[via wikipedia Contemporary Christian Music; Church Music; Jesus music; Spiritual music; Urban contemporary gospel; Contemporary worship music]
...Music, unlike art or architecture, does not represent physical objects, and unlike poetry is
independent of propositional thought. Hence it can take human emotions into areas that
other artistic works cannot, and offer the prospect of an escape from worldly existence.
...Music is a way of allowing a large number of worshippers to form an effective
communion, by expressing their faith and their offering in public, together. Finally, music
has the evangelical purpose of attracting those whose enthusiasm for religious matters is
not sufficient on its own.
...Thomas Aquinas, in the introduction to his commentary on the Psalms, defined the
Christian hymn thus: "Hymnus est laus Dei cum cantico; canticum autem exultatio mentis de
aeternis habita, prorumpens in vocem." ("A hymn is the praise of God with song; a song is
the exultation of the mind dwelling on eternal things, bursting forth in the voice.")
...Luther and his followers often used their hymns, or chorales, to teach tenets of the faith to
worshipers.
Edwin Hawkins's "Oh Happy Day" and
Andrae Crouch's "Take Me Back"
===first complete albums of "Jesus rock":
Upon This Rock (1969) =by Larry Norman initially released on Capitol Records, and
Mylon - We Believe =by Mylon LeFevre
===Pioneers of this movement also included
2nd Chapter of Acts,
Andraé Crouch and the Disciples,
Evie,
Nancy Honeytree,
The Imperials,
Love Song,
Barry McGuire,
Marsha Stevens, and
Petra
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