I know music enhances emotion. Is that why, when I listen to Rich Mullins and other powerful artists, I feel a deeper connection to God? Does his music mirror my feelings? When I hear Hold Me Jesus I think of the line “I would rather fight you for something I don’t really want rather than take what you give and I need” and think it is the perfect description of me. Maybe that is why, when I hear that particular song, I begin to cry and sing and praise. I need to tell God how much I love him.
Some, though, will say the music is what causes my reaction and not the lyrics. I don’t know. Is the sacred song so powerful because of the message or because of the composition?