"I see you there hanging on a tree
You bled and then you died and then you rose again for me."
Lots of Christians talk about how American Christianity is too individualistic and has lost its focus on God and community, which is very apparent in Christian music. During chapel for my school I was reading the unfamiliar lyrics on a slide as everyone around me sang, and as these lyrics came up I cringed at the idea that a community of Christians worshiping together would sing about how Christ died for themselves as an individual. As everyone sang that line, I heard a voice change the lyrics to end with "us" and had to smile. I guess me as an individual am appart of a larger community who sees the problem too.
3/7/11
I laugh because when I read posts like these I often feel like I wish I was the one quoted in these posts, my name marked down in the books for all to see. But that's not what this is about.
ReplyDeleteAye, this is a problem that I see as well.. it's probably one of the main reasons why I'm close to failing some of my classes. But there is no other way to live than for the larger community. I'm already selfish enough as it is.
I'm finding this to be more and more true about our music. It is becoming very individual... and yet very impersonal.
ReplyDeleteI smile every time I hear a voice in the crowd replace the "God is" with a "You are".