Sunday, January 22, 2012

Subpar Christian Songs: Majesty (by Hillsong)

Heard this for the first time today. It was so incoherent I just had to write this.

Here I am, humbled by your majesty,
Covered by your grace so free.
Here I am, knowing I'm a sinful man,
Covered by the blood of the lamb.

Now I've found the greatest love of all is mine,
Since You laid down Your life,
The greatest sacrifice.

Majesty
Majesty
Your grace has found me just as I am
Empty handed but alive in Your hands
We sing
Majesty
Majesty
Forever I am changed by Your love
In the beauty of Your Majesty

Here I am humbled by the love that You give,
Forgiven so that I can forgive.
So here I stand,
Knowing that I am Your desire,
Sanctified by glory and fire.
And now I've found the greatest love of all is mine,
Since You laid down Your life,
The greatest sacrifice.

Majesty, Majesty.
Your grace has found me just as I am,
Empty handed but alive in your hands.
Singing Majesty, Majesty.
Forever I am changed by Your love,
In the presence of Your Majesty.


So here's the huge problem. What does Majesty have do with the rest of the entire song?

Nothing!

Nothing at all!

What went wrong here?

You're singing a song about being saved by grace, by the blood of the Lamb. Suddenly BLAMMO! You're singing "majesty ..." and your brain is going "what ... Where am I? What song is this now?"

It's conceivable that a connection can be made. But they didn't bother to do the hard work of actually making it for you. As such it seems more like a personal meditation with a gaping hole that someone decided was "good enough" to let loose upon the world.

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