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(This post was written prior to 2016, in a blog entitled “Jubal’s Jottings.”)
There was quite a little stir recently when American Idol used “Shout to the Lord” for a closer…2 times! And, they even said JESUS one of those times! (I actually hope they said JESUS because they got forced into it by the publisher!) And, for a song that is kind of on the “I’ve done that one enough” list, it is sure to get an uptick in CCLI reportings and ASCAP performance royalties (keep creating, Darlene!). Anyway, while I do applaud the use of “Shout to the Lord” as opposed to any other song in the world they might have chosen, I end up having an underlying concern about the whole thing. Here’s my deal…I want to know about the faith of each one of those performers singing the song. Was it a true expression for all of them, or was it just a song to go off and wail on to impress the judges and audience? If it wasn’t an honest, heartfelt expression of their faith, then the word “blasphemy” enters into my thinking. There’s nothing to get excited about if that’s the case.
Jubal, aren’t you curious about how that song got picked in the first place? I am!