Praise ME...

"I'm not inspired by a lot of the contemporary worship songs that keep going back to 'God, I'll do this for you, I'll say this, I'll speak this, I'll act this.' What I need is not to hear more about what I'm going to do, but about what God has done and who God is and who I am in light of that. What I do is secondary, if lowly, to what God has done and where God is reaching into my life."

—Jars of Clay lead singer Dan Haseltine on why the band chose to rework ancient hymns on their upcoming new release, Redemption Songs

there is definitely a connection with music and emotion. saying that it is really what gets your emotion to kick in. is it an instrument? a set of chords? an arrangement of notes? key?

others it is the words. now to the text of today's songs...
it is no question that the writing of songs ESPECIALLY praise songs is getting a little sloppy. using the above (music etc) to pull at heart strings and using sappy love songs...but slipping in God. Our relationship to God is definitely deeper than that! our love just has to have more of a connection what he is...what he did for us...with a proper respect to the greatness of who God is! the only reason he puts up with us is that we are covered in Christ's blood.

so I have to agree with haseltine's statement... the praise songs do have a lot of what I do instead of what God is! but is that a praise song thing or a common thing in the Church in general? I would say it is sadly the latter. in essence God just wants us to LET GO...let him take over!