"...modern-pop "praise music"...is by and large just trash."
No kidding. How many times have I had my ears assailed by "My God, He's a great God, He's great, He's God, yada, yada, yada... Repeat, re-repeat, ad nauseum.
And what is this "He's a great god" stuff? Either He's God or he isn't. If you really are a Christian, there's only one.
I wrote an editorial in the college newspaper ripping the praise songs at the college chapels last year. I learned my lesson and won't go there again.
There are some good praise songs, but unfortunately, the ones that become popular usually aren't those...