Style of music in worship services

[Cow Poke]

Ah...but you left off the "Rest of the story"....

The next weekend, his nephew, a young, new Christian came to visit and attended another the local church with the farmer. He went home and his mother asked him how it was.

“Well,” said the young man, “it was good. They did something different however. They sang hymns instead of regular songs.”

“Hymns?” asked his mother. “What are those?”

“Oh, they’re OK. They are sort of like regular songs, only different,” said the young man.

“Well, what’s the difference?” asked his mother.

The young man said, “Well, it’s like this – If I were to say to you: ‘Martha, the cows are in the corn’ – well, that would be a regular song. If on the other hand, I were to say to you:

‘Oh Martha, dear Martha, hear thou my cry
Inclinest thine ear to the words of my mouth
Turn thou thy whole wondrous ear by and by
To the righteous, inimitable, glorious truth.

For the way of the animals who can explain
There in their heads is no shadow of sense
Hearkenest they in God’s sun or His rain
Unless from the mild, tempting corn they are fenced.

Yea those cows in glad bovine, rebellious delight
Have broke free their shackles, their warm pens eschewed
Then goaded by minions of darkness and night
They all my mild Chilliwack sweet corn have chewed.

So look to the bright shining day by and by
Where all foul corruptions of earth are reborn
Where no vicious animals make my soul cry
And I no longer see those foul cows in the corn.’

Then if I were to do only verses one, three and four and do a key change on the last verse, well that would be a hymn..!


:penggrin: (I miss my custom smilies)

I forgot all about that!

[Chrawnus]

Going into specifics, I really like Keith and Kristyn Getty's modern hymns (In Christ Alone, The Power of the Cross, O Church Arise, Joy Has Dawned etc...) because in addition to being good music (Irish ) they're also theologically rich, unlike most modern 7-11 self-centered Christian music.

O Church Arise is a splendid example of this.

[Scrawly]

Just no rap. Please.

You might want to change your mind:

[Darth Executor]

[Cow Poke]

That sure do remind me of "Fat Baby" by Amy Grant.....

[theblueprint_Ni]

You might want to change your mind:

Agreed! I listen to hip-hop more than any other kind of music. My top artists are Flame and Lacrae. Hence:



These uncles and grandpas here don't get it though, Scrawly. It's just you and I, brother

[Chaotic Void]

These uncles and grandpas here don't get it though, Scrawly. It's just you and I, brother

Hey now... Just 'cuz I'm an uncle of 19 (20 in June) kids and I don't like rap doesn't mean I'm old. I'm still a Spring Chicken (I'll be 21 in 19 Days).

[theblueprint_Ni]

Hey now... Just 'cuz I'm an uncle of 19 (20 in June) kids and I don't like rap doesn't mean I'm old. I'm still a Spring Chicken (I'll be 21 in 19 Days).

I stand corrected...I guess even spring chickens can have stale taste in music! Haha, jk, to each his own.

[Sparko]

You might want to change your mind:

nope. I could only get through 40 seconds of that.

[Cow Poke]

I think i'm bothered by "praise team" aspect of modern Churches. I have seen a number of them appear to be in their own little world, totally oblivious that the congretation is not "in tune" with them at all.

You're not "leading" unless there are "followers".

[RBerman]

We are dealing with "the music issue" in our church right now. We called a new Associate Pastor for Music. Well, he is changing everything, making it more contemporary. Some of the older folk have left, some complain, one verbally attacked him in front of people and we had to remove him from a teaching position.

Now I don't prefer a lot of contemporary music, it seems to be very repetitive, and old hymns seem to have more theology in them, but I do know that the song the creatures sing in Revelation is quite repetitive also and they are worshiping.

We've had emails saying "I was disappointed in worship today" or "Thank you for the hymns today, I haven't been able to worship in months." What a load.

We come together to praise God together, how can you be disappointed in that?

I have found through this that those who complain like that seem to be the one's who are going to church to selfishly GET instead of worshipfully GIVE.

It sounds like your new Associate Pastor is being incredibly insensitive to the worship language of his flock, catering instead to his own preferences. It sounds like this is leading the flock to sinfully grumble against their leaders. What a mess. Any changes in the worship of a church ought to be done gradually, in the context of much explicit discussion of the matter from the pulpit, in discussion groups, etc. A good shepherd knows his sheep. Is the senior pastor asleep at the wheel?

[KingsGambit]

My church went to a two service format last month, with the first service being all old hymns and the second being all contemporary worship. I have to attend the second service because of something I do for the church afterward. I honestly have a strong preference for the older hymns, but don't feel that I have any right to grumble - worship is supposed to be aimed at pleasing God, not us, and I almost feel idolatrous making a big deal out of it.

[princesa]

When I go to church, most days, I don't enjoy kneeling and standing and saying what some would consider rehearsed words, but, I do it out of respect, out of reverance for what brought me to church that day and I discipline and even reprimand myself when I find myself feeling in a slump wishing something were different, for my convenience. My mind would say for example "What's the point of all this getting up, can't I just sit here and enjoy a sermon". I don't enjoy the singing, I really don't. I LOVE when i go to the service with the live music because the duet with the violin and cello does something to my soul, I could have simply heard that and gone home and it would have been fulfilling. I never expect the perfect sermon or mass or service, when I first started going to mass I did and boy was I dissapointed. I get out of it what I can. THEN, when I go home I can worship in a way that fits my soul (so to speak) more personally, I go somewhere alone if I can, I put on Japaneze zen music, i look at the bluejays out of my window or wait for the cardinal to show up, I close my eyes and feel thankful, I pray a personal prayer. It's all we can do really, we're so blessed to be so unique, we can't expect a church to answer to all of our preferences, only to be respectful in the music that it plays and to mix it up a bit and diversify.

[fm93]

What say you all about Christian groups that parody secular songs into Christian songs, like Apologetix?

I have no problem with them, and I in fact think they're awesome, but I'm just curious about other people's opinions.

[KingsGambit]

What say you all about Christian groups that parody secular songs into Christian songs, like Apologetix?

I have no problem with them, and I in fact think they're awesome, but I'm just curious about other people's opinions.

Not really my thing personally but I have no problem with it and find it quite clever.