Why We Don’t Sing the ‘Battle Hymn of the Republic’
When I was younger, I was taught that the most important part of our worship in song wasn’t the notes, but rather the words. When we sing to God, we are also speaking to and teaching one another (Eph. 5.19; Col. 3.16). We should be able to “sing with the mind” (1 Cor. 14.15). Every Sunday, our worship is filled with wonderful, beautiful, theologically rich hymns which remind us of biblical truths. But growing up in the church, there was one song that we didn’t sing. In fact, we avoided it. We never sang “The Battle Hymn of the Republic.” It’s … https://www.lewrockwell.com/2025/03/no_author/why-we-dont-sing-the-battle-hymn-of-the-republic/
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