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1 | Are new worship songs scripturally OK? | Bible general Archive 1 | Hank | 22537 | ||
Dear David (Hiram Abiff): It's good to have you back for some encore performances! I'm with you on this song, "Come, Now Is the Time To Worship." The lyricist does o.k. in the first two lines, because he is basically quoting a scriptural passage, but wanders off into virtual meaninglessness on the next two lines. I suppose he's trying to make the point that serving Christ has its blessings in this life as well as in the next, but he makes it poorly and ambiguously. Do any of the other stanzas amplify his meaning? It might not be a bad idea, by the way, to express your concerns to your pastor and music director.... Although I have been fortuitously spared any exposure to this song, I suspect it may well fall into the category of contemporary religious music that one can hope will prove to be temporary. --Hank | ||||||
2 | Are new worship songs scripturally OK? | Bible general Archive 1 | Hiram Abiff | 22544 | ||
These are the lyrics in their entirety. Suggested use: Sing these until the congregation stops clapping then it is time for the sermon. :) Come, now is the time to worship Come, now is the time to give your heart Come, just as you are to worship Come, just as you are before your God Come One day every tongue will confess You are God One day every knee will bow Still the greatest treasure remains for those Who gladly choose You now Actually, I am a fairly new member and so is the music director. Our first Sunday service was the same day. He is young but very well meaning and I don't want to discourage him by criticizing him before he knows he is appreciated. I have voiced my opinion to more established members who I consider to be friends, and it seems I may be the only one who interprets the song this way. We elected new Elders last Sunday so change may be in the air anyway. God Bless, David |
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3 | Are new worship songs scripturally OK? | Bible general Archive 1 | Hank | 22555 | ||
David, this song bears the earmarks of one of those "praise choruses" (if that's the right term) that one hears a lot of these days. The lyrics don't quite seem to fit the music in most of the ones I've heard, and neither the words nor the music is over-burdened with excellence...... Aside from the commercial publishers of religious music, whose motivation is transparent, what's behind this rush to push ever-new songs on the church? The church is blessed already with a rich and abundant heritage of fine hymns, many of them Psalms set to music by gifted musicians, and the Psalms are inexhaustible in their power to be an instrument we can use to praise God and that God uses to inspire His people. We are hard put to it to improve on these treasures. A question comes to my mind when I hear contemporary music being used in a worship service and little else. Are we improving the quality of our worship or lowering our standards? --Hank | ||||||
4 | Are new worship songs scripturally OK? | Bible general Archive 1 | Hiram Abiff | 22562 | ||
Hank, While I agree with you wholeheartedly, I can still see good coming from contemporary Christian music. Two young couples have joined our church recently. I made a special effort to get to know both couples from their first visits. Long before the message of the sermons had soaked in, they were drawn to the upbeat music. I believe they may not have attended long enough to make the commitment had it not been for the music. Now all four have given their hearts to Christ, been baptized and are beginning to understand that the worship portion of their walk with Christ is just part of the salvation experience. Having said that, I was involved with a church that used the emotional aspects of repeated singing (chanting?) of some of these songs for purposes other than what praise should be for. If our hearts are focused on winning souls, I think the use of new more modern music is good, but not to the exclusion of time tested standards. Good night friends God Bless, David |
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