Church Music

Danny Sweatt called it correctly in this 1981 book on church music. The chapter titled "Does the Music Agree with the Words?" argues clearly against the notion that music is amoral. "The way a text is expressed is as important as the text itself. If the music has a message, and it does, it should be the same as the text." He further calls for balance in church music by introducing congregations to more than the same handful of hymns each week and exposing people to music that emphasize soul-winning, Bible study, the deeper life, prayer, and missions. He observes that some churches emphas...