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

[Sherri]

Originally Posted by TalkLady

I believe you were referring to "Let Me Tell You Who Jesus Is" as a song you hadn't heard. It was a well worn song a few years ago.

I did a "Google" search and found this on Good New Cafe forum...I believe in one God but I'd feel a little strange if I brought one of my "trinity" friends with me to church and this was one of the worship songs.

1st
Well the Jews were talking to Jesus and they said, "Just who are you?
You claim to be the Christ
Yet you're greater than Abraham, too."
Jesus said, "Everything that you say is true'
I'm greater than Abraham -
But before there was an Abraham,
I am the Great I am."

2nd
Many people today they use His name
But it's usually in vain
No matter how He's helped them time and time again
But one of these days every tongue shall confess
And every knee shall bow
Let's not wait until that day.
Let's Praise the Lord right now.

3rd
Many People today love Jesus
But they don't know who He is
They put Him 2nd place in the Godhead.
They've got some strange ideas.
But if Jesus Christ created everything has all power I'm asking you
If Jesus Christ is Lord of Lord
How can he be number 2?

Chorus
Let me tell ya who Jesus is
He's the Rock of all ages
He's the Alpha and the Omega
He's the Heavenly father
He's the Beginning and the End
Much more than this my friend
He's the son of man, He's coming back again.

Yep, that's definitely a weird one!!!

[Kay B]

Thank you for the post Sis TalkLady, I've never heard the song either.

[Mrs. LPW]

I'm oneness and from the north.. and I've heard it.

I liked it just fine.. but I agree it wouldn't be a good song for a visiting Trinitarian. Still, a person can sing it without the third verse if they want.. and it's got a great melody as well.

Originally Posted by chseeads

Keith Hunt from here in Bloomington wrote it.

It's an Upper Room Experience staple.

I was preaching revivals there years ago and he would sing it in Church. He actually wrote several songs but that was his 'claim to fame' it seems.

[Sweet Pea]

I guess I'm the odd one out on this one. I LOVE it when our choir sings - Let Me Tell You Who Jesus Is! Just reading the words don't seem to give it the same "umph" that I get when they sing it. I had a friend who was coming from a trinitarian background. Never seemed to bother her. To me the message it gives is not any different than "It's All In Him"

I do have a problem with some of these newer worship songs - like someone else stated, it's hard for me to get into worship when I have to constantly watch the screen to know the words - and sometimes there doesn't seem to be a real melody. On most of them, the words are great and I could "listen" to them and worship God and think about Him - but to sing "with" the worship leader/praise singers, I have a harder time really getting in to it.

And BTW - I am pretty sure "Joy Unspeakable" is 202(a) in our old songbook.

One song I was glad when our worship leader retired is.... "We are able to go up and take the country......" Boy, we wore that one out.

[tamor]

Originally Posted by Steadfast

Preaching a lot of meetings and having been on Youth Committees for years I hear the best of the best... and, if they have that preservice songfest where everyone is allowed sing if they just 'sign up', the absolute worst of the worst.

When you mention how many ways a song can be murdered I immediately thought of about a three year period where I heard "I Choose To Be A Christian" sung in every tempo, every style and every melodic mutiliation known unto mankind.

It was NOTHING to have three people in a row singing that very song. One night the Youth President completely lost it and, through his laughter, told us that the latest rendition (being sung as he spoke) was to the exact tune of "The House of the Rising Son" except with the words, "I chooooooose to beeeeeeeee a Christiaaaaaaaaan"... and he was EXACTLY right!

One of the funniest things I've ever heard.

I remember the "I Choose To Be A Christian" era too. Like you said, everyone who did a special wanted to sing it....

[tamor]

Originally Posted by Sherri

Ok........I've never heard this one for even the first time!!!

Me either, Sherri. I've never even heard the title.

[tamor]

Originally Posted by dizzyde

That is one song that I think would very hard for a visitor to understand the concept of. Us old-timers get it, but seriously, "Canaans Happy Land"? Doesn't that sound like the name of a weird theme park to you?? LOL!!

How about when we used to sing, "Just give me a cabin in the corner of Glory Land"? That sounds like camping too!

[MrsMcD]

There is a song that our church use to sing that drove me nuts. I don't know the name of it. It goes something like this

Get your mind on Jesus and let's have church
Get your mind on Jesus and let's have church
Put your hands together, both feet on the floor, let the Holy Ghost move from the pulpit to the door...

People would go nuts every time the song was sung. A friend of mine called the song "Get your mind on Jesus and let's go berserk." lol

[tamor]

I have my radio on in my office and work and they are playing "Friend of God". I am cracking up in here!!