Music and Beliefs
From a colleague whom I greatly admire, Warren “Wally” Lathem —
Early Methodists learned their theology through the hymns of Wesley. There is a desperate need in today’s contemporary church for the theology of our hymns.
What theologies are our songs teaching today?
Is it possible for a song to engage the heart and soul as well as the mind?
— RSVP
joescheets 
Yes a lot of contemporary music is nothing more than 7 / 11 songs. 7 words you sing 11 times. Repeating fluff doesn’t instill growth.
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Yea! My thoughts exactly.
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Todays mind less songs are what this old fogey thinks of as vain repetition. God goes way beyond awesome.
Second part, no a few of the old message hymns always choke me up for a couple of reasons. One they stir old memories of a much different time and the message the send requires contemplation. Like “The Old Rugged Cross” or “Amazing Grace” to name a couple.
Just don’t write em like they used to. But this is just an old guy talking who thinks by the way, that the “Good ole days” is an oxymoron………………….
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I think it is possible for hymns to engage the heart, mind and soul. I was raised on church hymns….my Mother was the pianist at our church from the time she was 17 until her death at age 71.
My father sang at many funerals and also weddings and our whole family was singing at times. When I hear the beautiful hymns, I also get choked up and they certainly stir up pleasant memories. Many of the words to the hymns run through my mind on almost a daily basis.
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