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NO MORE! The World's Most 'Worn Out' Songs?

I just had a friend come back from an overseas trip with a large group from a prominent Church. The 'large group' was mainly musicians and singers for this overseas conference.

I got tickled because the FIRST thing he did when he got on American soil was call me and say - and I quote - "If I hear 'I Am A Friend of God' one more time... I may not be His friend anymore!" He said they sang it over 20 different times that week.

What is so funny is that my son has that very song playing on his cell phone while you wait for him to answer and I had, the day before, told him, "CHANGE THAT SONG!"

What one song - regardless of how good it 'once was' - has been dragged through one too many services and should be forever retired in your opinion?

(BTW: While we have 'kicking' music in our Church and I, myself, play several instruments I have to admit that I'm NOT a 'Hillsong' type music fan.)

"I Am A Friend Of God" needs to be buried.

Next?

Hear us from heaven!!!!

Why doesn't He hear us from where we are ..... He promised He would be with us. I am sure I am not in heaven, and I want Him with me.

Any of this new washed-up @#$%*&^# that comes from the vineyard movement can't be gone too soon to suit me.

Most of the songs are indistinguishable from secular pop love songs. A majority change tempo and key 5 or 6 times; people who demonstrably worship to older, more steady songs seldom worship to them.

- resident curmudgeon

I'm afraid that I can even make out the melody to most songs in church anymore. If it weren't for the lyrics coming up on the screens I wouldn't know that a song was even in progress. It just comes across as a sustained noise. It's that way in most churches and in camps and conferences.

I can hear my children play at home. The piano, trumpet, saxaphones, guitars, drum and keyboards. Someone is always playing something around here and I love it.

"You Are Good"!!! ..... and...... "Again I Say Rejoice"!!!!!

they seem to be the old "We've Come to Praise Him" of yesteryear.....

They start every youth event around and then some.... NO MORE - please!!:begging:begging

Maybe kids these days just aren't capable of memorizing that many lyrics. You'll also notice that the lyrics don't contain any long or difficult words anymore . . . the "dumbing down" of America?

Back when I was a kid, I had memorized every lyric to every song Ray Stevens ever recorded . . . :ranting

"My current life is the pits, So I'll be glad when I'm dead Cuz I get a mansion"

I didn't remember all of the titles so I grouped them into 1, this Title should cover about half the songs in the hymnbook. LOL

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Originally Posted by Steadfast (Post 358582)

LOL, towards the end of last year, we did this song at offering...the HG swept in, we couldn't continue the service, we stayed another 2 hours just juking and jiving. I scratched my head trying to figue God out on that one!!!