{"id":8760,"date":"2024-02-07T19:56:34","date_gmt":"2024-02-07T14:26:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cccfornews.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/07\/common-myth-church-hymns-are-deeper\/"},"modified":"2024-02-07T19:56:34","modified_gmt":"2024-02-07T14:26:34","slug":"common-myth-church-hymns-are-deeper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cccfornews.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/07\/common-myth-church-hymns-are-deeper\/","title":{"rendered":"Common Myth: Church Hymns Are Deeper"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Why Should We Sing More Hymns in Church?\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/N95PByU0ivE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>I have heard for many years people in churches or on social media say something like this:<em>\u00a0\u201cwe need to sing more hymns because they are deeper than modern songs.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>But the problem with that statement is that\u2026 it\u2019s simply not true!<\/p>\n<p>Now, don\u2019t get me wrong. I actually agree that we DO need to sing more hymns\u2026 but not because they are deeper. I\u2019ll get back to that in a minute.<\/p>\n<p>Normally, when someone says that hymns are deeper than \u201cmodern\u201d music (or the even more vague title of \u201ccontemporary\u201d music), they are suggesting that older songs (pre-1960, in my experience) contain theologically more robust lyrics. Or, to put it simply, they are saying that old songs are full of more truth than new songs (by \u201cnew,\u201d someone normally means after the 1960s).<\/p>\n<p>But again\u200a\u2014\u200athat is just not true.<\/p>\n<p>I can give you many examples of songs written in the last sixty years (which is a very diverse wide range of music to be lumped together) that contain much biblical truth and theological depth. For example, the song \u201cYour Great Name\u201d by Natalie Grant in 2010 lists at least nine specific outcomes of speaking the name of Jesus alongside ten different names given in the Bible for Jesus. Here are the verses: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianity.com\/plus\/why-should-we-sing-more-hymns-in-church.html\"><em>(Click here to continue reading the full article.)<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Photo Courtesy: Canva Pro Design.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"bg-csgray-100 global-author-bio p-7 my-5 overflow-hidden text-base\">\n<hr\/>\n<p><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.swncdn.com\/media\/150w\/via\/9262-2020-02-28-194919.webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.swncdn.com\/via\/9262-2020-02-28-194919.jpg\" class=\"fr-fic fr-dii fr-fil\" style=\"width: 150px;\"\/><\/source><\/picture><strong><em>Robert Hampshire<\/em><\/strong><em>\u00a0is a pastor, teacher, writer, and leader. He has been married to Rebecca since 2008 and has three children, Brooklyn, Bryson, and Abram. Robert attended North Greenville University in South Carolina for his undergraduate and Liberty University in Virginia for his Masters. He has served in a variety of roles as a worship pastor, youth pastor, family pastor, church planter, and now Pastor of Worship and Discipleship at <a data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/cherawfbc.com&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1635943697698000&amp;usg=AFQjCNE2H8F-4tBAYbqsBAT505BxPBKRBg\" href=\"http:\/\/cherawfbc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cheraw First Baptist Church<\/a> in South Carolina. He furthers his ministry through his blog site, <a data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/hamp52.wordpress.com\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1635943697698000&amp;usg=AFQjCNH6QLs5UZbiT7R0fwpEHKwVts2pOQ\" href=\"https:\/\/hamp52.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Faithful Thinking<\/a>, and his\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@rahampshire\"><em>YouTube channel.<\/em><\/a><em> His life goal is to serve God and His Church by reaching the lost with the gospel, making devoted disciples, equipping and empowering others to go further in their faith and calling, and leading a culture of multiplication for the glory of God. Find out more about him <a data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/past0r0bert\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1635943697698000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEmRXwo0lEnhORxjtk30_wtCYj2RA\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/past0r0bert\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<p><script>\n    setTimeout(function () {\n        !function (f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n            if (f.fbq) return; n = f.fbq = function () {\n                n.callMethod ? n.callMethod.apply(n, arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments)\n            }; if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n            n.push = n; n.loaded = !0; n.version = '2.0'; n.queue = []; t = b.createElement(e); t.async = !0;\n            t.src = v; s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s)\n        }(window,\n            document, 'script', '\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n        fbq('dataProcessingOptions', ['LDU'], 0, 0);\n        fbq('init', '228399734010278');\n        fbq('track', \"PageView\");\n        fbq('track', 'ViewContent');\n    }, 3000);\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianity.com\/videos\/video-answers\/common-myth-church-hymns-are-deeper.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have heard for many years people in churches or on social media say something like this:\u00a0\u201cwe need to sing more hymns because they are deeper than modern songs.\u201d But the problem with that statement is that\u2026 it\u2019s simply not true! 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