Subject: Are new worship songs scripturally OK? |
Bible Note: 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 |