Is it common for people to join in worship songs and not really know what they sing?

[dms1972]

I have to admit I am sure I have sung hymns in church from childhood and at times not had a clue of what I was singing or what it meant, even recently, was listening to some Hillsong worship, and thought what does that actually mean? So I looked it up. It is more the case with Hebrew words, such as Hosanna, Maranatha etc.


Take a song like Hosanna, In the highest

When people sing "Hosanna, Hosanna" what do they mean? Why "in the highest"?

Does knowledge / understanding of these terms come automatically with becoming a christian?

 

[yeshuaslavejeff]

No. All such must be taught.

 

[anna ~ grace]

I have to admit I am sure I have sung hymns in church from childhood and at times not had a clue of what I was singing or what it meant, even recently, was listening to some Hillsong worship, and thought what does that actually mean? So I looked it up. It is more the case with Hebrew words, such as Hosanna, Maranatha etc.


Take a song like Hosanna, In the highest

When people sing "Hosanna, Hosanna" what do they mean? Why "in the highest"?

Does knowledge / understanding of these terms come automatically with becoming a christian?

No; like Jeff said, they must be taught. It would be really cool if we could automatically understand and communicate in Aramaic on coming to Christ, though.

 

[mnorian]

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