{"id":119,"date":"2024-08-15T14:06:16","date_gmt":"2024-08-15T14:06:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/typicalchristianbook.com\/?p=119"},"modified":"2024-10-16T21:37:02","modified_gmt":"2024-10-16T21:37:02","slug":"the-annoying-cult-of-chants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/typicalchristianbook.com\/?p=119","title":{"rendered":"The Annoying Cult of Chants"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"503\" height=\"347\" src=\"https:\/\/typicalchristianbook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1-Annoying-cult-of-chants.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-121\" style=\"width:394px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/typicalchristianbook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1-Annoying-cult-of-chants.jpg 503w, https:\/\/typicalchristianbook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1-Annoying-cult-of-chants-300x207.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 503px) 100vw, 503px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Am I the only one that sees how worship services are turning into an annoying cult of chants? Traditional church hymns and songs of the past told a story, sung the words of the Bible and a simple chorus. It seems that recent church worship services have adapted the annoying cult of chants where a few lyrics are sung, and the rest of the song is a verse repeated over and over and over and over and over. I think that I might have forgot a few more over&#8217;s to be accurate. What is with the new age chants and why have they replaced the songs of the past?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before you strike me as a fuddy dud, I&#8217;m a millennial. I have seen churches evolve like crazy over the past couple decades. Honestly where I am from, I don&#8217;t recognize the church of the past. I&#8217;m not saying that some change isn&#8217;t good, as it can be. All I am saying is that I do not understand the infatuation with repetitive cult like chants from the worship services that I have seen. To top it off, the worship leader talks during the chants, sings a little, then talks some more while the congregation is regurgitating the same line over and over and over and over and over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;m not saying that we have to <a href=\"https:\/\/openthebible.org\/article\/the-25-most-popular-christian-hymns\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sing all hymns<\/a> of the past. I am just saying that there is other great music with verses and a chorus that does not chant. It is almost like a record player got stuck and keeps playing over and over again. It isn&#8217;t cool, it isn&#8217;t uplifting, it doesn&#8217;t make me feel closer to God, it makes me annoyed. I have three teenage kids who listen to a wide variety of music, and it annoys them as well. So, what gives?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The annoying cult of chants can go away anytime now. <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I don&#8217;t know who needs to hear this, but the annoying cult of chants can go away anytime now. The blabbering between repetitive chants can stop as well. I don&#8217;t see the purpose. It is weird. It is strange. It isn&#8217;t natural. I have been to a ton of concerts over the year from Christian artists, Country artists, Rock artists and I don&#8217;t hear the annoying cult of chants anywhere besides church.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I realize that not every church is like this. I realize that there are many traditional churches out there that still use hymn books. What I don&#8217;t get is when a church grows, it feels the need to warp into something strange and evolve into a rock concert for a second-tier band. It is possible to grow your church and not lose the flavor and traditions that built the church body. The only reason why I am bringing this up is because it annoys me. I didn&#8217;t know that it annoyed other people until I heard several other brothers-in-Christ say something out of the blue about it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If this many people are annoyed by the annoying cult of chants, then why don&#8217;t we do something about it? Just like many things in life, people tend to go with the flow. When you start questioning why things are the way they are, I guaranty you that other people think the same way as you do. Ear plugs are not the answer. Returning to a reasonable worship service is the solution. The vast majority of people that I talk to, do not appreciate the annoying cult of chants. Let&#8217;s take back the worship service and put the focus back on God instead of a babbler. It is not joyful to hear one verse sung over and over and over and over and over again. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Psalm 95:1-2 New American Standard Bible<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Praise to the&nbsp;Lord, and Warning against Unbelief.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>95&nbsp;<\/strong>O come, let us&nbsp;sing for joy to the&nbsp;Lord,<br>Let us shout joyfully to&nbsp;the rock of our salvation.<br><sup>2&nbsp;<\/sup>Let us&nbsp;come before His presence&nbsp;with&nbsp;thanksgiving,<br>Let us shout joyfully to Him&nbsp;with&nbsp;psalms.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Am I the only one that sees how worship services are turning into an annoying cult of chants? Traditional church hymns and songs of the past told a story, sung the words of the Bible and a simple chorus. 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