Comments on: LCMS Approves 100 "Worship / Praise" Songs http://lutherankantor.com/2008/06/26/lcms-approves-100-worship-praise-songs/ Receiving the gifts God gives through Word and Sacrament Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:36:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Susan R http://lutherankantor.com/2008/06/26/lcms-approves-100-worship-praise-songs/comment-page-1/#comment-52 Susan R Mon, 07 Jul 2008 04:19:55 +0000 http://lutherankantor.wordpress.com/?p=129#comment-52 Ok. I watched and listened. It's got a lifespan of maybe 2 years. One year as a hit, another as a golden oldie. Exactly what I suspected. Ok. I watched and listened.
It’s got a lifespan of maybe 2 years. One year as a hit, another as a golden oldie.
Exactly what I suspected.

]]> By: Chris http://lutherankantor.com/2008/06/26/lcms-approves-100-worship-praise-songs/comment-page-1/#comment-51 Chris Thu, 03 Jul 2008 02:32:37 +0000 http://lutherankantor.wordpress.com/?p=129#comment-51 Susan . . . I would generally say that most of the praise songs don't match the quality of a good hymn. A few of them I could live with -- but they're not memorable enough for me to even remember their names. The number one song from the latest CCLI survey is <a href="http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/How-Great-Is-Our-God-lyrics-Chris-Tomlin/93BC652D7C8E0E7548256FB900129E23" rel="nofollow">"How Great Is Our God"</a> by Chris Tomlin. Here's a <a href="http://www.godtube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=4ee1affd8a65dad8b844" rel="nofollow">video</a> of this song sung by the writer. If you look at the lyrics, you'll notice that the text focuses strictly on the glory of God. It constantly tells us that God is great. Yet it doesn't tell us why God is so great (e.g., the suffering Savior dying for our sins). I think this is typical of many of the praise songs. Susan . . . I would generally say that most of the praise songs don’t match the quality of a good hymn. A few of them I could live with — but they’re not memorable enough for me to even remember their names.

The number one song from the latest CCLI survey is “How Great Is Our God” by Chris Tomlin. Here’s a video of this song sung by the writer.

If you look at the lyrics, you’ll notice that the text focuses strictly on the glory of God. It constantly tells us that God is great. Yet it doesn’t tell us why God is so great (e.g., the suffering Savior dying for our sins). I think this is typical of many of the praise songs.

]]> By: Susan R http://lutherankantor.com/2008/06/26/lcms-approves-100-worship-praise-songs/comment-page-1/#comment-50 Susan R Sun, 29 Jun 2008 23:17:22 +0000 http://lutherankantor.wordpress.com/?p=129#comment-50 Did you, in your study of praise songs, find any that were truly worthy, or simply ones you could live with? I hear people speaking highly of some of them, but never by name, and never quoting me any texts. So I wonder if they're songs that really do the work of hymns, or simply songs that 'do no real harm.' Do they add content, or just tickle the ears and tug at the hearts, without mucking up the nature of a divine service? And do you think that's a good enough reason to include them? Or am I simply missing out on an entire worthy genre, because of my stiff-necked, stubborn nature? Did you, in your study of praise songs, find any that were truly worthy, or simply ones you could live with?
I hear people speaking highly of some of them, but never by name, and never quoting me any texts. So I wonder if they’re songs that really do the work of hymns, or simply songs that ‘do no real harm.’ Do they add content, or just tickle the ears and tug at the hearts, without mucking up the nature of a divine service?
And do you think that’s a good enough reason to include them? Or am I simply missing out on an entire worthy genre, because of my stiff-necked, stubborn nature?

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