Does anyone find it striking that much of the world’s most beautiful music is dedicated to God?

Question

"Dem höchsten Gott allein zu Ehren
Dem Nächsten, draus sich zu belehren"
(to the glory of God alone in the highest and the edification of my neighbor)

J.S. Bach

Answer 1

Music is a spiritual medium through which the devotee communicates with God and the language of music is universal.

Answer 2

It's true that a great deal of beautiful music is related to religious belief, but don't forget that people who made music hundreds of years ago were pretty much like people who do the same thing today - they were trying to make a living. In a religious world, it's entirely to be expected that the great composers would produce religious works. I'm not sure you can read any more into it than that.

Answer 3

No. Bach lived in an age and place when belief in God was universal. Plenty of beautiful music isn't remotely related to God.

Answer 4

Funny that the same God that inspired Bach is currently wasting his time with DC Talk and other crap bands.

Answer 5

Not any more striking than the extreme crap put out by the jesusian rock market today, that takes the crappiest normal song, and multiplies it by several crap factors...

Answer 6

That's true. Bach was a church organist, so naturally most of the music he wrote is Christian.

Answer 7

God and faith are a great inspiration. When great love and passion is put into something it comes out with a soul and beauty all its own.

Answer 8

Yeah but they stopped writing it decades ago. God save us all from 'Christian Rock.'

Answer 9

Jesus Built My Hotrod - Ministry

Answer 10

Yes, I like this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1bQthPfb6g

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