What We Sing
This Sunday's set — November 1, 2026
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Congregational singing is an experience unique among the religions of the world. God's people are repeatedly commanded to sing together (Psalm 149:1; Eph. 5:19; Col. 3:16) or they corporately respond to God through song (Ex. 15:1-18). An entire book of the Bible was made to guide the gathered saints in singing God's praise (Psalms). Psalm 139 says God knit us together to be able to praise him. It is the way God made us to engage and overflow with our emotions. Psalm 98 says we join in the song of creation singing God's praise. God himself sings for beauty when he creates it (Zeph. 3:17) and because we were made to reflect his character (Gen. 1:27) so should we. On the day our redemption is complete we will all gather together to sing to Jesus (Rev. 15:3-4). We sing because God made us to delight in his beauty and to respond in a beautiful way to it.
So our singing at Redemption is corporate, not a performance, but a gathering of our voices together to proclaim God's truth and beauty in song. Even if we don't know how to sing well, we do it in anticipation of the day when our voices will be made new and we will sing together with all the angels and all of creation rejoicing in the glories of our King. We do it not because we are able, but because he is worthy.
We do not intend to have any specific style (traditional, contemporary, fast, slow, rock, bluegrass, etc.), but simply reflect the styles expressed through the gifts of our musicians. As more musicians volunteer to help lead in musical worship, the more our styles will vary. We have multiple different worship leaders who prefer many different kinds of music. As a diverse collection of musicians offers their skills in worship, the more the diverse unity of our trinitarian God will be honored.
Worship in churches has unfortunately become very subjective, personal, and entertainment-driven. It is a performance that strives to drive emotions while plays down the importance of deep and grand theological focus on Christ. While understanding the importance of a personal relationship with God and how it should change our affections, we strive to achieve those goals in a different way. The following principles guide our Sunday worship philosophy.
God-focused
Make God big and man small. We sing songs that in music and lyrics reflect an attitude of reverence to God, a trust in His kind providence, praise for His greatness and love and gratefulness for salvation.
Theologically sound
We sing what we believe. It becomes the grammar of our life. We want to sing songs that help the word of Christ dwell in us richly.
Congregational
The Catholics sung liturgy that few could understand. The Reformers reintroduced hymns so that all God's people could praise Him. Church music should not be a performance by a few people but a unified act of worship. Lights are on and instruments are in the background as we share in the worship as a family of redeemed brothers and sisters.
Easy to sing
All ages must be able to sing the song. Melodies based on folk music are easiest to grasp. Words that reflect our common speech are most impactful.
Neither all old or all new
The age of the music does not make it good or bad, but it's theological correctness and ability to be learned and embraced and easily sung. It's not converting people to a hymn but confirming them in rich theological truth.
Songs of Redemption — The Songs We Sing Most
Music commonly heard from the mouths of the church:
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