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Directory of Contemporary Worship Musicians - Way of Life Literature

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“So hyper fundi, don’t be dismayed! Check out the lyrics whenthe record is played.”dc Talk is mocking biblical fundamentalists (“hyper fundi”)who are opposed to the use <strong>of</strong> rock music. ey are sayingthat only the message matter, but the fact is that the messageis frequently abstract. Let’s “check out the lyrics” <strong>of</strong> their song“Mind’s Eye”—“You know what I’m going through/ I know (that) it’s true/Cause you’ve stood in my shoes/ Desire’s inside <strong>of</strong> me/ But, it’shard to believe/ In what you cannot see/ Can you catch thewind? See a breeze? Its presence is revealed by/ e leaves on atree/ An image <strong>of</strong> faith in the unseen/ In my mind’s eye/ I seeyour face/ You smile/ As you show me grace/ In my mind’s eye/You take my hand/ We walk through foreign lands/ e foreignlands <strong>of</strong> life/ In my mind/ I’m where I belong/ As I rest in yourarms/ And like a child I hold on to you/ In my moment <strong>of</strong>truth/ We can ride the storm/ Endure the pain/ You comfortme in my hurricane/ And I’ll never be alone again/ ... In mymind I can see your face/ Love pours down in a shower <strong>of</strong>grace/ <strong>Life</strong> is a gi that you choose to give/ And I believe thatwe eternally live/ Faith is the evidence <strong>of</strong> things unseen/ Peopletell me that you’re just a dream/ But they don’t know you theway that I do/ You’re the one I live to pursue” (“Mind’s Eye,” dcTalk).Nothing is clear about this message. Who are they talkingabout? Jesus? It could just as easily be about Krishna orBuddha. e listener could fit any false god into this song. Ifthe song is about Jesus, what Jesus? e true Jesus <strong>of</strong> the Bibleor one <strong>of</strong> the myriad <strong>of</strong> false christs in the hearts and lives <strong>of</strong>those who hear dc Talk’s music? e song speaks <strong>of</strong> livingeternally, but there is no clear gospel message so that thelistener can know how to have eternal life. In fact, this dc Talksong could just as well be about a human lover. (See “FalseChrists and False Gods” in this <strong>Directory</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Contemporary</strong><strong>Worship</strong> <strong>Musicians</strong>.)Notice how dc Talk describes John the Baptist:77

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