acapella--the old rugged cross

acapella singing 'the old rugged cross'. from the album "hymns". property of word records (1994)

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• rugged
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• cross
• music
• christian

[TheMrBlackCrow]

Amazing how the LORD made the human vocal chords to give such beautiful praise and worship to HIM..Love this

[sparky88uk]

Thank God for the Cross and the Lord Jesus He died for me a sinner, and one day He will give me a crown, pray for my brother Eric the last one of us who needs to be saved.

Iasiah 1:18

[KITTYKAT1100101]

even though i have read the many praises of the ALMIGHTY increating such a beautiful hymn. has anybody stopped to consider that he gave all people the power to sing if they would just open their mouth because the LORD says " i don't care how you sound because i don't listen to the voice singing io listen to the heart that powers the voice"

[kashanna96]

i absoulutely love this song and this version is the best this was my nan's favourite hymm and my mum's now it's mine must be a family thing 

[ingridpeguero]

AMEN GLORY TO GOD I LOVE THIS SONG ...

[sklaft]

@Thehuskarl - If I'd meant to say "inherently", I would have used the word. Non-sensible sounds are not inherently sinful. Dishonoring God by paying no attention to what He specified as acceptable under NT authority is inherently sinful. It is offering "strange fire", and a failure sanctify God when coming near to Him.

[sklaft]

@Thehuskarl - Justify your manner of worship by the Old Testament, and you have left the authority of Christ. Galatians 5:4 "Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace."

The truth is, you are just cherry picking what you like from what you don't like from the OT since you don't do everything else that can be found in the Psalms. That's a dishonest method of interpretation.

[sklaft]

@mcasteel1996 - Look to the context of those passages. There is nothing in the context that would limit them to the assembly for worship. That means they apply to every part of your life when "psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs" are sung. Therefore, any time a song fits that description, what is accepted by God is a-ccapella expressions of the heart. Common sense tells us if falling short of what is acceptable to God is a sin.

[Thehuskarl]

@mcasteel1996 First off I would agree that this isn't something to sing in public worship because it is performance oriented rather than the whole congregation singing.

Second, how does making melody in our hearts instruct people either, it is only the private worship of God.

Third, what do you think about intros? This song has an eight second intro, does God think it's useless even though it is musically pleasant?

[mcasteel1996]

@Thehuskarl // The passages you have referenced are psalms of David and not instructional passages on how er are to worship the Lord God as New Testament Christians. David penned these words long before Christ was born and befrore the introduction of Christianity in the world. Colossians 3:16 and Ephesians 5:19 tell us that we are to sing and make melody in our hearts. As we are singing we are teaching one another, how can we teach someone making sounds like mechanical insturments?

[mcasteel1996]

@sklaft // Amen, I agree with you 100% if this is being used in the worship assembly. This type of music is not what God requires from us as His children when they come together to worship Him. Eph 5:19 and Col 3:16. However, I do struggle with the question of, in our private worship/devotion/meditation, are we bound by the same requirements as in the public assembly on Sunday? If I chose to listen to this group in my personal/private meditation is it a sin?

[femto2]

eu não sabia que uma parte era cantada em Português.

Muito bonita.