The Bible and Music

Yesterday’s class was one of the most interesting thus far. It was interesting to see that the writings of the Bible could be matched with the cadence of modern music. I guess I had never thought about how the writings were never really set to music, that all came later. Having this discussion makes me wonder if doing this makes ideals of religion more attainable to a younger audience. Modern churches use a lot of music to get their point across. I think doing this is a smart idea as the traditional way of going about religion will get stale to the younger generation. Using modern music, linked with the words of the Bible, helps to spread the ideas of Christianity while making it entertaining.

To finish the class, we got into groups and discussed how a song would fit with a certain Psalm. Racking my brain, it was easy to see how many songs go along with Psalm 23. The one that my group chose is “Casey Jones” by The Grateful Dead. It almost made me laugh that a song laced with drug references could match so perfectly to the words of the Bible. They obviously have no correlation with each other, for their meter.