Ultimately, in the larger American Christian culture, this issue is settled. The worship wars were waged and the "contemporary side" gained the most ground and is the most favored form of worship music in (American) Christendom. The traditional side still staunchly continues and those of us who prefer a blended approach still hold pockets here and there. But contemporary worship that involves bands and soft-rock music and lights and visual presentations has won the day.
They will lob snarky criticism at contemporary worship, creating straw-man arguments and generalizations about how nobody writes with any theological depth anymore. All the new music is simply sensual love songs repackaged and rewritten with "God", "Jesus", and "the Lord" edited in. The classic hymns passed down throughout history, resplendent with all of their progressive verses and rousing choruses are far superior than the repetitive and shallow songs of this generation.
And I understand their comments and to an extent they have a point.
However they are completely fixated on the mediocre while ignoring the large quantity of evidence that contradicts their assertions.
Well, let's add more to the growing list of modern worship songs that reflect the popular cultural styles but include strong biblical theology:
I'm sure some curmudgeonly nit-picker will find fault with a word or phrase or other detail.
But wow is this creative and comprehensive. And the best part in my opinion is that it's not merely a feel-good song, but a song of commitment.
It enlarges our vision of God and pledges to faithfully follow Him.
So Will I, indeed.
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