Seeing God in Christian music

Sometimes – I repeat sometimes – it’s not obvious what Christian songs have to say about God. Why is that? Oftentimes it’s because the person who wrote the words has s specific reason for what the song says.
If it’s a personal experience, it can be hard for us t really understand the song, unless we also know about the underlying experience.
I used to attend services at the church Tommy Walker, who has many famous worship songs. He would explain, in the service, why he wrote those songs. It was very helpful, and brought an understanding that was far beyond what we’d get from just singing the words.
We don’t get that opportunity in most churches. Unless the worship leaders explain what the songs are about, how can we know? How can we get that deeper understanding that comes from knowing the inspiration for the songs?
Only by researching them ourselves. It’s not that hard. Google pretty much any one of them, and we can find out why they were written.
But do we take the time?

Is the work really done? – Lyrics from Christian Music

Is the work really done?
When we sing this song, do we just hear “The work is done” – and then assume the work of Christianity is done? It’s an important question. I recently published something about the Great Commission, in which Jesus gives His followers our orders on how to go forward in life.

The response I got from one person was “The work is done, man”. I was shocked. But then this morning I heard the song with those words – The work is done. Is that where the person who wrote the reply got his thinking? Honestly, I don’t know. But do we take the time and put in the effort to find out what the author of the song meant?

What’s in a worship song? or two?

Seeing God in Christian music

What’s in a worship song? Well, it’s a song. So there’s music, unless it’s “a capella”. And it’s worship, so there must be words. After all, worship is about praising and honoring. Words are kind of important when doing that. More specifically, in a Christian worship song, it’s about praising God. The God we believe created – everything. The songs should reflect that. What else should be in Christian worship songs? Love. And Truth.

These things probably seem line no-brainers. Of course, they should all be there. By, when we sing or listen to them, do we really think about what’s in a worship song that we’re directing to God? Do we just blindly sing the words, whatever they might be? Or do we meditate on them as we’re singing? In essence, are we praying those words?

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