Comments on Electric Thoughts: Odd things we sing 3 - From the Inside Out

Yes, you and I know what they mean. I guess my co...

2010-01-31T10:31:05.126Z

Yes, you and I know what they mean. I guess my concern is: what does the first-time-at-church-so-doesn't-know-christianese person go away with?

Hey Jo just found your blog so I'd thought I&#...

2010-01-29T16:06:28.165Z

Hey Jo just found your blog so I'd thought I'd leave a comment. Totally agree about the last verse in amazing grace, but never really had a problem with these words, as lorrie said, it's just talking about surrender to Gods will in a slightly poetic way.

Thanks Jo. There's an image that's going t...

2010-01-20T23:11:45.670Z

Thanks Jo. There's an image that's going to be stuck in my head every time I sing that song now. LOL!

Also, the "consume me from the inside out&quo...

2010-01-18T17:58:22.134Z

Also, the "consume me from the inside out" sounds a bit worrying. I've narrowed the diagnosis down to either an alien or a tapeworm.

Yes, I think the (potential) ambiguity in that par...

2010-01-18T16:14:55.243Z

Yes, I think the (potential) ambiguity in that particular song's lyrics is probably quite separate from my point about using our brains - it was just what triggered me to think along those lines.

I do have great respect for songwriters who write (good!) worship songs for corporate use - that is an infinitely harder skill to master than writing personal songs that only I will ever sing.

I think I have the opposite thing to you, in that I tend to get too distracted by technicalities, as well as self-conscious in front of people!

I've never had a problem with these lyrics, bu...

2010-01-17T23:49:38.554Z

I've never had a problem with these lyrics, but I take your point. I guess I've 'lost' myself in worship often. I think it's a pride thing...less of us, more of God, expressing ourselves and not caring what others think of us while we do it.