Megan Danielle made it into the group of eight finalists on “American Idol” Monday night with a song that had one of the judges praising her commitment to her faith.
The 21-year-old waitress from Douglasville, Georgia, sang “Go Rest High on That Mountain,” in remembrance of her grandfather, at whose funeral she had sung the same song about a year earlier.
“I can’t imagine what you were feeling during that performance,” host Ryan Seacrest told Danielle after the song. “You definitely honored him.”

Judge Luke …