As God moves in his life, the writer speaks his heart and mind concerning God's grace, blessings and guidance. Singing is an act of worship. Thus the writer, because of his need to worship, extends his worship of God through his creative abilities to share his understanding and insight. Each new song written represents an additional means of enriching the worship we share together. Let us not limit our praise and worship to God by clinging only to the songs of generations past.
New songs come naturally from the study of older songs that have become classics.
Some of the best point the way and inspire writers of our generation to express these same ideas in new ways. Some older songs have been overused, and simply stated, there is a strong need for more variety or choice when dealing with spiritual ideas. Our culture is in a state of constant change. The music of our culture shows evidence of this change almost daily, it seems. Music of God's people has always been influenced by the musical forms of popular music.