The Ebbing Essence of Worship in Contemporary Worship Music

I titled this post this way, with reference to much of the quality of songs sung in churches today, that in essence, carry the underlying tone of what God has/can do for (sinful) man, instead of what sinful man must do towards his Creator.

I find the words in the bridge of Steve Merkel's song "Let the Weight of Your Glory Fall" (linked here Link  - "....we do not seek Your hand, we only seek Your face...) poignantly revealing the truth behind worship that God desires - that man seek His face, instead of His gift (chiefly, of salvation).  That man, in all his depravity, must come to a face-to-face encounter with his Creator.  That element in the singing of songs in worship should never be lost.

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