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Christian country music (sometimes marketed as country gospel, gospel country, positive country or inspirational country) is music that is written to express either personal or a communal belief regarding Christian life, as well as (in terms of the varying music styles) to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music. Christian ...
In The Irish Times Cormac Larkin rated Secular Hymns 3 out of 5 stars, ending "they’re the sort of songs that can sound hollow and insincere in the wrong hands, but Peyroux delivers every word like her life depends on it". [7] Christopher Loudon of JazzTimes called the blending of blues music, Gospel music, and jazz "a marvelous mélange". [8]
A secular hymn is a type of non-religious popular song that has elements in common with religious music, especially with Christian hymns.The concept goes back at least as far as 17 BCE when the Roman emperor Augustus commissioned the Roman poet Horace to write lyrics by that title ("Carmen Saeculare" in Latin).
Jon Robert Gibson (born January 3, 1962) [12] is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumental musician, and record producer.Originally a blue-eyed soul singer, he switched from secular music to contemporary Christian music in the late-1980s.
Organ music would play a large role in Lutheran music later on. Luther said that music ought to be “accorded the greatest honour and a place next to theology” due to its great importance. [20] During the Reformation, Luther did much to encourage the composition and publication of hymns, and wrote numerous worship songs in German. [21]
The book discusses how Christian musicical artists differ on their opinion of how to approach the relationship of secular and Christian culture. [9] Tag Evers praised the book in Sojourners saying that the book "proves that not all writing about CCM has to be as disappointing as the genre itself."
Beginning November 28, 2013, the Christian Songs chart began incorporating digital downloads and streaming, as well as radio play from secular stations if a song on the chart receives mainstream play. The old airplay-only format continues on the Christian Airplay chart, and both charts have identical archives going back to June 21, 2003.
Southern gospel music is a genre of Christian music.Its name comes from its origins in the southeastern United States.Its lyrics are written to express either personal or a communal faith regarding biblical teachings and Christian life, as well as (in terms of the varying music styles) to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music.