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I have been doing some studying of old hymns by John Newton. The words for certain hymns were written in a particular meter and then sung to tunes with the same meter. So,a hymn could be sung in different ways as long as the meter matched. But the music does affect how the words [...] wayoflife.org Ever since we first began warning about Christian rock decades ago,we have observed that there is no separation between Christian rock and secular rock. Contemporary Christian musicians make no attempt to hide this fact and they have no shame for it. When asked in interviews about their musical influences and their favorite music,[...] STUDY REINFORCES FACT THAT MUSIC IS A UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE (Friday Church News Notes,February 4,2011,www.wayoflife.org fbns@wayoflife.org,866-295-4143) - Contemporary Christian Music is built on the premise that music is neutral and that only the lyrics carry moral meaning. Even secular musicians know that this is absurd. Any orchestra conductor will tell you that [...] Is the church the proper place for a Contemporary Christian Music concert? Doesn’t it seem odd to make someone pay admission to enter a church,even if it is for a concert? Charles Spurgeon wrote: I am afraid that where organs,choirs,and singing men and women are left to do the praise of the [...] Do we sing as much as the birds do? Yet what have birds to sing about,compared with us? Do we sing as much as the angels do? Yet they were never redeemed by the blood of Christ. Birds of the air,shall you excel me? You have done so,but I intend to emulate [...] FUNERAL MUSIC? (Friday Church News Notes,February 19,2010,www.wayoflife.org fbns@wayoflife.org,866-295-4143) - Recently a brother in Christ shared with me the following:“Some of my friends have described traditional sacred music as ‘funeral music,’ and the Lord has shown me that they are correct in one sense,and in one sense only. [...] | ||||
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