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Originally Posted by Ohio
OBW, have you never sung that song, Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, Sweetest name on earth,
How can I, a sinner, Come to know thy worth?
God's children have been worshiping His Beloved Son for decades with that song, and you would take that away from them?
I just can't believe you would do such a cruel thing like that! 
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First, when I am speaking of worship, I am talking about corporate worship. A person's private worship is not the same as the corporate worship. But in all honesty, based on the two lines, it is not a song that I am familiar with. But also based on those two lines, I would not have a problem with it as part of worship.
But with or without commenting on your song, it is clear that you didn't read all of my post, did you? Almost seems as if you found a word or a phrase and quit reading. Sort of like Lee did when reading 1 Cor. 15:45.
Don't just bristle at the comparison. I don't use it to make you like Lee, but to point to an analogy that we all understand.
I did not say absolutely no "me" in worship. But a lot less. What I see so many places is that even what is about God is tied to "me" and what he's done for me is the most important part. Like we are looking the wrong direction. Sort of a "look at all the stuff Santa brought me this year." God is in it but when you take it as a whole, it's really about me.
Those songs are fine as something to listen to and sing along with on the radio. But they have little place in the corporate worship. (Not absolutely no place, but little place.)
And I specifically referred to songs like the one you are crying about. It is referring to Jesus. The "I" is observer desiring to know more of God.
Again, not saying there should be none of that. But there needs to be a reduction in me and an increase in Him. I must decrease . . . .