We might complain that the words major on repeating the believer's feelings and sentimental love for the Lord. But before writing off this new musical offering we could remind ourselves that Charles Wesley wrote over 3000 hymns, but only a dozen or so are still sung. Even if we enjoy the style of music used in our congregation, a service can be ruined by the way the singing fails to blend with the preaching of the good news for that day. The art needed to put a satisfying service together is as skilled as a chef charged with preparing a banquet for visiting royalty. I refuse to eat at a place filled with smoke, or where raucous music makes it impossible to talk.
People soon quit going to a restaurant that serves up uninspired food.
And undoubtedly large numbers have been put off church going by finding our music unappetising. If a minister lacks the skill or the time to work at enriching the music of a congregation, better get others to take on this creative task. In many countries of the world music tended to be a solo performance. The only people who sang in groups were soldiers marching into battle or lines of harvesters in the field. One of the exceptions was the orchestra and choir that David gathered.