No Lament
Psalms is full of lament — with good reason: suffering is real, and God wants us to voice it.
No Community
Are you singing only to God? Or, as He commands, also to each other? (Colossians 3:16)
No Christ
New Testament song lyrics clearly proclaimed Christ’s work and attributes.
About Bobby Gilles
Writer of songs like Lead Us Back, Warrior, All I Have Is Yours and Let Your Blood Plead For Me, author of Our Home Is Like A Little Church, and Sojourn Communications Director. Listen to all his songs & read his tips on songwriting & church communications at http://mysonginthenight.com
That’s a timely reminder, as many churches have gone into emotionalism more than speaking Biblical truth when singing songs of worship.
Very true Lance. Thanks for the comment!
By the way, I also should have added that the artwork in this article comes from Sojourn visual artists. Their work is on display at sojournvisualarts.com.