I know, Kind of an open-ended question. Uh.. sure we do. All the time. But I guess what I’m really wondering is do we lie to God in some of the songs we are singing to him. How about this song, that our previous church used to sing, both in youth and “big church”. Written by Tim Hughes, it’s a beautiful song and prayer, and here are the words to the chorus:

Here I am to worship
Here I am to bow down
Here I am to say that You’re my God
You’re altogether lovely
Altogether worthy
Altogether wonderful to me

The 2nd line in it says, “Here I am to bow down.” I have to admit that I can only remember once or twice when that song was sung that I actually remember anybody bowing down, and that was in a youth worship service. So I wonder what goes through people’s minds when they are singing “Here I am to bow down” while they are standing up. I like the song, but I just can’t sing that verse without feeling like a liar, unless I’m really going to bow down. But I guess most people will say, “I’m bowing in my heart, so it’s ok.”

Here’s another really great song of desparation written by Kathryn Scott, “Hungry”. Again, the chorus of this one goes like this.

I’m falling on my knees
Offering all my needs
Jesus You’re all
This heart is living for

The 1st line of the chorus says “I’m falling on my knees”. Uh… No I’m not. Again, of all the times I’ve experienced this song in a corporate worship setting, I’ve only seen somebody actually fall on their knees maybe once or twice, again in the youth worship.

Songs are often sung that mention lifting our hands, when there are many not lifting their hands. And there are lots of other examples. You’ll probably find one in your church this Sunday if you pay close attention to the words. Maybe we sing, “All to Jesus I surrender, All to Him I freely give”, when we know good and well that we didn’t come close to giving Jesus our all this week, or this day, or even this minute.

This wondering really makes me conscious of what I’m singing. We aren’t chatting with a friend in the hall, telling a coupe of white lies about how nice their hair looks.  And the ironic thing is that we are trying to lie to the one person that always knows when we are lying.  We are singing to the Allmighty Creator. I, for one, will think about what I’m saying to him. And if there are times when I can’t honestly say what the words on the screen tell me to, I’m just going to keep my mouth shut.  Because we should all remember what happens to liars according to Rev 4:21 :-O.  If you don’t remember, click on it.