Comments on: Worship Discussion: What Songs Should We Keep?

By: Natalie

Natalie — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:47:51 +0000

Of ppeole “coming to the conclusion that they just don’t need to attend all the time in Ordinary Time,” there’s an old joke about [insert your favorite mainline denomination here] being the only ones that God trusts to “take the green Sundays in summertime off.”

By: Andrew McLean

Andrew McLean — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 02:33:29 +0000

This is always a very hard discussion for me to have. In some ways I feel torn, because my earliest and fondest childhood memories are church worship experiences where many of our old “standards” were sung. Yet on the other hand, a major part of my job is to keep praise and worship fresh. Unfortunately, human nature is such that if we do the same thing over and over again we eventually do it without thinking about. We sing the words/melody with little or no regard to what we are doing/saying. This defeats the purpose of praise and worship in our service.

I understand that there is the style issue and those who dislike the new music because it doesn’t seem like “church”. Yet the question I must ask is, “Who defined what “church” music sounds like?” In my opinion it is our experiences that have defined this.

My goal is to develop a spirit of worship in the the church where every individual has new and deeper experiences with God in the worship experience every week. This in turn will automatically change what we think of when think of “church” music.

Another interesting thing to me is, what defines “new”? Obviously the latest material to be released is new. But I have taught songs that were new to a congregation, but actually were 15-20 years old…

Anyways, I’ve probably said way too much. What old songs do I like best? From standards to newer old songs… ‘Tis So Sweet To Trust in Jesus, How Great Thou Art, For Every Mountain, Jesus, I Love You.

By: Courtney Harrison

Courtney Harrison — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 17:15:26 +0000

Too many to choose from but I did want to comment on the post. I agree that we are living in a new day and music has changed. The words have not. It’s sad that we have come to the point that it’s the music and not the words that seem to move our souls. It shouldn’t matter whether young or old, new or old…if the words sing of His grace and mercy, His love and kindness, His goodness and greatness (I could go on) then we should be able to worship Him.

By: Jason Mann

Jason Mann — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 02:32:06 +0000

Amazing Grace, Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus, The Old Rugged Cross, and Lean on Me

By: tonya

tonya — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 02:17:01 +0000

Amazing Grace, Tis So Sweet To Trust in Jesus, On Christ the Solid Rock I Stand, How Great Thou Art and The Old Rugged Cross.