I help to choose the music at my my church: What songs help you connect spiritually? Do you think you are more progressive or more conservative? How old are you?
(I am purposely not stating a denomination - I would like to hear a wide variety of serious responses)
Thanks!
2007-06-23 15:32:42 · 15 answers · asked by CLC 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I love "We Exalt Thee" and "Shout to the Lord." "Now is the Time to Worship" is another favorite of mine, and Lindley Cooley's "I Need You" reduces me to tears every single time I sing it or hear it.
I'm actually pretty conservative, which isn't surprising, considering that I just turned 54 last month. And just FYI, I'm Roman Catholic.
2007-06-23 15:43:42 · answer #1 · answered by Wolfeblayde 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Top 25 songs sung in US churches:
1 How Great Is Our God Tomlin, Chris \ Reeves, Jesse \ Cash, Ed
2 Here I Am To Worship Hughes, Tim
3 Blessed Be Your Name Redman, Beth \ Redman, Matt
4 Open The Eyes Of My Heart Baloche, Paul
5 Shout To The Lord Zschech, Darlene
6 Lord I Lift Your Name On High Founds, Rick
7 Come Now Is The Time To Worship Doerksen, Brian
8 You Are My King Foote, Billy
9 Forever Tomlin, Chris
10 Holy Is The Lord Tomlin, Chris \ Giglio, Louie
11 God Of Wonders Byrd, Marc \ Hindalong, Steve
12 Breathe Barnett, Marie
13 We Fall Down Tomlin, Chris
14 You Are My All In All Jernigan, Dennis
15 You're Worthy Of My Praise Ruis, David
16 The Heart Of Worship Redman, Matt
17 Trading My Sorrows Evans, Darrell
18 Above All LeBlanc, Lenny \ Baloche, Paul
19 Beautiful One Hughes, Tim
20 How Great Thou Art Hine, Stuart \ Wesley Keene
21 Better Is One Day Redman, Matt
22 Draw Me Close Carpenter, Kelly
23 Lord Reign In Me Brown, Brenton
24 The Wonderful Cross Reeves, Jesse \ Tomlin, Chris \ Walt, J. D. \ Watts, Isaac \ Mason, Lowell
25 Indescribable Story, Laura
2007-06-23 15:37:26 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am 52. Where I worship now they sing progressive music and I like it but I miss the old hymnals also.
In The Garden
How Great Thou Art
The old Rugged Cross
I'll Fly Away
Shout to the Lord
Lord I Lift Your name on High
2007-06-23 15:52:56 · answer #3 · answered by gabeymac♥ 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
My church mostly uses classical music. I prefer that. I work with the church music, and am not in any hurry to see us "go modern". I suppose that church music is one of the few things I'm conservative about. We use works by Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Haydn, and other classical composers. I also like some traditional hymns, like "Deck Thyself, My Soul, With Gladness", "Crown Him With Many Crowns", "Go To Dark Gethsemane", "Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence" and so forth. At Christmas, I like doing "Lo, How A Rose E'er Blooming", especially in the original German. You asked about age...I'm in my early 20s.
2007-06-23 15:40:57 · answer #4 · answered by solarius 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am 25, I am a pastor at my church and my wife is the P & W leader there. We sing mostly Hillsong, Hillsong United, Passion, Chris Tomlin, Matt Redman, David Crowder, Israel, Houghton, and we try to throw a hymn in there but we make it sound a little more moddern. We have hymnal books but I don't think we have openend them in quite a while.
2007-06-23 15:40:39 · answer #5 · answered by The 2 points guy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I love all the songs during Mass, but my favorites are
Kyrie
Gloria
Holy
Angus Dei
2007-06-23 15:43:04 · answer #6 · answered by tebone0315 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How about the The Flying Spaghetti Monster Sing-A-Long
Let the noodles fall on me to set me free
and let me believe in the power of Spagetti
Let him fly into your heart and then you can start to see
How the noodles of his wisdom come down to you and me
2007-06-23 15:37:55 · answer #7 · answered by TVX 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
i like
Holy is the Lord
Here i am to worship
Open the eyes of my heart
2007-06-23 15:42:34 · answer #8 · answered by Praiser in the storm 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
how great thou art, amazing love, come thou fount, hallelujia what a savior, to name a few
2007-06-23 15:37:21 · answer #9 · answered by Ryan K 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
PRIMARILY THOSE CONTAINED WITHIN THE METHODIST HYMNAL!!!--many favorites---A "HYMN" IS BUT A PRAYER WHICH IS SUNG!!!
2007-06-23 15:36:32 · answer #10 · answered by LONG-JOHN 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋