 Although most freedom songs derived from hymns, it was important to include songs from other genres.To accommodate those who were not as religious, rock and roll songs could be altered to become freedom songs, which allowed for a broader number of activists to partake in the singing.In several cases these songs began as gospel or spiritual, the most famous of these being "We Shall Overcome," "Keep Your Eyes on the Prize," "This Little Light of Mine," and "Go Tell it on the Mountain".