“I endeavour to prove, that the Duty of Singing under the Gospel is not confined to the Jewish Psalms, or any other Scriptural Songs; but that Hymns of human Composure suited to the clearer Revelations of the New Testament, are encouraged by the Word of God, and almost necessary for Christians Churches, that desire to worship Christ in the Beauty of Holiness, and praise him for the Wonders of redeeming Grace.”(120). Like Isaac Watts said, we should worship Christ our “Redeemer according to the more glorious Liberty of the Gospel” or we will end up too much “to Legal Forms”. Worship involves praise and thanksgiving in the music and I agree that hymns written by Charles Wesley, Fanny Crosby, Isaac Watts and others have majesty and sound theology. We can then rejoice in the Lord in singing new hymns because we sing about what we believe.
Monday, January 9, 2012
Liberty in Worship
“I endeavour to prove, that the Duty of Singing under the Gospel is not confined to the Jewish Psalms, or any other Scriptural Songs; but that Hymns of human Composure suited to the clearer Revelations of the New Testament, are encouraged by the Word of God, and almost necessary for Christians Churches, that desire to worship Christ in the Beauty of Holiness, and praise him for the Wonders of redeeming Grace.”(120). Like Isaac Watts said, we should worship Christ our “Redeemer according to the more glorious Liberty of the Gospel” or we will end up too much “to Legal Forms”. Worship involves praise and thanksgiving in the music and I agree that hymns written by Charles Wesley, Fanny Crosby, Isaac Watts and others have majesty and sound theology. We can then rejoice in the Lord in singing new hymns because we sing about what we believe.
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