This is (not?) Amazing Grace

Hey y'all!

Most of you have probably read at least one of my other posts, and if you have, you know how much I love music. It's my language. It's a way for me to get all of my feelings out in the open. Especially worship music. I love it all.

But, there is a song that began to get popular at least year ago, I don't remember exactly when. This is a song I have become VERY familiar with, and if you go to a contemporary worship service, I bet you have too. From the moment it begins playing I groan and roll my eyes because really? This song again? If I could stand in front of you and sing the first few measures, you would recognize it.

This Is Amazing Grace. Great words, catchy chorus, and loved by a lot of people. Phil Wickham writes well and knows how to write what people will connect with. I'm not hating on him, on the contrary. I'm recognizing his talent, and realizing that maybe I need to take a look at my attitude and change it.

If you don't know the song, listen to it here. You'll nod your head along and maybe even tap your foot. I did. When it's over, you'll be humming it for days. I was. I loved it. It has a really cool piano riff at the beginning that I loved playing. And actually, I still love playing that part. The chorus is fun to sing. Especially when there's a girl named Grace to point at dramatically every now and then. But then you play it the next Wednesday, and the next week, and then you begin to play it on Sundays, and pretty soon, sometimes you play it every Wednesday and Sunday. I remember specifically  one week when I looked at the songs we were playing Wednesday and Sunday and it actually wasn't on either list. I got so excited and really enjoyed those weeks.

I'm sure you're thinking, okay get to the point, Sidney. The point is, that from the moment it begins playing, my attitude is awful. Sometimes it depends on who's singing, but usually I groan and zone out. I think that I've gotten everything I can out of the song, and then when I do get into it every now and then, that I'm being a hypocrite and would rather not get into it than be accused of being that. But this week we're having a missions conference at my church and the guys leading worship are awesome. One of them is Todd Smith from the popular group Selah, and the other one is his brother, who has an equally amazing voice. Well, this was the first song they sang on the first night of worship. It started, I crossed my arms and rolled my eyes. I sang, somewhat reluctantly. But wow. Those guys can sang (no, not a typo. That's how we say it in the south). I began to really get into it. It hit me during the chorus that my attitude sucked. I needed to suck it up and get into the song if that's what God wants me to do, and if there's something he wants me to get out of it. 

So this is a long way of saying that I'm gonna do my best to not hate on this song because it is a good song with a good message. I'm not saying that I love it, I'm saying I'm gonna have a better attitude about it. 

Also, there's another Phil Wickham song that we've begun doing quite often recently. "You're Love Awakens Me." Another good one, and another one we've begun doing very often. I've already decided that I'm not going to let this one become an object of my hate like the other one. 

Wow. Who knew that worship could get so complicated? Well thanks for sticking with me and I hope you enjoyed!

Sidney

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