I see that some of you are beginning to see what I have been talking about. Good going. There is hope yet.
I still believe in the original. I still believe in the OTW...the old time way. I'm apostolic to the core. I believe in truth without compromise. Yet, I want to keep a Christ-like spirit in all that I say and do, even if there are sharp words of correction sometimes involved.
I did not hear the "Holy, Holy, Holy" song at camp. If I had, I would not have joined in to sing it. I don't like the spirit involved in that song, regardless of what the words are.
I very often sing songs that are not entirelly correct doctrinally such as "I'll Fly Away," because the sound expresses spiritual affections that speaks from my spiritual mind. I'll sing it with much gusto along with others who have the same spiritial affections in seeing their Lord, face to face. In this case, it is not the words, but the spirit of the sound. Angels understand sounds of affections whether it be Death Metal or the old blood songs the old timers cherished. They are understood in the spirit world for exactly what they express. You can put Amazing grace to Death Metal music. The angels would understand the sound of the music rather than the words of Amazing Grace.
Does anyone really understand what I am talking about...does anyone???
Elder, I DO understand what you are talking about. But let me ask you...the music to Holy, Holy, Holy is wonderful, and when changing the last two lines, I sing it gladly...must we throw aside every piece of music because of the one who wrote it or the intention of the writer?!
The spirit of the above mentioned song is worship...respectfully, the only Spirit I feel with that song is the Holy Spirit.
Elder, I DO understand what you are talking about. But let me ask you...the music to Holy, Holy, Holy is wonderful, and when changing the last two lines, I sing it gladly...must we throw aside every piece of music because of the one who wrote it or the intention of the writer?!
The spirit of the above mentioned song is worship...respectfully, the only Spirit I feel with that song is the Holy Spirit.
Barb,
I really don't have anything against the music to that song particularly. It is not the kind of depth of worship music that would command the level of adoration that the words "holy" repeated twice more. The song is too reminiscent of the Trinitarian worship of "God in three persons, blessed trinity" flavor that it was originally written for. It is subjective I suppose. I just chose not to sing the so called Oneness version...if there be one. If you do, I think that I would follow it by singing...
The mighty God is Jesus
the Prince of Peace is he
the everlasing father
the king eternally
wonderful in wisdom
by whom all things are made
the fulness of the Godhead
in Jesus is displayed.
It's all in Him, its all in him
the fullness of the Godhead
is all in Him,
its all in Him, its all in Him
the mighty God is Jesus
and its all in Him....
But this would be right before the choir sung "The Water Way," and just before I preached, "Whom Do Men Say That I Am," I would have the soloist sing, "He's the Lord of Glory, He Is the Great I Am."
Isn't there a really old song we use to sing "It's all in him, it's all in him - the fullness of the godhead, it's all in him? I remember folks shouting to that!
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Isn't there a really old song we use to sing "It's all in him, it's all in him - the fullness of the godhead, it's all in him? I remember folks shouting to that!
Isn't there a really old song we use to sing "It's all in him, it's all in him - the fullness of the godhead, it's all in him? I remember folks shouting to that!
Someone said it was written by a oneness person and the reason why the AOG pulled it out of their hymnals. I don't think that's accurate.
But "All In Him" is one of my favs out of the book!
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I really don't have anything against the music to that song particularly. It is not the kind of depth of worship music that would command the level of adoration that the words "holy" repeated twice more. The song is too reminiscent of the Trinitarian worship of "God in three persons, blessed trinity" flavor that it was originally written for. It is subjective I suppose. I just chose not to sing the so called Oneness version...if there be one. If you do, I think that I would follow it by singing...
The mighty God is Jesus
the Prince of Peace is he
the everlasing father
the king eternally
wonderful in wisdom
by whom all things are made
the fulness of the Godhead
in Jesus is displayed.
It's all in Him, its all in him
the fullness of the Godhead
is all in Him,
its all in Him, its all in Him
the mighty God is Jesus
and its all in Him....
But this would be right before the choir sung "The Water Way," and just before I preached, "Whom Do Men Say That I Am," I would have the soloist sing, "He's the Lord of Glory, He Is the Great I Am."
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