I agree that the line in “Be Unto Your Name” is weak and unclear. I like Jason’s suggestion and unless someone comes up with something better, will use it the next time we update the songbook.

BTW: I’m thinking of establishing a worship blog (though I tremble at the thought of opening a possible pandora’s box)

Ryan I agree with you on that song. I’m not too sure what that line means. It always leaves me wondering when I get to that part.

There aren’t a whole lot of songs that I can’t actually sing, but one in particular lately comes to mind. It’s the Resurrection hymn by Townsend. I had difficultly following the the line of thought it jumps around ideas without using full sentences. Kind of felt like I was reading a haiku. I never really knew where it was heading.

Those are my thoughts for what they are worth. I think it is a good challenge that we really put some thought into what we are singing and at the same time (like Jim said on Sunday) we shouldn’t judge other’s who are able to sing certain songs especially when they aren’t songs that doctrinally contradict the Bible.

So that all said, not really the firmest ground upon which I personally would write a song, but maybe those ideas would explain what the author of that song was thinking… Although sometimes song writers say some things that don’t make you think that they were thinking much at all, the emotion of the moment just sort of takes it all away.

Okay, that’s enough out of me, I’ll actually go study now.