, the last one released while lead singer Freddie Mercury was still alive. Mercury's lifestyle was at odds with many traditional religious tenets, but here he points out a simple truth: we're all God's people. He was raised in the Zoroastrian faith, which dates back to at least 1000 BC. Mercury suffering from AIDS when he worked on the album and died nine months after it was released.
This started off as a song called "Africa By Night" that Freddie Mercury wrote this for his 1988 solo album, Barcelona. He recorded the song, but decided not to use it. When Queen was working on Innuendo, he revived the track and reworked it with the band.
With their soaring harmonies, Queen could deliver a sound that evoked gospel music, which they often accompanied with lyrics about love and understanding (see: "Somebody To Love"). They rarely mentioned God, but could do so convincingly, as demonstrated here.
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