Journal

Worship Setlist - Nov 25, 2006

Posted on November 27th, 2006, in the afternoon

Sunday morning at Kings

• Oh our Lord and King - Alan Rose
• Give thanks to the Lord - Chris Tomlin
• Salvation belongs to our God - Adrian Howard, Pat Turner
• Awake, awake O Zion - Nathan Fellingham
• I lift my hands to the coming King - Andre Kempen

• More love, more power - Joel del Hierro

Ruth preached on 'the Church' this morning and I noticed in preparation that we don't have many songs in our repertoire on that subject. I guess it's fairly reflexive to sing about Church in church, so perhaps that's not a disaster.

I did bring out 'Awake, awake, O Zion' for that purpose, though, and have been reflecting on applying "Zion" language to the Church.

Perhaps the basis for it is Paul's new-covenant assertion that "he is a Jew who is one inwardly; and circumcision is that which is of the heart, by the Spirit". But I do think we need to be mindful that our use of Old Testament ideas is not crass, and worship songs do sometimes overstep that line.