Some of the latest worship songs border on the erotic. I recently heard the most suggestive one yet. It spoke of Jesus' "intoxicating fragrance" and meeting him "in our secret place." The next verse invited me to "spread wide in the arms of Christ."Lyrics like these leave little doubt: today's praise music targets love-starved women. (Gals buy about 75% of the praise and worship CDs.) I don't know any man who follows Christ for his "intoxicating fragrance."
Meanwhile, the masculine hymns of a generation ago have been banned in most churches. We no longer sing of battle, blood or sacrifice. Onward, Christian Soldiers is forbidden. Rise Up O Men of God has been gender neutralized. We've retired the action songs and replaced them with relationship songs.
There's nothing wrong with worship songs that evoke strong emotion. I'm not afraid to admit that just last Sunday I was moved to tears by a worship song I heard in church. But we cross the line when we present Jesus as our lover rather than our leader.
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