Consider this; projected on the screen is a set of words. Played by the instruments, music floats around the room addressing the ears of worshipers. Married together for corporate expression both words and music take wings and become the expression of our corporate and individual response, confession, or praise to God. We may sing our proclamation, or demonstrate outwardly what we sense internally, and this proclamation bears witness to His grace and our faith....Read the entire thing here.
Singing binds us together and forms community. This is a powerful reality that is far too easy to miss if we become enamored with our own performance, or preoccupied with the excellence of the music for its own sake. In this action music can give us a vision of what it means to be one in Christ. Music that fosters a bold unison in proclaiming Christ can drown out discord and aid in the rally of our hearts.
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
The Function of Music in Worship
Paul Clark's latest article explores the function of music in the worship of God's people. Here is an excerpt:
