Secularisation of Christian songs

[Quid est Veritas?]

My son started singing a familiar tune yesterday. After a few lines it became apparent that it is quite different than the version I know:
"We've got the whole world in our hands"

I was appalled. I listened to him singing, and saw the well known Christian song shorn of the dependancy on God that it implies. Instead of being in His hands, we hold ourselves and the world. I sat him down, played him the original, and explained how God maintains us all and the world. He was somewhat dejected by my reaction and rejection of his song.

This secular humanistic garbage transforms a good song of acknowledging God's suzerainity, into a paean to petty human ability and the Self. It is revolting. My son's pre-primary was peddling this nonsense in an effort to be 'inclusive' or whatnot.

Reading up on it afterward, it seems Secular Humanist groups and the Unitarian Universalists, are pushing songs like this - they are purposefully rewriting Christian children songs in an effort to inculcate their agenda. They want to say we are in control, instead of the feckless and incompetent way we really run everything.

I have had enough of man setting himself up as if God.

 

[Sketcher]

We can sing the true versions, and we can Christianize secular songs. This is one of those situations where you don't get mad, you just build Christ's kingdom and hit Satan's kingdom back.

 

[seventysevens]

If you had been playing the original version at home where he could learn it , he would be singing it instead

 

[seeking.IAM]

It is said that some of our favorite hymn tunes were first secular pub tunes. Others debunk this. At any rate I think there is nothing sacred about a particular arrangement of musical notes. Chosen lyrics however could be unholy depending upon content.

 

[redleghunter]

My son started singing a familiar tune yesterday. After a few lines it became apparent that it is quite different than the version I know:
"We've got the whole world in our hands"

I was appalled. I listened to him singing, and saw the well known Christian song shorn of the dependancy on God that it implies. Instead of being in His hands, we hold ourselves and the world. I sat him down, played him the original, and explained how God maintains us all and the world. He was somewhat dejected by my reaction and rejection of his song.

This secular humanistic garbage transforms a good song of acknowledging God's suzerainity, into a paean to petty human ability and the Self. It is revolting. My son's pre-primary was peddling this nonsense in an effort to be 'inclusive' or whatnot.

Reading up on it afterward, it seems Secular Humanist groups and the Unitarian Universalists, are pushing songs like this - they are purposefully rewriting Christian children songs in an effort to inculcate their agenda. They want to say we are in control, instead of the feckless and incompetent way we really run everything.

I have had enough of man setting himself up as if God.

I've heard this one secularized as well taking out "God as our Father."

Here's the correct rendition:

This one has not to my knowledge been used in a secular manner:

And of course you can't secularize this gem:

 

[David Kent]

You may know Home Sweet Home. That was originally a childrens hymn, Bright home of our Saviour

 

[Inkfingers]

Just another example of the BBL war.

Bible vrs Babel

 

[SkyWriting]

My son started singing a familiar tune yesterday. After a few lines it became apparent that it is quite different than the version I know:
"We've got the whole world in our hands"

I was appalled. I listened to him singing, and saw the well known Christian song shorn of the dependancy on God that it implies. Instead of being in His hands, we hold ourselves and the world. I sat him down, played him the original, and explained how God maintains us all and the world. He was somewhat dejected by my reaction and rejection of his song.

This secular humanistic garbage transforms a good song of acknowledging God's suzerainity, into a paean to petty human ability and the Self. It is revolting. My son's pre-primary was peddling this nonsense in an effort to be 'inclusive' or whatnot.

Reading up on it afterward, it seems Secular Humanist groups and the Unitarian Universalists, are pushing songs like this - they are purposefully rewriting Christian children songs in an effort to inculcate their agenda. They want to say we are in control, instead of the feckless and incompetent way we really run everything.

I have had enough of man setting himself up as if God.

Right. Embrace another's view no matter what.
"Yes!...and such and such" is the correct response.

I hope you learned your lesson.

 

[LEAA/SOFR]

We can sing the true versions, and we can Christianize secular songs. This is one of those situations where you don't get mad, you just build Christ's kingdom and hit Satan's kingdom back.

Kind of like this one Pastor who used to sing country music in local bars for twenty years before he was saved in 1968. One day he took a popular 1970's song by The Kendalls called "Heaven's Just A Sin Away" and turned the lyrics around to read and sing "Heaven's Just A Prayer Away". And another one by a member of his congregation took the song "He'll Have To Go" by Jim Reeves and where it begins with "Bring your sweet lips a little closer to the phone..." etc, and changed it to "Bring Your Holy Son, a little closer to my heart..." and the part where the secular lyrics are "..tell your friend there with you, he'll have to go...".....That was changed to "You can tell, the old devil, he'll have to go".

I didn't know what to think, but that's just me.