One can update the tempo and the instruments even the melody of a great hymn and keep its lyrics. Hymns are full of essential theology.
We sing a lot of Robert Shaw arrangements at our church since our director was trained by him. Here's an uplifting one that our youth choir sang a couple of years ago. Robert Shaw, Carol of the Bells
“I visit other churches when I travel. Mostly I find their 7-11 music uninspiring.”
Its not that these people are not worshiping sincerely, but its just that there are aesthetic criteria for evaluating the quality of music. This stuff doesn’t measure up to other generations of worship music writers.
People with little talent are writing worship songs which they perhaps assume are God inspired. “God gave me this song....” Then no one can say, “excuse me but this music is boring, repetitive and the lyrics don’t make sense, let alone promote a coherent theological idea.”
“I visit other churches when I travel. Mostly I find their 7-11 music uninspiring.”
Its not that these people are not worshiping sincerely, but its just that there are aesthetic criteria for evaluating the quality of music. This stuff doesn’t measure up to other generations of worship music writers.
People with little talent are writing worship songs which they perhaps assume are God inspired. “God gave me this song....” Then no one can say, “excuse me but this music is boring, repetitive and the lyrics don’t make sense, let alone promote a coherent theological idea.”