Re: One question for you all: At what point does Praise and Worship music become too commercial?

Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2003 20:47:55 -0400
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"-MIKE-" <email-address-deleted> wrote in message
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> I always use a spin on the phrase, "sacrifice of praise" when
> speaking to musicians about leading worship. Sometimes we have to
> sacrifice some of our own praise in order to best facilitate
> corporate worship for the body we serve. Along with playing songs
> we are sick and tired of playing, and among other things, this means
> not allowing ourselves to get so completely lost in worship that we
> neglect to see the worship leader signaling the us to go to the
> bridge or go a cappella. :-)
Yes, if the song makes the singer bawl their eyes out, the congregation is
going to stand there feeling sympathy and/or empathy with the singer rather
than moving to worship as the singer intended. Years ago, there was a song I
wanted my choir to sing that had a line "take the dearest thing to me"
followed by "that's what I'd be willing to do" to draw closer to God. They
couldn't sing it in rehearsal without tearing up, so I knew they'd never be
able to do it during a service. I also got the feeling that part of it was
because they weren't really WILLING to sing a line like that.
You have to believe what you're singing to the point that you're convicted
in advance. It's never a pretty sight when the reality of a lyric hits home
with a singer right in the middle of a performance. They should have thought
about what the song MEANT earlier, while they were rehearsing it. Then
they'd have been prepared to sing it and bless others with the message.
--
David Bruce Murray / email-address-deleted
---Making hay while the sun shines---
"I know a pagan piano riff when I hear it." ---Dr. Bobby Clark
written May 7, 2003 by "The Original Tenor of the Cathedral Quartet"