tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681998196176959794.post6257715306535371893..comments2023-11-05T08:08:03.172+00:00Comments on These thoughts of mine: Worship SnobberyAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03964256784632422857noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681998196176959794.post-15071638142483868552010-04-13T12:06:43.646+01:002010-04-13T12:06:43.646+01:00Tim - if I understand correctly, you mean which so...Tim - if I understand correctly, you mean which songs mix good music and good lyrics, is that right?<br /><br />Blessed Be is my all-time favourite worship song, so I agree with you there. In fact, I think Matt Redman is the very best at mixing good music with deep, meaningful lyrics - Tomlin/Hughes/Soul Survivor in general lose out on the lyrics sometimes, Townend/Kendrick are weaker on the music, Brown/Beeching/Oakley/Layzell are inconsistent.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03964256784632422857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681998196176959794.post-49815172108980181092010-04-13T07:56:44.445+01:002010-04-13T07:56:44.445+01:00You've hit the nail on the head, I think.
I s...You've hit the nail on the head, I think.<br /><br />I suppose worship songs are caught in the dichotomy between becoming too emotion-driven or too dry/theological - maybe it stems from the free churches trying to get away from the percieved dryness of older hymns and thus throwing the baby (excellent lyrics and meaningful songs) out with the bathwater (outdated phraseology and dirge-like melodies). <br /><br /><br />Out of interest, what worship songs do you think mix the two well? "Blessed be your name" is the classic, I suppose. Mind you, I love "Thine be the Glory" and "Crown him with many crowns"!Tim Dixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13619102564445923842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681998196176959794.post-85916609214746822522009-04-11T23:35:00.000+01:002009-04-11T23:35:00.000+01:00"Jesus is my boyfriend" totally agree, annoyance. ..."Jesus is my boyfriend" totally agree, annoyance. In fact, most of the stuff you've mentioned annoys me, however it doesn't bother me enough to write a blog about it. But bless you *pats your head*, I hope you find a way to get over this.Elliespeakshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07906270119049577101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681998196176959794.post-41403770928802203042009-04-10T20:29:00.000+01:002009-04-10T20:29:00.000+01:00Ben, fantastic comments. One of the things that an...Ben, fantastic comments. One of the things that annoyed me most about Spring Harvest and other youth type events was the whole "Jesus is my boyfriend" style of songs. Could not have put it better myself.BuckinghamFoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09713124748028062090noreply@blogger.com