Easy ladies, how do you think it makes us feel when you call a forty year old an "old folgy".:smilewinkgrin:
Just Something I Wrote
Discussion in 'Music Ministry' started by gekko, May 23, 2006.
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SFIC said "Music is not neutral. If it was, it would not be used in the fashion it is used to sell cars on television.
If it were neutral, it would not be a problem playing any kind of music in the church."
so tell me SFIC... which notes on a guitar are ungodly? is it the E? the A? how about the F#m? -
The Bible says, "And David danced before the LORD with all his might; and David was girded with a linen ephod. 2 Sam 6:14 (KJV)
Do you testify that is truth? -
im actually recording right now... am i being ungodly?
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OK, one point you all should know when arguing against these people; it's not particular notes they are saying are bad. It is basically rhythms, rhythm accents, (odd or even, as in the backbeat)and the prominence rhythm and harmony have in comparison to melody, which is what they are saying should be most prominent. (That's basically what gives the old hymns their distinctive "dry" feel, like the simple songs they taught you in nursery or grammar school). It is also drawn along the lines of culture, with Western "classical" on one hand, and non-Wesern "rhythmic" styles on the other.
Knowing this will help both sides from talking right past each other.
The truth is, while songs for congregational singing perhaps should be more focused on the melody, people are making general statements trashing the other styles altogehter, and this has not biblical bases. -
oh. ok. so its the rythym. the syncopated rythms. i get it now.
ya know... dont hymns have rythm? i mean... i tap my feet to them all the time. i can't help it sometimes even. they're just so fulfilling to the flesh. i want more of them. hmmm... where can i get some flesh fulfilling rythmic hymns?
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so its the rythm they're worried about eh?
wow. just wow.
i actually made a song that's got rythm to it... just a mix of a whole bunch of loops... i wonder if that's ungodly...
well what gets me is - why do they think that we would put it in the service in the church? its for personal worship. its a type of personal worship to God almighty.
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again. if satan can use music to spring up fleshly desires - how much more can God use music to spring up Godly desires? -
Yeah, hymns have rhythm, and even some syncopation at times, but it is very limited as to not be "funky", or the harmonies (chordal structure) "jazzy". Also, the backbeat, with the harder beat accented on 2 and 4, even though the music itself is generally still accented on 1 and 3 if you listen behind the beat.
Ridiculous to be making such an issue out of that, isn't it; as totally uncovered by scripture those criteria are. -
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SFIC said "I can justify it through my testimony of the truth."
and so can the Godly christian artists putting out their music.
if you want to play that side of the "game" that is.
they can justify using hip-hop through their testimony of the Truth. -
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though this world may be dark and peaceless
it may be broken and fallen to pieces
it may have strife and turmoil, ceaseless
but i'll follow the One who's name is Jesus
whoever thought it would end up this way?
when i get home from life at the end of the day?
i get so tired, so on my bed i lay,
Lord i need Truth in my sling, please show me thy way
life may look rosey, but we're on the front-line
if we dont get up and go, we'll run out of time
we look left, right, front and back, but we aint got time to rhyme
so put on them Jersey's and Fitted's and it'll turn out fine
so what if we get hurt, we shouldn't focus on that
the Physicians gonna heal us, so see light or see black
if we aint watching what we're doing we'll fall face down flat
but thanks so much Lord for watching my back
i know that i can count on you, i'll let it be known
faith is just a plane with your word as its wings
so i'll let it be flown by you who is King
but if we dont cling to You, out the plance we'll be thrown
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it comes down to the heart of the person.
is it the beats or the lyrics that make the music?
i would pick neither.
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