The Songs We Sing: A Textual Analysis of Popular Congregational Songs of the 20th and 21st Century
Contemporary worship songs have been the subject of criticism over their lyrical quality. Objective assessment of the veracity of the criticisms has been difficult to achieve. This research seeks to address this issue by performing a textual analysis of the most popular hymns of the 19th and 20th ce...
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| Published in | Ecclesial practices Vol. 6; no. 2; pp. 217 - 234 |
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| Format | Journal Article |
| Language | English |
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Leiden
Brill
26.11.2019
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| Online Access | Get full text |
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| Summary: | Contemporary worship songs have been the subject of criticism over their lyrical quality. Objective assessment of the veracity of the criticisms has been difficult to achieve. This research seeks to address this issue by performing a textual analysis of the most popular hymns of the 19th and 20th centuries and contemporary popular worship songs and comparing the results. The research concludes that although there are differences in the lyrical content they are not crucial and that both contemporary worship songs and traditional hymns should find a home in congregational song. |
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| ISSN: | 2214-4463 2214-4471 2214-4463 |
| DOI: | 10.1163/22144471-00602003 |