Recently, a few brothers and I have been going through all of the songs we sing and giving each one a grade. This is by no means a perfect/absolute standard, but more of a tool to help guide us to pick songs that truly honor God. I won't go through all the details, but essentially, an "A" song is one that has theologically sound, God-exalting lyrics & good melody. A "C" song is one that is more of a response song. A "D" song is one that wouldn't fit for corporate worship (remember, worship is a proper response to who God is and all that He has done, and encapsulates our entire lives, not just singing songs...just want to clarify) because the lyrics are more situational and can't be sung by all Christians at all times. A "F" song is one that has heretical lyrics and should not be sung in a corporate or personal setting as praise to God.
The project has been fun, and very beneficial for me. As someone who picks 4-5 songs a week to sing on Sundays, I admit that there are times that I can just assume that a song has good lyrics because either I've sung that song before or it's a hymn, so it's gotta be good, right? But I have been challenged to really look at each word and make sure it is clear and correct.
We are called to worship God is spirit and in truth. We must have both.
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