MMMMM music

I have a confession. I have just watched (parts) of the Hanna Montana Movie for the fifth time. I am telling you this because I'm guessing that most of you won't be watching it. For those of you who sing their children lullabies, you need to check out "Butterfly Fly Away" (Miley Cyrus). Just Google it. I am learning it so I can sing it to my children at bedtime. It's lovely. "The Climb" is from that movie too.



Excerpt of lyrics from Butterfly Fly Away
Miley Cyrus


Caterpillar in the tree
How you wonder who you'll be
Can't go far but you can always dream

Wish you may and wish you might
Don't you worry, hold on tight
I promise you there will come a day
Butterfly fly away

Butterfly fly away, butterfly fly away
Flap your wings now you can't stay
Take those dreams and make them all come true

Butterfly fly away, butterfly fly away
We've been waiting for this day
All along and knowing just what to do
Butterfly, butterfly, butterfly, butterfly fly away

Butterfly fly away
Butterfly fly away



I realize that most of her songs are for teens and I have a hard time getting into them (Though I Can't Wait was fun and I liked the retro vibe to it) I love her voice. I am really looking forward to what she comes out with as she matures.

Anyway.
I was thinking about some struggles my church is having with music at the moment. Lots of resistance to newer music. "We don't know that one" Really? That's an excuse for not trying new songs out? REALLY? or "It's not respectful enough." What? It's praise music, how is that not respectful? Must it be written over 80 years ago and be played on an organ to be allowed in the church. IMAGINE. Because nothing of value in terms of musical worship have been written in the last 50 decades and certainly not in the last 10 or 20. Or simply the music is not played because "Well, I just don't like that one." Mmmm nope sorry, that doesn't fly either.

What I feel when someone says any of those things to me is this: What I want and what inspires me is more important than what speaks to you. What you would like to introduce isn't valuable to me so it just isn't valuable, and besides it just isn't worth learning new stuff.

I understand that music is personal. I adore many of the old hymns. But new music. It lifts me up. Why can't we do both. It's not like we only sing one hymn a week.

I am walking into a new and intimidating adventure. I know I am going to need uplifting music to help me through it. Would be nice if more of that came from my church. I remember coming home from youth forum when I was a teenager and being so effected that I could barely connect with my 'regular' friends for a week, that was mostly because I just felt so lifted up by the music, and if you weren't there, you just didn't get it. I need to find that feeling in my church. I know it's there, I see the potential all the time. Our assistant organist is in love with music and her passion for it just screams at my heart. SCREAMS!

I am going to compiling a motivational boost play list for my new adventure.

Any ideas. This is it so far:

The Climb - Miley Cyrus
Jesus Thake the Wheel - Carrie Underwood
Call and Answer - BNL
(Pretty much anything) - Justin Haines
It's Now or Never - Bon Jovi
The Lord's Prayer - Sarah Vaughan
09.11.25 Standing Outside the Fire - Garth Brooks
09.11.25 Hallelujah - k.d. lang



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