Wednesday, 8 March 2017

An Alternative Worship Song: Seems Like God’s Spirit

There’s no denying that contemporary worship music chimes with the thoughts and feelings of many Christians today. Indeed, I’m beginning to appreciate the need for inspiring lyrics that consist mainly of adjacent and juxtaposed lexemes that allow individual worshippers to express themselves before God. But I am unsure as to why so much contemporary worship appears to require the individual to audition for a part in Coldplay or to SingalongaMattRedman. Some worshippers might prefer to worship God using cracking choons more suited to their own preferences. And so, without further ado, I now present to you a song I’ve entitled ‘Seems Like God’s Spirit’. I’m no songwriter (unlike many contemporary worship artists), but I thought I would write some alternative lyrics to a song by a little-known American band called Nirvana for the jaded plaided within the Church.

Kneeling before the Lord
Seems Like God’s Spirit
© Terry J. Wright 2017

We’ve come to church on Sunday morn
We’re here to praise, not look forlorn
We’re never bored before the Lord
And for the world we have a word:

Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, seize us [x 3]
Jesus, Jesus, Jesus!

In our worship, we praise Jesus
As the Spirit comes to please us
With the Father, who is gracious
Yes, we’ll worship—we’ll praise Jesus!
Word of knowledge
Speaking in tongues
A prophecy
And the Bible
Yeah, hey, hey

I feel the praise pump to my brain
As I live now against the grain
If you could all be just like me
We’ll be in heav’n eternally

Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, seize us [x 3]
Jesus, Jesus, Jesus!

In our worship, we praise Jesus
As the Spirit comes to please us
With the Father, who is gracious
Yes, we’ll worship—we’ll praise Jesus!
Word of knowledge
Speaking in tongues
A prophecy
And the Bible
Yeah, hey, hey

And when we take the bread and wine
We realise that life’s just fine
It’s dandy, too, and often swell
’Cause it’s God’s love we’ve sworn to tell

Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, seize us [x 3]
Jesus, Jesus, Jesus!

In our worship, we praise Jesus
As the Spirit comes to please us
With the Father, who is gracious
Yes, we’ll worship—we’ll praise Jesus!
Word of knowledge
Speaking in tongues
A prophecy
And the Bible
Yeah, hey, hey

God’s on speed dial! [x 9]
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11 comments:

  1. Sandy8 March 2017 at 17:35

    Truly inspiring. I listen to a little bit of UCB radio sometimes and although there is occasionally a song that piques my interest most of it is as if they couldn't make it as a pop singer so turned to 'Christian music'. It's mediocrity in a can with a sprinkling of 'Jesus' and 'worthy' and 'woooah' to make it sound heartfelt yet contemporary, praise the Lord.

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  2. Sandy8 March 2017 at 17:44

    P.S. have you seen this?

    https://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=r3OXqI7jlSw

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    1. Terry Wright8 March 2017 at 19:09

      Nothing's coming up for me - just the YouTube homepage.

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    2. Sandy9 March 2017 at 09:05

      https://youtu.be/r3OXqI7jlSw

      That should do it

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    3. Terry Wright9 March 2017 at 09:28

      That's raven mad . . .

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  3. Phil10 March 2017 at 10:23

    That is hilarious. I'm already picturing the music video... And it's just exactly the same as the original, but with less hair.

    You've got a whole album of potential there too: 'come as you are' doesn't really need changing at all.

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    1. Terry Wright10 March 2017 at 10:49

      Not sure how we'd change 'Territorial Pissings', though . . .

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    2. Harvey Edser13 March 2017 at 15:22

      'Theological Posings'?

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    3. Terry Wright13 March 2017 at 16:55

      That'd work!

      Now I am a Christian
      It means God's not after me.
      Gotta find a way, a better way - yes, it's The Way ...
      etc.

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  4. Harvey Edser13 March 2017 at 15:21

    Brilliant, Terry. If you don't watch out I might even record a version.

    And, loyal charismatic or not, I have to admit that I've heard quite a lot of genuine contemporary worship lyrics that aren't a million miles from your parody, sadly...

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