It's not just in church..... as a DJ I cannot begin to express how sick I am of about 10 songs that people (no matter the event) insist get played at every single event.
You can probably guess most of them: Roy Orbison -Pretty Woman, Village People -YMCA, B-52's -Loveshack, Bill Haley -Rock around the Clock..... To name a mere four.
It's not just in church..... as a DJ I cannot begin to express how sick I am of about 10 songs that people (no matter the event) insist get played at every single event.
You can probably guess most of them: Roy Orbison -Pretty Woman, Village People -YMCA, B-52's -Loveshack, Bill Haley -Rock around the Clock..... To name a mere four.
At least for weddings, there's the obligatory Chicken Dance!!!
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Our Pastor asks, no requires our Worship leaders to have sufficient prayer a week before the service so that on the Sunday previous to that service the overheads are picked, musicians and praise singers practice thier songs that week.
When service time rolls around & having about an hour before service the worship leader starts service, if the Spirit is moving, the worship leader should be sensitive to the leading of the Spirit and can stay with a particular song.
It is called being sensitive to the Holy Ghost & not singing our favourites to death.
I get such a kick out of this thread! Every point of view is here.
I'm with you though... I don't like to overuse songs... even good ones. Still, every now and then when you pull out one that was overused at one time, and it just strikes a chord.
I like a good mix in services. I don't like every single song being brand new so that the people in the pew don't know it and can't sing along. Because then, the song service isn't about them worshiping and reaching out... because they don't even know the words. I don't think that's fair to them.
I also don't think every service should be all old stuff either... I love a nice sensible mix... that's me... sensible.
So... how about "I feeeeel like praisin' praisin' him"
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Psalm 19:14
Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer.
In the newer P&W stuff the guitar is front and center.. whereas in years past the organ... and the keyboard... now it's the day of the guitar.
I like a mix... one song the guitar is carrying the song.. but not on every song. I think the old saying "too much of a good thing" is true... you can get sick of something, so changing it up often is great.
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Psalm 19:14
Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer.
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.
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A few weeks ago, I started to write a thread about this same thing. I thought I would be misunderstood so I erased it and left it alone. I am glad you took up the subject.
I too cannot understand why this song has taken such a hold. I don't understand why we as a Oneness Pentecostal Movement have to take our Main songs from a Trinity Charismatic Movement. When we do, we leave out a whole section of songs about, the Godhead, the Blood, His Name, Second Coming, and on the list goes.
I love worshipful songs that get you to the dimension of feeling like you are the only one there alone with God, and these times are needful. But where have the services gone where when we sing about ONE GOD and the place goes nuts. I have a feeling that when this used to happen God rejoiced as well.
While there are a few places in the Bible that refers to us as friends, I could rather rejoice in the fact that I am called a child or a Son of God! If I am a Son of God I can rejoice over the inheiritence I am promised!
My nomination for songs that should have been retired is "Take The Shackles Off My Feet". I remember being in a service where this was sung. The spirit was not moving, no one was dancing, not even the praise singers and the song must have been sung 25 times to get the "spirit" moving. Don't know whose spirit they wanted to move but it wasn't God's!
I too vote for bringing back some of the hymnal songs. I think that some of them have gone by the wayside because of the terminology that is used in some of them. But, I agree, to let a song of great quality as "I See A Crimson Stream Of Blood" go drifting out of our movement is avery sad thing indeed.
If The Church is the Bride elect, the fiancee as is were, then wouldn't that make Jesus our boyfriend?
I like new songs (I'm very eclectic in my tastes..except I don't care for opera in the Church), but I think sometimes they try too hard and put too many words in some of them, others not enough. I think we need a good mix of the new and old. Some of the older, Green Hymnal, songs are great and we could probably put them on the over head and many would think they were new. I led praise and worship when I was in Wisconsin and I'd break a out the Green Hymnal on occasion, and yes the church could worship with the old songs.
Let's face it worship is a heart matter, were praise is a head matter. You think to praise and love to worship! Praise and worship are not the same. It is all about Him and my relationship to Him!
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"Jesus is my boyfriend"...As far as I'm concerned, singing about our love for God is a wonderful thing.
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I don't understand why we as a Oneness Pentecostal Movement have to take our Main songs from a Trinity Charismatic Movement. When we do, we leave out a whole section of songs about, the Godhead, the Blood, His Name, Second Coming, and on the list goes.
So many today have an illegitimate relationship with a Bride who's NAME they refuse to accept or take on as their own. No wonder "Jesus is my boyfriend" then is so popular in churches today. And we wonder why we have so many problems getting our song services out of low gear and getting folks to get their mind on Jesus.
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If The Church is the Bride elect, the fiancee as is were, then wouldn't that make Jesus our boyfriend? 
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