Reasons Why They Oppose the New Music in Worship

For those of you who missed it, I provided ten reasons why some people oppose the new music in worship. Read the following for a better understanding.

Someone has developed a list of reasons why they oppose the new music used in worship. The reasoning includes:

1. It is too new, like an unknown language.
2. It is not as melodious as the more established style.
3. There are so many songs that it is impossible to learn them all.
4. It creates disturbances and causes people to act in an indecent and disorderly manner.
5. It places too much emphasis on instrumental music rather than on godly lyrics.
6. The lyrics are often worldly, even blasphemous.
7. It is not needed, since preceding generations have gone to heaven without it.
8. It is a contrivance to get money.
9. It monopolizes the Christian's time and encourages them to stay out late.
10. These new musicians are young upstarts, and some of them are lewd and loose persons.

By the way, the list was written in 1723. The new upstart musician they were critiquing was Isaac Watts. The hymns in question were “When I Survey the Wondrous Cross” and “Joy to the World” as well as many others that had been recently published in a new hymnal.

People rarely change!