Comments on: Modern Worship III: Articulation http://zealfortruth.org/2007/08/modern-worship-iii-articulation/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:56:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.3 By: annonymous http://zealfortruth.org/2007/08/modern-worship-iii-articulation/#comment-815 annonymous Wed, 29 Aug 2007 18:05:16 +0000 http://zealfortruth.org/2007/08/modern-worship-iii-articulation/#comment-815 this isn't celine's titanic hit that is "My Heart Will Go On", because you loved me is from the movie "Up Close and Personal". And the writer of the song, Diane Warren, wrote the song "Because You Loved Me" as a tribute to her father for his encouragement. this isn’t celine’s titanic hit that is “My Heart Will Go On”, because you loved me is from the movie “Up Close and Personal”. And the writer of the song, Diane Warren, wrote the song “Because You Loved Me” as a tribute to her father for his encouragement.

]]> By: Colin Elliott http://zealfortruth.org/2007/08/modern-worship-iii-articulation/#comment-816 Colin Elliott Wed, 29 Aug 2007 18:43:57 +0000 http://zealfortruth.org/2007/08/modern-worship-iii-articulation/#comment-816 ah! thank you for the correction. I have edited the text to reflect the accurate soundtrack. Thanks for the added info on the song - my point still stands, it just adds another dynamic to the anthropomorphism. ah! thank you for the correction. I have edited the text to reflect the accurate soundtrack.

Thanks for the added info on the song - my point still stands, it just adds another dynamic to the anthropomorphism.

]]> By: thainamu http://zealfortruth.org/2007/08/modern-worship-iii-articulation/#comment-817 thainamu Wed, 29 Aug 2007 19:13:33 +0000 http://zealfortruth.org/2007/08/modern-worship-iii-articulation/#comment-817 A couple clicks on Google verify that anonymous is correct: the lyrics were written by Diane Warren who claims she's never even been in love! (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diane_Warren) But even if she was writing a song to her father, she knew that it would be "misinterpreted" as a romantic love song (and thus make her piles of money when she sold the rights to Celine Dion). Another example of this kind of thing is Amy Grant's song "Baby, Baby" which really was inspired by her real 6-week old baby though you wouldn't think so just listening to it. And all of that kind of relates to what Colin has said--songs (actually all poetry) often have multiple layers of meaning--one reason why it is so easy to take a love song and turn it into a Christian's emotional response to God. We do love Him, after all! Which isn't to say I disagree at all with your premise, Colin. Christian songwriters would do well to be diligent students of Scripture because we know that the mouth speaks what the heart is full of. Perhaps that is why there is a sizable subgenre of Scripture music (scripture put to music) http://www.scripturemusic.com/links.htm A couple clicks on Google verify that anonymous is correct: the lyrics were written by Diane Warren who claims she’s never even been in love! (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diane_Warren) But even if she was writing a song to her father, she knew that it would be “misinterpreted” as a romantic love song (and thus make her piles of money when she sold the rights to Celine Dion). Another example of this kind of thing is Amy Grant’s song “Baby, Baby” which really was inspired by her real 6-week old baby though you wouldn’t think so just listening to it.

And all of that kind of relates to what Colin has said–songs (actually all poetry) often have multiple layers of meaning–one reason why it is so easy to take a love song and turn it into a Christian’s emotional response to God. We do love Him, after all!

Which isn’t to say I disagree at all with your premise, Colin. Christian songwriters would do well to be diligent students of Scripture because we know that the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.

Perhaps that is why there is a sizable subgenre of Scripture music (scripture put to music) http://www.scripturemusic.com/links.htm

]]> By: Colin Elliott http://zealfortruth.org/2007/08/modern-worship-iii-articulation/#comment-818 Colin Elliott Wed, 29 Aug 2007 21:14:26 +0000 http://zealfortruth.org/2007/08/modern-worship-iii-articulation/#comment-818 Wow what a great link! Thanks Linda! I think the emotion is critical for worship - that's I think why music makes such a good medium for worshiping God. However, the emotion must be based on truth, otherwise it's no different than secular music. Wow what a great link! Thanks Linda!

I think the emotion is critical for worship - that’s I think why music makes such a good medium for worshiping God. However, the emotion must be based on truth, otherwise it’s no different than secular music.

]]> By: Darius http://zealfortruth.org/2007/08/modern-worship-iii-articulation/#comment-819 Darius Wed, 29 Aug 2007 23:43:22 +0000 http://zealfortruth.org/2007/08/modern-worship-iii-articulation/#comment-819 Thus, we are called to "worship in spirit AND truth." Thus, we are called to “worship in spirit AND truth.”

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