The Bible and Music

Today during class, we matched Psalms to common songs with meters that are easy to match. We did this with songs such as Amazing Grace, Yankee Doodle, Rudolph the Red Nosed reindeer, and other songs with easy to match meters. Dr. McGrath bought his guitar for us to have more of a rhythm to follow. He would start off and then expect us to follow along and start to sing with him.

Although this activity, made me feel uncomfortable because I don’t like singing out loud it was very interesting to hear. I never would think that you could match ancient Psalms to current songs such as “Renegades”. It me, this shows the power of music and the Bible. It shows us how much music connects to our world and how much the influence the Bible has on every aspect of our lives. These two outlets come together in both new and traditional ways. It was a unique experience to hear and listen to these different pairings.