Title
“’I Could Sing of Your Love Forever’: The American Romantic Ideal in Contemporary Praise and Worship Music,” in The Message in the Music
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2007
Abstract
The definitive guide to the meaning of today’s most popular praise and worship songs.
Few things influence Christians’ understanding of the faith more than the songs they sing in worship. The explosion of praise and worship music in the last fifteen years has profoundly affected our experience of God. So what are those songs telling us about who God is? In what ways have they made us more faithful disciples of Jesus Christ? In what ways have they failed to embody the full message of the gospel?
Working with the lists of the most frequently sung praise and worship songs from recent years, the authors of this book offer an objective but supportive assessment of the meaning and contribution of the Christian music that has been so important in the lives of contemporary believers.
Recommended Citation
Paris, Jenell, "“’I Could Sing of Your Love Forever’: The American Romantic Ideal in Contemporary Praise and Worship Music,” in The Message in the Music" (2007). Sociology Educator Scholarship. 7.
https://mosaic.messiah.edu/soc_ed/7
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Comments
Originally published as:
Paris, Jenell. “’I Could Sing of Your Love Forever’: The American Romantic Ideal in Contemporary Praise and Worship Music,” in The Message in the Music, Robert Woods and Brian Walrath, eds. (Minneapolis, MN: Augsburg Press, 2007).
ISBN: 9780687645640