tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8644392718114664034.post1644262516361102173..comments2023-08-19T08:34:47.350-04:00Comments on starke Kirchenlieder: In Christ Aloneamelithpastorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06996662819387263599noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8644392718114664034.post-83047893730923586992018-04-02T09:52:14.117-04:002018-04-02T09:52:14.117-04:00In Christ alone is one of my favorite worship song...In Christ alone is one of my favorite worship songs. I keep this song top of my playlist. I also know the guitar chords of this song. If you need the chords of this song then you can visit this link-<a href="https://worshipchords.com/passion/in-christ-alone-chords/" rel="nofollow">In Christ alone chords</a>James Franklinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11132936245680286067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8644392718114664034.post-20498895306049098452009-10-23T13:50:20.942-04:002009-10-23T13:50:20.942-04:00Yes, they are remarkably hymn-like. I have found t...Yes, they are remarkably hymn-like. I have found that their recorded arrangments tend toward the drum set/electric guitar "contemporary" mode, but I have used them with organ, string ensemble, acoustic guitar, piano, and I would like to try handbells.<br />Visit http://www.gettymusic.com/ to see their material how they present it. CDs and downloadable "hymnals" are available.revpaulcainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16771205236443124884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8644392718114664034.post-64895092695233653632009-10-23T13:44:53.530-04:002009-10-23T13:44:53.530-04:00I have not had a chance to look at those. Are the...I have not had a chance to look at those. Are they too more hymn-like (in the sense that some doctrinal substance is present) and are they too joined to good, churchly music? I will have to hunt those down. Thanks for the comment!amelithpastorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06996662819387263599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8644392718114664034.post-49954045450851410672009-10-23T12:37:48.204-04:002009-10-23T12:37:48.204-04:00Have you examined in detail any other Getty/Townen...Have you examined in detail any other Getty/Townend hymns? I like "O Church, Arise" as much as this one. "There Is a Higher Throne" and "I Will Stand on Every Promise of Your Word" are becoming favorites, too.revpaulcainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16771205236443124884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8644392718114664034.post-42085232334458244812009-02-11T14:33:00.000-05:002009-02-11T14:33:00.000-05:00Thank-you Pastor; very interesting.I have been fam...Thank-you Pastor; very interesting.<BR/><BR/>I have been familiar with In Christ Alone for some time and it has become one of my favorites. I never took "Jesus commands my destiny" to mean double-predestination; but simply that has called me by the Gospel and will bring me safely home to heaven (as the following lines expound). Without his death and resurrection, my doomed destiny would have been sealed. But by his grace and in his providence I am kept safe until I enter my eternal home.<BR/><BR/>I agree with your means of grace assessment. The plan of salvation is so beautifully laid out, except that how we receive it personally and tangibly is left out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8644392718114664034.post-51196415601414173362009-02-11T13:57:00.000-05:002009-02-11T13:57:00.000-05:00As an LCMS member, I wonder what is the exact purp...As an LCMS member, I wonder what is the exact purpose of such a list. I have read the rationale for such a list as a response to a synodical convention resolution. My interpreteation is that these 100 are deemed to have value for use in LCMS parishes, otherwise they would not be on the list. It appears many others were rejected. While it is admitted that these songs did not go through the same rigorous process used by the Hymnody Committee that prepared Lutheran Service Book and while it is recognized that a song is not a hymn and that songs generally have a shorter shelf life than a hymn, for me it still comes down to the fact that everything we sing in corporate worship is teaching something about God in some way. Many of the songs on that list I would never consider substituting for a hymn that says much more in a far better way. I believe that "In Christ Alone" has a great deal to commend it for use both textually and from a musical standpoint. The problematical line for me is the one I mentioned, "Jesus commands my destiny." In what sense is that true? Christ is indeed a gracious Lord that rules in the heart of the Christian not with an iron fist, but rather with His mercy and forgiving love. (Here again, my Lutheran eyes would long for the visible and audible assurances of that mercy and grace given in the means of grace, Word and Sacraments, including Absolution.) When such lines were encountered by the Hymnody Committee as they reviewed hymn texts submitted for possible inclusion in LSB, such lines generated a great deal of discussion before a decision for inclusion was made. Unclear theological expressions could be enough to shortcircuit an otherwise fine text. Is that the case here? It obviously did not raise any red flags with the WELS committee that put together Christian Worship Supplement so perhaps I am reading it incorrectly.amelithpastorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06996662819387263599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8644392718114664034.post-48000036022451040272009-02-11T13:22:00.000-05:002009-02-11T13:22:00.000-05:00As a non-LCMS member, I assume the list of 100 son...As a non-LCMS member, I assume the list of 100 songs you are referring to is <A HREF="http://www.lcms.org/pages/internal.asp?NavID=14538" REL="nofollow">this</A>. I was just wondering - is this list actually all approved for use by the synod as your post indicates, or is it just a list of songs that have been "evaluated" from which maybe only a few are green-light-worthy? Several of the songs on the chart seem to have been evaluated as having little going for them; In Christ Alone being evaluated as one of the highest.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com