Thread: Grand Funk's MARK FARNER~My Savior Some Kinda Wonderful

Originally Posted by A.J.

I was told by someone who knew the old hymns very well (and had a Masters in Music) that many of them were bar/pub songs that hymn writers wrote new words to sing them in church. That way people would be able to sing them acapella at the time.

If you don't think that God can redeem music, You're quite wrong.

Someone should have told king David that this was wrong. Look at Psalm 9: To the Chief Musician. To the tune of "Death of the Son". Or how about Psalm 22: To the chief musician. Set to "The Deer of the Dawn."

Music in itself is not evil. God created it. Has the devil used it for his purposes? Absolutely! But that doesn't mean that we cannot take it back from the enemy's camp.
Don't look Ethel!

I have taken the liberty to re-write a couple of different songs. I will share them with ya'll in case anyone else likes reaching out to the lost with a bit of music.


KNOCKIN’ ON HEAVEN’S DOOR K-1
INTRO: G///D///Am///Am/// G///D///C///C/// X4
G D Am
JESUS TAKE MY SINS AWAY,
G D C
I DON’T WANT THEM ANYMORE,
G D Am
I WALKED IN DARKNESS SO MANY DAYS,
G D C
NOW I’M KNOCKIN’ ON HEAVEN’S DOOR

CHORUS:
G D Am
WHEN YOU’RE CALLING UPON THE LORD,
G D C
YOU’RE KNOCK-KNOCK-KNOCKIN’ ON HEAVEN’S DOOR,

VERSE 2:
G D Am
I WALKED IN DARKNESS FOR SO LONG,
G D C
BUT NOW I SEE YOUR SHINING LIGHT,
G D Am
I WANT TO SING OUT A BRAND NEW SONG,
G D C
I LOVE YOU LORD WITH ALL MY MIGHT (TO CHORUS)

VERSE 3:
G D Am
JESUS CHRIST IS THE ONLY DOOR,
G D C
BY WHICH A MAN JUST MIGHT BE SAVED,
G D Am
SO IF YOU WANT TO SEE THE LORD,
G D C
JUST SIMPLY CALL UPON HIS NAME (TO CHORUS)
__________________________________________________ ________

My sin is gone P1 of 2
Sing to “The thrill is gone” by B.B.King

Am
My sin is gone, all my sin is gone away.
Dm Am
My sin is gone, all my sin is gone away.
F E Am
Since You washed me in Your blood, all my sin is gone away!

Am
My stains are gone, my guilty stains are gone away.
Dm Am
My stains are gone, My guilty stains are gone away.
F E Am
Lord You gave me a brand new robe, my guilty stains are gone away!


LEAD SECTION #1

Am
My fear is gone, my fear of death is gone away.
Dm Am
My fear is gone, all my fear is gone away.
F E Am
Since You rose up from the grave, Lord my fear is gone away!

Am
My chains are gone, the chains that bound are gone away.
Dm Am
My chains are gone, the chains that bound are gone away.
F E Am
Since You came to set me free, all my chains are gone away!

MY SIN IS GONE P2 of 2

LEAD SECTION #2


Am
I have power now, I have power over sin.
Dm Am
I have power now, I have power over sin.
F E Am
Since You sent Your Spirit down, I have power over sin!

Am
Well I’m free, free, free, I ain’t no captive anymore,
Dm Am
Well I’m free, free, free, I ain’t no captive anymore,
F E Am
Jesus came to set me free, I ain’t no captive anymore!


Sorry Farm Truck, but you are mistaken. Music is God's creation. There is good music, there is neutral music and yes there is bad music. Some Christian music can be used for teaching. It is not all praise or worship. Some can be used to reach out to the lost and get their attention so that you can preach the gospel to them. I have even written a couple of Christian blues songs that contain the gospel message in them. It is all in how the music is purposed that makes it what it is.
Your mindset seems to say that ALL secular music was offered to idols. This is not true.
God has given us music as a gift. When it gets stolen by the other team, there is absolutely nothing wrong with taking it back and using it for the glory of God.

Not sure why guys, but when the editor posts these, the chords are all scrunched together. If anyone would like a Word Doc of any of these just send me a message.
God bless!

Oh yeah, and by the way, Mark Farner lives up here in beautiful northern lower Michigan. Closer to Firebrand than me actually.