Top Ten reasons for Opposing the New Music Trend

1. It’s too new, like and unknown language.

2. It’s not so melodious as the more established style

3.There are so many new songs that it’s impossible to learn them all.

4.This new music creates disturbances and causes people to act in an indecent and disorderly manner.

5. It places too much emphasis on instrumental music rather than on godly lyrics.

6. The lyrics are often worldly, even blasphemous.

7. It is not needed, since preceding generations have gone to Heaven without them.

8. It is a contrivance to get money.

9. It monopolizes the Christian’s time and encourages them to stay out late.

10. These new musicians are young upstarts, and some of them are lewd and loose persons.

These ten reasons are adapted from a 1723 statement directed against the use of—— hymns!

excerpt from Exploring worship-Bob Sorge pg.136-137