The Hymn Book--“Banished and Vanished”-part 10
As long as God gives me a
sound mind and the ability to type and to publish, I intend, by the grace and
mercy of God, to stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance about the
importance of what and how we music unto our high and holy God. Sacred music matters. How we music unto God
matters. The quality of our musical offerings that we surrender in humility
before His wonderful feet matters. The
quality and thoroughness of the musical diet that we present in the context of
the worship of a high and holy God matters. The passion with which we minister
musically matters. I am convinced that
the onus probandi for the music we
present to God and the way we music unto Him falls on the one who leads others
in worship.
Christian musicians who lead
others in worship have a responsibility to provide their congregations a
balanced thorough musical diet. There
are many foods that are considered good diet choices and I suppose that a
person could survive if he or she ate only that food. However, other foods are recommended if that
person is going to do more than survive.
The application is that: a congregation may survive on a constant diet
of praise chorus sequences but a good musical shepherd should lead his or her
flock into green pastures where they can receive sustenance that will cause
them to grow and thrive.
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