Worship music changes. The contemporary hymns you hear today in church are the future of worship music.
The next Great Awakening will be driven by contemporary music styles, not the hymns of the 1880’s.
I hope not. It's not the style of music that is the problem, it's the content. The best hymns can be described as little sermons. They incorporate scripture directly and contain an orthodox message with a complete thought.
The new contemporary hymns contain a touchy feely message that seems more disconnected from Biblical content than the traditional hymns.
One contemporary song that comes to mind. "I love you Lord and I lift my voice. To worship you, oh my Lord rejoice. Take joy my King in what you hear. Let it be a sweet, sweet sound in Your ear."
The song has a soothing melody, but only one doctrinal note. The problem may stem from musicians writing the songs rather than theologians.
One of my favorite hymns is "A mighty fortress" by Martin Luther. It's such a great hymn that even the Roman Catholic Church includes this song in their hymnal.
Define “contemporary hymns.”
Why can’t we have both?
I think the issue is the man centered words of "contemporary" songs.. listen to he words..see how many time the word "I" is used..I call it "Jesus is my boyfriend" music.. like the world out side it is "all about ME"
Songs should be Praise and Honor to God.. and there is precious little of that in "contemporary" music