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frustrated! - 11/5/2009 4:11:54 PM
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yustme
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I have stopped getting on these forums because just about everyone,if not everyone was born during the 60's and has no idea what I'm talking about when I refer to music as being Spiritually uplifting or an emotional rush.
I hear over & over again the "style" of music Is up to each ones preferance.I never see on any of these threads what's pleasing to the HS.To be honest, In my flesh,I really enjoy the rock-n-roll beat,but the Spirit within me says no.
There is noone who understands the difference between what WE like and what invites the HS.And that really saddens me.
It has been said,"History repeats itself".I hope it does.
I'm sure I'll get a lot of sarcassum for this,but that's ok,guess I just needed to vent.
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RE: frustrated! - 11/5/2009 4:22:50 PM
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I grew up in the 60s but I've learned that no style of music draws the Holy Spirit. What seems uplifting and spiritual to you or I was once radical and considered unspiritual by old foggies like us when it first came out.
If I'm wrong, show me a passage in the NT that states any kind of music draws God the Holy Spirit. That sounds like some kind of magic to me.
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RE: frustrated! - 11/5/2009 4:25:28 PM
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I never see on any of these threads what's pleasing to the HS.To be honest, In my flesh,I really enjoy the rock-n-roll beat,but the Spirit within me says no.
Since Scripture is silent on the subject of music, I would submit that as long as the music is sung to Him, in His name, and gives Him all the praise, honor, and glory, then style ceases to be an issue.
At the end of the day, I am convinced that even our most lavish musical expressions are nothing but cacophonous noise when compared to the sounds of heaven.....
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RE: frustrated! - 11/5/2009 4:34:17 PM
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To be honest, In my flesh,I really enjoy the rock-n-roll beat,but the Spirit within me says no.
Two questions:
1. Why does the spirit within you say no to a rock-n-roll beat?
2. How much importance do you place on the words you are singing (truth in doctrine)? I don't see that mentioned in your OP.
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RE: frustrated! - 11/5/2009 4:38:13 PM
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I believe the Jewish people in the days of old had stringed instruments and percussion instruments. THey also sung and twirled around like something was wrong with them. God seemed to be pleased with their worship and adoration. I have no problem with offering up Southern Gospel, a little contemparary Gospel, a little Hymnal Gospel, a little Black Gospel, Do we seem to have a consistent thing going on here. I think it's the Gospel part. Ummmmm Yeah. I will keep on singing.
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RE: frustrated! - 11/5/2009 8:23:52 PM
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As this topic is against the rules for the SG folder, it is now moved from Southern Gospel to the Music folder.
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RE: frustrated! - 11/6/2009 7:16:40 AM
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Let's not forget that, while the Holy Spirit can never deviate from what the Word of God says about Him and His ministry, there is also nothing that says He has to work the same way in everybody's life. There are different ways that people offer their praises to the Lord, and what may be a "worship experience" (a.k.a. type of music) to one person may be a put-off to another. The problem is when we get dogmatic about areas that go beyond the Scriptures and try to make "our" ways or styles the standard for everyone.
Many people through the years have praised the Lord and sensed His presence with the singing of the old hymns. Yet a little study in the history of them shows that often there was conflict over these same hymns when they were new. Fanny Crosby was accused of using a worldly or bar-room style -- even though her hymns are well accepted even in strict, fundamentalist circles today. And let's not forget the old classic, "A Mighty Fortress Is Our God" used a melody from the German pubs of the day -- a drinking song! Yet look how that hymn has been used to glorify God for several centuries since.
By the same token, you can take a "Christian" song and put secular lyrics to it and -- voila -- it isn't a Christian song anymore. Does anyone remember the song "The House of the Rising Sun" about a house of prostitution -- sometimes sung to the tune of "Amazing Grace"? There was nothing spiritual about that song.
Someone has stated -- and correctly so -- that there is no such thing as "Christian music" -- there are only Christian lyrics. There is no style of music that is unique to Christians or gospel music. But when you look at the variety today -- and it ranges from Bach to Rock and every shade in between -- when God is glorified, when God is praised, it becomes "Christian" and blesses us in the process.
The bottom line is, every one of us has to settle in our minds and hearts what style or styles of music best help us to draw near to God and honor Him in our hearts. If for some reason (past teaching, past experience, personal taste, etc.) some particular "style" doesn't help you worhsip God, then don't use it -- but don't limit how God may use that in the life of the next person.
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RE: frustrated! - 11/6/2009 7:23:55 AM
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My dad (now 81 years young) insists that there is only one style of music acceptable to God - and he defines that as classic hymns and Southern Gospel since it is musically close ( the 4 part harmony).
He likes big band jazz, western swing and country but does not think they are acceptable for worship music.
So I told him that if he was correct in saying that God only likes one kind of music, it would have to be the music of Jesus' childhood. That music (as far as musicologists can ascertain) would be primarily vocal, minor key melody, no harmony (meaning all voices and instruments double the melody) and the lyrics would be in Hebrew and Aramaic, and in a different chromatic scale which is about as far from his precious Southern Gospel as you can get.
IOW, the music form itself is totally neutral.
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There have been a few times when in prayer or quiet worship that I have heard music that I take to be the music of heaven. What style was it? Every style you have ever heard plus a thousand more beyond that, all at the same time. What a glorious blend!
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RE: frustrated! - 11/6/2009 9:49:26 AM
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It's not the words. It's not the melody. It's the heart. Plain and simple.
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RE: frustrated! - 11/7/2009 11:15:39 AM
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Yes, it is all about the heart. I remember when my kids were very small, they knew daddy did music for a living, so occasionally they would perform songs for me. They were usually out of tune, out of rhythm, basically ear bleeding painful to listen to, but you know what? It warmed this daddy's heart because my children were offering this as a gift to me.
Likewise with our heavenly Father. For any of us to assume that any music created here on earth can hold a candle to the sounds of heaven is beyond arrogant. I think God is quite amused with our pathetic attempts at creating music that would actually impress Him, but I also believe He is touched when His children offer it up as a gift borne out of our love for Him.
Check out the lyrics to Phillips, Craig & Dean's "Favorite Song Of All"...it illustrates my point quite well....
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RE: frustrated! - 11/7/2009 11:40:40 AM
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Yes, it is all about the heart. I remember when my kids were very small, they knew daddy did music for a living, so occasionally they would perform songs for me. They were usually out of tune, out of rhythm, basically ear bleeding painful to listen to, but you know what? It warmed this daddy's heart because my children were offering this as a gift to me.
Likewise with our heavenly Father. For any of us to assume that any music created here on earth can hold a candle to the sounds of heaven is beyond arrogant. I think God is quite amused with our pathetic attempts at creating music that would actually impress Him, but I also believe He is touched when His children offer it up as a gift borne out of our love for Him.
Check out the lyrics to Phillips, Craig & Dean's "Favorite Song Of All"...it illustrates my point quite well....
I couldn't agree with you more.We have never heard,nor will we ever hear the kind of music here on earth that we will hear in Heaven.And that's including SG.There is no style hear on earth that can begin to match the beauty of music in Heaven.And once again that's including SG.
I hope you were not reffering to me as arrogant.
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RE: frustrated! - 11/7/2009 1:28:08 PM
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Let's not forget that, while the Holy Spirit can never deviate from what the Word of God says about Him and His ministry, there is also nothing that says He has to work the same way in everybody's life. There are different ways that people offer their praises to the Lord, and what may be a "worship experience" (a.k.a. type of music) to one person may be a put-off to another. The problem is when we get dogmatic about areas that go beyond the Scriptures and try to make "our" ways or styles the standard for everyone.
Many people through the years have praised the Lord and sensed His presence with the singing of the old hymns. Yet a little study in the history of them shows that often there was conflict over these same hymns when they were new. Fanny Crosby was accused of using a worldly or bar-room style -- even though her hymns are well accepted even in strict, fundamentalist circles today. And let's not forget the old classic, "A Mighty Fortress Is Our God" used a melody from the German pubs of the day -- a drinking song! Yet look how that hymn has been used to glorify God for several centuries since.
By the same token, you can take a "Christian" song and put secular lyrics to it and -- voila -- it isn't a Christian song anymore. Does anyone remember the song "The House of the Rising Sun" about a house of prostitution -- sometimes sung to the tune of "Amazing Grace"? There was nothing spiritual about that song.
Someone has stated -- and correctly so -- that there is no such thing as "Christian music" -- there are only Christian lyrics. There is no style of music that is unique to Christians or gospel music. But when you look at the variety today -- and it ranges from Bach to Rock and every shade in between -- when God is glorified, when God is praised, it becomes "Christian" and blesses us in the process.
The bottom line is, every one of us has to settle in our minds and hearts what style or styles of music best help us to draw near to God and honor Him in our hearts. If for some reason (past teaching, past experience, personal taste, etc.) some particular "style" doesn't help you worhsip God, then don't use it -- but don't limit how God may use that in the life of the next person.
Thank you for your post.I found some encouragement in it.
As far as Fanny Crosby is concerned,I have the story of her life.As I'm sure you well know,she was blind.This is one of her comments."Sometimes I need to reject the music proposed for my songs,because the musicians misunderstand,they think that the Fanny Crosby who once wrote for the people in the salons has merely changed the lyrics.Oh my no,the church must never sing it's songs to the melodies of the world."In todays world,there is no way of knowing if the song is a christian song or a secular song just by listening to the music.This is my problem with it.
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RE: frustrated! - 11/7/2009 9:20:26 PM
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And 50 years from now people will be saying the same thing about the songs from this era that they are still singing. And so on, and so on, etc. If you feel it's wrong to listen to anything then don't listen. I just hope you aren't one of those people who condemn everyone who doesn't agree with their viewpoint.
Personally, I can be just as moved by a hundred year old hymn as I can by Chris Tomlin and the African Children's Choir singing about God's love from a cd released this year. Like I said, it's in where the heart is.
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RE: frustrated! - 11/8/2009 11:05:45 PM
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I have stopped getting on these forums because just about everyone,if not everyone was born during the 60's and has no idea what I'm talking about when I refer to music as being Spiritually uplifting or an emotional rush.
I know what Spiritually uplifting music is, though I'm pretty shure you wouldn't like some of the music that Spiritually uplifts me.And I was born in the 70's.
As far as southern gospel goes, that entire style of music wouldn't even exist if it wasn't for the so called "music of the world".The original southern gospel sound was a combination of barbershop quartet harmonies (a predominately secular style) with the gospel hymn (the same kind of music as Fanny Crosby).The gospel hymn style that predated southern gospel can be traced back to William Bradbury, the same guy who wrote Jesus Loves Me.He got some of his musical inspiration from the old camp meeting songs, but he was also heavily influenced by the secular parlor music of Stephen Foster.So this is some of the basis for the southern gospel sound we have today.
Some people who listen to southern gospel think the music doesn't sound "worldly" and has no secular basis, thus God approves of it.But that simply isn't the truth.
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RE: frustrated! - 11/8/2009 11:37:14 PM
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I have stopped getting on these forums because just about everyone,if not everyone was born during the 60's and has no idea what I'm talking about when I refer to music as being Spiritually uplifting or an emotional rush.
Take a page from Signature Sound and listen to them sing Ernie Haase's great song.
He Made A Change - Ernie Haase & Signature Sound
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBEr9Bwrvd0
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RE: frustrated! - 11/11/2009 4:45:44 PM
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In todays world,there is no way of knowing if the song is a christian song or a secular song just by listening to the music.This is my problem with it.
That would be the case in any time, not just today. There just simply no way to pin a certain instruimental style as "Christian" or "secular". There is nothing about any musical note or chord that makes it "Christian".
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I hope you were not reffering to me as arrogant.
No, of course not. But I have literally had people tell me with complete conviction that the music in heaven will be hymns, or Southern Gospel, or Praise & Worship, or Christian rock......and it always sounds equally asinine.
I'm just saying that for ANYBODY to assume that God is actually impressed by our musical "flailings" would be arrogant.....
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RE: frustrated! - 11/19/2009 12:56:08 AM
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Let's not forget that, while the Holy Spirit can never deviate from what the Word of God says about Him and His ministry, there is also nothing that says He has to work the same way in everybody's life. There are different ways that people offer their praises to the Lord, and what may be a "worship experience" (a.k.a. type of music) to one person may be a put-off to another. The problem is when we get dogmatic about areas that go beyond the Scriptures and try to make "our" ways or styles the standard for everyone.
Many people through the years have praised the Lord and sensed His presence with the singing of the old hymns. Yet a little study in the history of them shows that often there was conflict over these same hymns when they were new. Fanny Crosby was accused of using a worldly or bar-room style -- even though her hymns are well accepted even in strict, fundamentalist circles today. And let's not forget the old classic, "A Mighty Fortress Is Our God" used a melody from the German pubs of the day -- a drinking song! Yet look how that hymn has been used to glorify God for several centuries since.
By the same token, you can take a "Christian" song and put secular lyrics to it and -- voila -- it isn't a Christian song anymore. Does anyone remember the song "The House of the Rising Sun" about a house of prostitution -- sometimes sung to the tune of "Amazing Grace"? There was nothing spiritual about that song.
Someone has stated -- and correctly so -- that there is no such thing as "Christian music" -- there are only Christian lyrics. There is no style of music that is unique to Christians or gospel music. But when you look at the variety today -- and it ranges from Bach to Rock and every shade in between -- when God is glorified, when God is praised, it becomes "Christian" and blesses us in the process.
The bottom line is, every one of us has to settle in our minds and hearts what style or styles of music best help us to draw near to God and honor Him in our hearts. If for some reason (past teaching, past experience, personal taste, etc.) some particular "style" doesn't help you worhsip God, then don't use it -- but don't limit how God may use that in the life of the next person.
I So Totally Agree!!!!!
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RE: frustrated! - 11/19/2009 7:46:09 AM
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I couldn't agree with you more.We have never heard,nor will we ever hear the kind of music here on earth that we will hear in Heaven.And that's including SG.There is no style hear on earth that can begin to match the beauty of music in Heaven.And once again that's including SG. Did you read what I wrote a couple posts before this?quote:
There have been a few times when in prayer or quiet worship that I have heard music that I take to be the music of heaven. What style was it? Every style you have ever heard plus a thousand more beyond that, all at the same time. What a glorious blend!
Don't say no one has heard it. I have and I know others who have as well.
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RE: frustrated! - 11/20/2009 11:04:10 AM
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I have stopped getting on these forums because just about everyone,if not everyone was born during the 60's and has no idea what I'm talking about when I refer to music as being Spiritually uplifting or an emotional rush.
I know what Spiritually uplifting music is, though I'm pretty shure you wouldn't like some of the music that Spiritually uplifts me.And I was born in the 70's.
As far as southern gospel goes, that entire style of music wouldn't even exist if it wasn't for the so called "music of the world".The original southern gospel sound was a combination of barbershop quartet harmonies (a predominately secular style) with the gospel hymn (the same kind of music as Fanny Crosby).The gospel hymn style that predated southern gospel can be traced back to William Bradbury, the same guy who wrote Jesus Loves Me.He got some of his musical inspiration from the old camp meeting songs, but he was also heavily influenced by the secular parlor music of Stephen Foster.So this is some of the basis for the southern gospel sound we have today.
Some people who listen to southern gospel think the music doesn't sound "worldly" and has no secular basis, thus God approves of it.But that simply isn't the truth.
I don't know where you got your information from,but I was born in the early 40's and i know what gospel music was and it didn't come from any barber shop music or any other type music.Even back when my great grandmother was living,I can remember her talking about the revivals they went to and the people that found Christ through the singing.They talked about how the song wrighters prayed for just the right notes in writing a song.I know this to be true,because even today their are song wrighters who pray for God to give them the notes in writing a song.Example;Rodney Griffin of Greater Vision writes the songs they sing.Gerald Wolf of Greater Vision has often said how Rodney,in writing a song,woulg go to the back of the buss to be alone and pray for the HS to give him the notes and music that would please Him and touch the hearts and souls of people.And this is the way they got their music clear back and beyond the 1700's.I'm sure some of the music was taken from the secular world.But I can garantee you Fanny Crosley's was not.
I'm in the process of looking up some scripture to post.Please be patient with me.
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RE: frustrated! - 11/20/2009 12:28:23 PM
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I've been reading this thread but holding off from commenting, but can't any longer.
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I have stopped getting on these forums because just about everyone,if not everyone was born during the 60's
Born in 1978 
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and has no idea what I'm talking about when I refer to music as being Spiritually uplifting or an emotional rush.
So you know every moment of my life and that I've never been Spiritually uplifted by music?
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I hear over & over again the "style" of music Is up to each ones preferance.I never see on any of these threads what's pleasing to the HS.To be honest, In my flesh,I really enjoy the rock-n-roll beat,but the Spirit within me says no.
There is noone who understands the difference between what WE like and what invites the HS.And that really saddens me.
That's fine for you...but don't presume to tell me that the Holy Spirit has never used today's music and songs to inspire me, help me, uplift me, etc. unless you have been with me for every song I've ever listened to or sung.
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It has been said,"History repeats itself".I hope it does.
Not sure what you're inferring should happen due to "history".
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We have never heard,nor will we ever hear the kind of music here on earth that we will hear in Heaven.And that's including SG.There is no style hear on earth that can begin to match the beauty of music in Heaven.And once again that's including SG.
I agree with you here.
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In todays world,there is no way of knowing if the song is a christian song or a secular song just by listening to the music.This is my problem with it.
Let me throw this out for thought....someone else already said it's not the music style that makes a song Christian or not, it's the words. So what if, by some chance, people who listen only to secular bands were suggested a Christian band that has the same style music...and suppose when they heard the Christian words, it makes them think about God when they never did before.
Would you consider that as a possibility, or is all music today just inherently empty and evil?
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...I know what gospel music was and it didn't come from any barber shop music or any other type music.
That's correct...because gospel music has been around since God first put a song in someone's heart and it came out their mouth. Gospel music is not a style...it's music that proclaims and celebrates the Good News. That happened WAY before the 1940's. So to say "...I know what gospel music was..." insinuates to me that you believe there has been no music proclaiming or celebrating the Good News since the 40's. Is this true?
If so, go tell all the people Steven Curtis Chapman, Michael W Smith, etc ministered to with uplifting music that they don't know what gospel music is and that they have never been Spiritually uplifted from it. 
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I know this to be true,because even today their are song wrighters who pray for God to give them the notes in writing a song.
So you believe Christian singers/songwriters today pray for God to give them the notes and words for their songs? If they are truly doing this, and God gives it to them in a rock and roll style, how can that not be Spiritually uplifting to someone? You seem contradictory here.
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guess I just needed to vent.
That's fine...but there's a difference in venting about how you don't like today's music styles (that are being used for God), and insinuating that people today have never been Spiritually uplifted through said music.
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RE: frustrated! - 11/20/2009 5:57:27 PM
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I don't know where you got your information from,but I was born in the early 40's and i know what gospel music was and it didn't come from any barber shop music or any other type music.
Actually, DaveW was dead on with regard to 20th century gospel music's origins.....at least that which became today's southern gospel.
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They talked about how the song wrighters prayed for just the right notes in writing a song.I know this to be true,because even today their are song wrighters who pray for God to give them the notes in writing a song
Call me crazy, but when I look at any piano keyboard it would appear that God has already given us all the notes we need to praise Him with music. Here we reach the point where we begin talking about whether certain notes or chords are inherently evil or displeasing to God. To which I always offer the challenge: please show me a secular C on a piano keyboard, and then show me a Christian C.
Yustme, I've debated with you in enough similar threads, but I'm still never quite sure where you're going with this. I can only tell you as a songwriter myself, I really pray over and put my lyrics through a ringer when writing a song. Why? Because I want it to bring glory and honor to God. That is the reason my songs exist. As for style, that usually grows out of the song as it is written. All I can say is that I have never been convicted on the subject of style. It goes back to what I said earlier about even the most beautiful music we make on earth is but cacophonous noise to our perfect Heavenly Father....
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RE: frustrated! - 11/20/2009 7:02:37 PM
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I don't know where you got your information from,but I was born in the early 40's and i know what gospel music was and it didn't come from any barber shop music or any other type music.
Actually, DaveW was dead on with regard to 20th century gospel music's origins.....at least that which became today's southern gospel.
That was me who talked about that, but I don't mind being confused with DaveW.
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RE: frustrated! - 11/20/2009 9:17:07 PM
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tafkam
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Oops! Sorry, my mind isn't what it used to be....must be all that rock n' roll music.... 
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RE: frustrated! - 11/24/2009 10:52:57 PM
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WillingSpirit
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I have stopped getting on these forums because just about everyone,if not everyone was born during the 60's and has no idea what I'm talking about when I refer to music as being Spiritually uplifting or an emotional rush.
I know what Spiritually uplifting music is, though I'm pretty shure you wouldn't like some of the music that Spiritually uplifts me.And I was born in the 70's.
As far as southern gospel goes, that entire style of music wouldn't even exist if it wasn't for the so called "music of the world".The original southern gospel sound was a combination of barbershop quartet harmonies (a predominately secular style) with the gospel hymn (the same kind of music as Fanny Crosby).The gospel hymn style that predated southern gospel can be traced back to William Bradbury, the same guy who wrote Jesus Loves Me.He got some of his musical inspiration from the old camp meeting songs, but he was also heavily influenced by the secular parlor music of Stephen Foster.So this is some of the basis for the southern gospel sound we have today.
Some people who listen to southern gospel think the music doesn't sound "worldly" and has no secular basis, thus God approves of it.But that simply isn't the truth.
I don't know where you got your information from,but I was born in the early 40's and i know what gospel music was and it didn't come from any barber shop music or any other type music.Even back when my great grandmother was living,I can remember her talking about the revivals they went to and the people that found Christ through the singing.They talked about how the song wrighters prayed for just the right notes in writing a song.I know this to be true,because even today their are song wrighters who pray for God to give them the notes in writing a song.Example;Rodney Griffin of Greater Vision writes the songs they sing.Gerald Wolf of Greater Vision has often said how Rodney,in writing a song,woulg go to the back of the buss to be alone and pray for the HS to give him the notes and music that would please Him and touch the hearts and souls of people.And this is the way they got their music clear back and beyond the 1700's.I'm sure some of the music was taken from the secular world.But I can garantee you Fanny Crosley's was not.
I'm in the process of looking up some scripture to post.Please be patient with me.
I don't want to sound argumentative, but I didn't use the term "gospel music".I specifically referred to southern gospel (a style of music) and gospel hymn (a specific type of hymn that goes back to the mid 1800's).Just trying to bring some clarity to my earlier comments.And as to where I get my information, this comes from varied sources (different books and articles).
God can certainly breathe his life into music.He can help a person write a song or put melodies in their head.(I've read one testimony of God putting reggae melodies in a person's sleep).But most styles of music don't come from out of nowhere or drop directly from heaven (though I know of one exception).They are almost always shaped by earlier styles of music on planet earth that came before it.
Did the southern gospel quartet style come directly from the Holy Spirit, with no roots in earlier music (Christian or secular)? History doesn't support such a claim.
The southern gospel quartet style can be traced back to at least 1910.(I know of no earlier examples).It was in 1910 that James D. Vaughan sent a quartet to sing songs from his songbooks.His songbooks were filled with gospel hymns (a hymn form that had already been around for 50 years or more).His gospel hymns were adapted to close harmony quartet singing, creating a new style that was similar to barbershop.
Prior to 1910, there was already a long history of close harmony quartet singing in America.It was extremely popular in the first decade of the 1900's and around the turn of the century, sung by both whites and blacks.(Some of the earliest musical recordings in the 1890's were of the quartet harmony type, including all black barbershop groups).It was also very popular for more than half of the 1800's.
This tradition of close harmony was first brought to America from German speaking people (from Germany and Austria).It's popularity began in the 1830's, when singing groups from the Alpine region of Austria and Switzerland toured the United States.Especially important was The Rainers or "Tyrolese Minstrels", a quartet that thrilled American audiences with their tight close harmony (touring the US from 1939 to 1943).Very quickly this German/Austrian style of quartet harmony was adapted to the English language, with English-American quartets cropping up in their likeness (including the influential Hutchinson Family Singers who were doing concerts from 1840).
Soon this German/Austrian harmony style became infused with other kinds of music---especially that of minstrel songs, African American singing (like work songs or spirituals), parlor tunes, and later ragtime.This eventually led to what became known as barbershop harmony, which in return helped to spawn a wide variety of other harmony styles (from southern gospel, black gospel quartets, doo-wop, bluegrass and country harmony, the part harmonies of early Jamaican ska and reggae, the singing of the Beach Boys, etc).
Some of this may sound crazy to people who have never heard this, but much of what I said is well documented in Gage Averill's book "Four Parts, No Waiting"
Of course, a person could still insist that the southern gospel quartet has absolutely nothing to do with barbershop harmony.But the Encyclopedia Of American Gospel Music does not agree with this position:
"Barbershop's influence is felt particularly in white and black gospel quartets from the early 1900s to the present, many of which used all the standard barbershop idioms, including a voicing with melody in the second tenor.Thus, in spite of it's unassuming image, barbershop was seminal to most of the vocal harmony genres that have succeeded it"
(Quoted from W.K. McNeil, pg 26)
PS. You would be about the same age as my dad, since he was born in 1941.I may have been born three decades after, but that doesn't make me a stranger to the kind of music you associate as "gospel music".When I started going to church in the 70's, the old gospel hymns and traditional hymns of piano/organ were the rule of the day.It was still pretty strong into the 80's and to a lesser extent into the 90's (when modern praise & worship was gradually beginning to take over).I was also exposed to southern gospel through my dad's music selection, stuff like The Stamps Quartet, The Nations, Elvis (his gospel stuff), lots of Jimmy Swaggert, with a tiny bit of black gospel mixed in.Personally I prefer the black gospel and southern gospel isn't my style, but I think I grew up hearing some of the same churchy music.And yes I can be long winded! I haven't even gotten to your Fanny Crosby comment yet!
< Message edited by WillingSpirit -- 11/26/2009 9:47:57 PM >
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RE: frustrated! - 12/2/2009 10:55:42 AM
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yustme
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Thank u for yur post.It is very informative and i don't believe i can disagree with any of it.Little by little i am looking up scripture to back up my point of view.And when i have the time,i'm going to be posting quite a lot.In the meantime,Merry Christmas to every one,and God Bless you all.
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