They just wrote a song and were like “woah, God put His hand on it” and they love the song and love the reaction the song produces. Almost 8 and a half minutes of glowing generic and vague praise for the song, without any insight. Are we worshiping God for who He is or for what He is going enable me to do? What Does Hillsong United Say About the “Oceans”? Because the song’s focus bounces between the singer and the “You”. If it is a song of worship, I’m not sure who or what is being worshiped. If it is a song of encouragement, I’m not clear on what we are being encouraged to do or to believe. This skewed theology suggests that living a quiet, steadfast life of prayer and submission to scripture is somehow less-than what we really need to be doing, or what God really wants from us.
While we cannot hope to fully know God in this life, what He has made known of Himself is indeed knowable by reading and understanding the Scripture. Is that Biblical? Not really, because God has gone to great lengths to present us with the Bible. This is keeping with much of Hillsong and Bethel style theology where we always need to be “pioneering” into the unknown if we really want to know God. If this is a song about God, then it presents an odd uni-directional theme where God is only “out there” where feet may fail, or out upon the water. It tends to bounce a bit between focusing on the singer and the “You”. Okay, so if you’ve read my “Discernment in Music” posts before you probably know that the first comment I will make about this song is that it’s lyrically vague. Take me deeper than my feet could ever wander Spirit lead me where my trust is without borders You’ve never failed and You won’t start now Where feet may fail and fear surrounds me Let’s take a look at the lyrics of the song pulled from the AZLyrics. The good thing here is that if you take objection to my analysis and do so biblically, you are also practicing discernment and the goal of this post can be met, even while we disagree on the “value” of this song. I will do my best to evaluate the song on its own merits, but I wanted to state plainly that I’m fighting to suppress a strong bias. I disagree with their theology (Dominionism, Chrislam, Presence, etc) and their ecclesiology (emergent, seeker-driven, leadership model, mega-church).
In the interest of full-disclosure, I am not a fan of Hillsong Church. According to Billboard Music, the top contender is clearly “Oceans (Where Feet May Fail) by Hillsong United. Today, rather than wait for a song to play on the radio, I thought I’d start by looking at whatever was trending as a “top Christian song” on the radio today. 5 We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ, 6 being ready to punish every disobedience, when your obedience is complete. Today is “Discernment in Music” day here at Faithful Stewardship.Ĥ For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds.
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