Comments on: hymns are better… http://blendingworship.wordpress.com/2007/08/22/hymns-are-better/ bridging the gap between generations Thu, 29 Oct 2009 05:12:54 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: AJ http://blendingworship.wordpress.com/2007/08/22/hymns-are-better/#comment-775 AJ Thu, 08 May 2008 19:11:06 +0000 http://blendingworship.wordpress.com/2007/08/22/hymns-are-better/#comment-775 I know myself, with these new modern songs, I feel the melody is the same thing over and over, and I am concentrating on the words so much that I don't get much out of it. Why can't we have a blended worship of half hymns and half the other? The church I attend have enough folks to raise the roof off the building with their singing, if they knew what was going on more. It's not like that. People just stand and watch the words on the screens. I leave feeling half empty, because to me that is as much of my worship experience as the sermon is. . I know myself, with these new modern songs, I feel the melody is the same thing over and over, and I am concentrating on the words so much that I don’t get much out of it. Why can’t we have a blended worship of half hymns and half the other? The church I attend have enough folks to raise the roof off the building with their singing, if they knew what was going on more. It’s not like that. People just stand and watch the words on the screens. I leave feeling half empty, because to me that is as much of my worship experience as the sermon is. .

]]> By: CSI watcher http://blendingworship.wordpress.com/2007/08/22/hymns-are-better/#comment-761 CSI watcher Wed, 23 Apr 2008 03:34:42 +0000 http://blendingworship.wordpress.com/2007/08/22/hymns-are-better/#comment-761 "But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do, for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking." Vain repetitions ... that's what I always thing of when I hear the modern choruses so many churches use today. The melodies tend to be extremely simple. The words are just as simple, to the point that I start to fall asleep from the dullness. Let me sing a real hymn - a challenging one with words that make me think about the wonders of God and all He has done. “But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do, for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.”

Vain repetitions … that’s what I always thing of when I hear the modern choruses so many churches use today. The melodies tend to be extremely simple. The words are just as simple, to the point that I start to fall asleep from the dullness. Let me sing a real hymn – a challenging one with words that make me think about the wonders of God and all He has done.

]]> By: En http://blendingworship.wordpress.com/2007/08/22/hymns-are-better/#comment-671 En Sat, 23 Feb 2008 02:19:04 +0000 http://blendingworship.wordpress.com/2007/08/22/hymns-are-better/#comment-671 i like what u said. I agree with u. I am now attending a baptist church that uses traditional hymns, after leaving the charismatic movement of 8 years. I have to say, true worship is spirit and truth, not really emotions. We worship thru words and words alone. By faith, not feeling. Faith comes by hearing, hearing by the word of God. If emotion does come, it's often more about understanding what the words mean, in context to God's holiness, judgement, love and mercy. i like what u said. I agree with u. I am now attending a baptist church that uses traditional hymns, after leaving the charismatic movement of 8 years. I have to say, true worship is spirit and truth, not really emotions. We worship thru words and words alone. By faith, not feeling. Faith comes by hearing, hearing by the word of God. If emotion does come, it’s often more about understanding what the words mean, in context to God’s holiness, judgement, love and mercy.

]]> By: Mike http://blendingworship.wordpress.com/2007/08/22/hymns-are-better/#comment-634 Mike Fri, 01 Feb 2008 16:32:17 +0000 http://blendingworship.wordpress.com/2007/08/22/hymns-are-better/#comment-634 Chris Clinch: mtmondo@hotmail.com he is worship leader at our church (www.harvestpa.org). He (like most of you artsy people) is great about sharing and receiving with other worship leaders. I'll let him know of your inquiry. Here's where you can find Sovereign Grace music: http://www.sovereigngraceministries.org/Resources/Music/Overview.aspx click on the sovereign grace radio. it's cool Chris is taking our team to Worship God 08. Ask your church and your hubby if maybe you and your team could take the road trip also. I think you'll be blessed greatly. http://worshipgodconference.com/ Chris Clinch: mtmondo@hotmail.com

he is worship leader at our church (www.harvestpa.org). He (like most of you artsy people) is great about sharing and receiving with other worship leaders. I’ll let him know of your inquiry.

Here’s where you can find Sovereign Grace music:
http://www.sovereigngraceministries.org/Resources/Music/Overview.aspx

click on the sovereign grace radio. it’s cool

Chris is taking our team to Worship God 08. Ask your church and your hubby if maybe you and your team could take the road trip also. I think you’ll be blessed greatly. http://worshipgodconference.com/

]]> By: Mike http://blendingworship.wordpress.com/2007/08/22/hymns-are-better/#comment-633 Mike Fri, 01 Feb 2008 14:56:22 +0000 http://blendingworship.wordpress.com/2007/08/22/hymns-are-better/#comment-633 I guess you are not in touch with Sovereign Grace ministries? their songs might as well be sermons. I'm a pastor who is very concerned about content and a year ago asked our worship leader to phase out all songs that didn't preach. Our songs include the occasional hymn, but is very contemporary. Good, theology laden, gospel songs are being written these days. You just have to look past what a favorite publisher is pushing and find them. by the way, going through a hymnal (I was previously in a traditional church), I tried to influence my old church to beware of many hymns. There is no shortage of banal hymns. They are not all "Great is thy Faithfulness." I guess you are not in touch with Sovereign Grace ministries? their songs might as well be sermons. I’m a pastor who is very concerned about content and a year ago asked our worship leader to phase out all songs that didn’t preach.

Our songs include the occasional hymn, but is very contemporary. Good, theology laden, gospel songs are being written these days. You just have to look past what a favorite publisher is pushing and find them.

by the way, going through a hymnal (I was previously in a traditional church), I tried to influence my old church to beware of many hymns. There is no shortage of banal hymns. They are not all “Great is thy Faithfulness.”

]]> By: Worship Textfessional for 8-26-07, St. Simons Community Church « FOR WHAT IT’S WORTH http://blendingworship.wordpress.com/2007/08/22/hymns-are-better/#comment-200 Worship Textfessional for 8-26-07, St. Simons Community Church « FOR WHAT IT’S WORTH Mon, 27 Aug 2007 19:58:54 +0000 http://blendingworship.wordpress.com/2007/08/22/hymns-are-better/#comment-200 [...] even though I love the song, for fear that my friend Mandy might use it to further her case that hymns are better than modern worship songs, “I Stand Amazed” was by far the song that seemed to connect most deeply with our [...] [...] even though I love the song, for fear that my friend Mandy might use it to further her case that hymns are better than modern worship songs, “I Stand Amazed” was by far the song that seemed to connect most deeply with our [...]

]]> By: Russ http://blendingworship.wordpress.com/2007/08/22/hymns-are-better/#comment-197 Russ Mon, 27 Aug 2007 16:53:29 +0000 http://blendingworship.wordpress.com/2007/08/22/hymns-are-better/#comment-197 Personal opinion alert!!! No research to back this up, but... I would say that comparing the 2 is not quite an "equal" proposition. After all, as some have already posted, hymns ARE worship songs. (But I see where you're coming from). I would say that it's kind of obvious that there would be more hymns to "choose" from to compliment sermon content than "modern songs" simply because of the time frame in which each were written. You're talking about thousands of years versus about 40 years. Traditional Hymns (as we know them) date back hundreds of years, some even dating back to the early church. Modern Songs (as in "contemporary" or "modern" worship "choruses") date back to the 60s and 70s. Seems to me that the one with 100s (possibly 1000s) of years would have the upper hand just by sheer numbers. Agree? Disagree? Personal opinion alert!!! No research to back this up, but…

I would say that comparing the 2 is not quite an “equal” proposition. After all, as some have already posted, hymns ARE worship songs. (But I see where you’re coming from).

I would say that it’s kind of obvious that there would be more hymns to “choose” from to compliment sermon content than “modern songs” simply because of the time frame in which each were written. You’re talking about thousands of years versus about 40 years.

Traditional Hymns (as we know them) date back hundreds of years, some even dating back to the early church.

Modern Songs (as in “contemporary” or “modern” worship “choruses”) date back to the 60s and 70s.

Seems to me that the one with 100s (possibly 1000s) of years would have the upper hand just by sheer numbers.

Agree? Disagree?

]]> By: susie amerise http://blendingworship.wordpress.com/2007/08/22/hymns-are-better/#comment-192 susie amerise Sat, 25 Aug 2007 22:14:39 +0000 http://blendingworship.wordpress.com/2007/08/22/hymns-are-better/#comment-192 HI, THIS IS REALLY VERY THOUGH PROVOKING....I LOVE BOTH SO MUCH....THE CONTENT OF HYMMNS AND THE REFRESHING NEWNESS OF CHORUSES..SO I ASK MYSELF NOW WHY DO WE HAVE TO RATE WHICH ARE BETTER? WHY NOT APPRECIATE THEM BOTH FOR WHAT THEY ARE....AND WHAT THEY BOTH ACCOMPLISH FOR THE KINGDOM (I READ ROBERT WEBBER'S BOOK IN COLLEGE AND I REALLY LOVED IT!).....MAYBE THEY ARE BOTH HERE TO LOVE AND ENJOY AND AS WORSHIP LEADERS TO BE USED TO BRING HIS HEART SUCH PLEASURE.....HE LOVES TO HEAR OUR VOICES SING PRAISES..... BUT I DO AGREE....AS WL CONTENT IS THE PEARL IN WHICHEVER WE CHOOSE...EITHER WAY IT'S A WINNER AND....IT'S OKAY TO FAIL TRYING FOR HIS CAUSE! GREAT DISCUSSION...THANKS! SUSIE HI, THIS IS REALLY VERY THOUGH PROVOKING….I LOVE BOTH SO MUCH….THE CONTENT OF HYMMNS AND THE REFRESHING NEWNESS OF CHORUSES..SO I ASK MYSELF NOW WHY DO WE HAVE TO RATE WHICH ARE BETTER? WHY NOT APPRECIATE THEM BOTH FOR WHAT THEY ARE….AND WHAT THEY BOTH ACCOMPLISH FOR THE KINGDOM (I READ ROBERT WEBBER’S BOOK IN COLLEGE AND I REALLY LOVED IT!)…..MAYBE THEY ARE BOTH HERE TO LOVE AND ENJOY AND AS WORSHIP LEADERS TO BE USED TO BRING HIS HEART SUCH PLEASURE…..HE LOVES TO HEAR OUR VOICES SING PRAISES….. BUT I DO AGREE….AS WL CONTENT IS THE PEARL IN WHICHEVER WE CHOOSE…EITHER WAY IT’S A WINNER AND….IT’S OKAY TO FAIL TRYING FOR HIS CAUSE! GREAT DISCUSSION…THANKS! SUSIE

]]> By: FredMcKinnon.Com » Blog Archive » If Hymns are Better .... http://blendingworship.wordpress.com/2007/08/22/hymns-are-better/#comment-190 FredMcKinnon.Com » Blog Archive » If Hymns are Better .... Sat, 25 Aug 2007 19:15:33 +0000 http://blendingworship.wordpress.com/2007/08/22/hymns-are-better/#comment-190 [...] so Mandy over at BlendedWorship (the blog Goddess) recently posted an article called “Hymns Are Better”. I won’t [...] [...] so Mandy over at BlendedWorship (the blog Goddess) recently posted an article called “Hymns Are Better”. I won’t [...]

]]> By: Fred http://blendingworship.wordpress.com/2007/08/22/hymns-are-better/#comment-189 Fred Sat, 25 Aug 2007 19:06:41 +0000 http://blendingworship.wordpress.com/2007/08/22/hymns-are-better/#comment-189 Mandy, I'm on the brink of once again declaring RSS Bankruptcy (more posts in my GoogleReader than I can stand to read), but this one caught my eye ... Good post ... my question is .. "what makes a hymn a hymn ... and if hymns are better, are there still hymns being written today, and if so .. why are they considered a hymn"? Hmm .. I may have to BLOG that one! Mandy,
I’m on the brink of once again declaring RSS Bankruptcy (more posts in my GoogleReader than I can stand to read), but this one caught my eye …

Good post … my question is .. “what makes a hymn a hymn … and if hymns are better, are there still hymns being written today, and if so .. why are they considered a hymn”?

Hmm .. I may have to BLOG that one!

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