I don't see the deep theology in the second song you posted. God and I are not "buddies". He is my God, my Creator and Sustainer, the LORD of the whole Universe, my Savior and Light.
Tim is my friend, Shaun is my friend, Susan is my friend. I am God's child, and all I have, even my very next breath is dependent upon Him and His good will and pleasure.
Your song there seems to cheapen the relationship, and bring God down to a "chummy" level. It just can't compare to something like "A Mighty Fortress is our God", or "Man of Sorrows".
I just don't see Hebrews 12:28&29 applying to that song:
"Therefore let us be grateful for receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, and thus let us offer to God acceptable worship, with reverence and awe, for our God is a consuming fire."
By the by, I never much cared for "In the Garden" either.
Jam 2:23 And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God.
Is God YOUR friend, friend?
"I don't see the deep theology in the second song you posted. God and I are not "buddies". He is my God, my Creator and Sustainer, the LORD of the whole Universe, my Savior and Light."
This is the deepest theology we can begin to understand. How a holy God could call his fallen creation, friend.
Jhn 15:12 This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you. Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you. Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.