Featured Post #1

Taken with permission from Matthew Wong's Blog.

So on the bus back with YM we were talking abit about stuff relating to music
(yea I think most of us know that YM's dream is to be a musician. YM!! I BELIEVE
IN YOUR DREAM!!). So I'll talk abit about one part of what we were talking about
then.

I dont know about all of you out there but for me, I tend to think
of worship as like, prayers that are musical.

Like say, nothing is
impossible, something that we spam all so often, beyond the hype, beyond the
cool sounding stuff, I think the most important thing ultimately lies in the
lyrics of the song, and what it means to you. And for me, when I sing 'through
you, I can do anything', its more than just singing it, but its kinda like
declaring it out.

And listening. Sometimes I dont sing I just like to be
quiet while all those around me sing, or perhaps when im listening to my mp3,
and during those times its like, the music is a 'prayer' and im in agreement
with it. Essentially the amen.

Perhaps the reason why majority of the
songs I listen to are Christian songs. Because though songs like say uhh 'Viva
La Vida' sounds cool and nice, they are songs that dont have meaning to me. It
doesnt have a personal touch, and these songs I will listen to alot then forget
about it after all. But it is the songs that really capture my heart, songs that
really make me agree with them that I continually listen to.

An example
of a non Christian song I listen to that resounds with my heart would be like
'Little Wonders'. Its really a wonderful and meaningful song and I love it.

Back to worship songs, so for me, I feel that the most important part of
singing a worship song is that your heart must agree with it. Its more than
words, more than melody. Some people say that some songs are overplayed and I
agree. 'I See Grace' and 'Overcome' are overplayed alright and this may have the
tendency to make it lose its meaning and all. But nevertheless I still lift my
hands when they are played because I still agree with them. Its not so much of a
'I dont feel in the mood so I wont' kind of thing. I do it anyway because its
kinda like an 'amen' on my side.

So yup. This is my take on this issue.
Imo, sing the worship songs only if you mean every word you sing in your heart.
And I do =).