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== Baptist Music ==

== Baptist Music ==

The music often heard in Baptist churches tends to be uplifting and hopeful, rather than the meritative mood often set in more liberal churches.  The lyrics also tend to focus on the afterlife (Heaven), putting one's life in God's hands, or the world after the return of [[Jesus Christ]].  Popular Baptist hymns include:

The music often heard in Baptist churches tends to be uplifting and hopeful, rather than the meritative mood often set in more liberal churches.  The lyrics also tend to focus on the afterlife (Heaven), putting one's life in God's hands, Christ's blood sacrifice on the cross, or the world after the return of [[Jesus Christ]].  Popular Baptist hymns include:

* "The Old Rugged Cross"

* "The Old Rugged Cross"

* "Leaning on the Everlasting Arms"

* "Leaning on the Everlasting Arms"

* "This Little Light of Mine"

* "This Little Light of Mine"

The most common instrumentation is piano and organ, often placed on either side of the church at the front, so that each play may see the other and the choir director at the same time.  If the organ console is not facing the place where the choir director stands, then a mirror will be installed so that the organist can see.  Occasionally, for special events, other instruments will be brought in.  These are usually classical instruments like strings, woodwinds, or brass (especially trumpet).  Electric guitars, basses, and drum sets are rare.  Larger churches, like First Baptist Dallas, will regularly include a small symphony orchestra with the piano and organ, but smaller churches simply use the two [[Keyboard Instruments|keyboard instruments]].

The most common instrumentation is piano and organ, often placed on either side of the church at the front, so that each play may see the other and the choir director at the same time.  If the organ console is not facing the place where the choir director stands, then a mirror will be installed so that the organist can see.  Occasionally, for special events, other instruments will be brought in.  These are usually classical instruments like strings, woodwinds, or brass (especially trumpet).  Electric guitars, basses, and drum sets are rare.  Larger churches, like First Baptist Dallas, will regularly include a small symphony orchestra with the piano and organ, but smaller churches simply use the two [[Keyboard Instruments|keyboard instruments]].

==Controversies==

==Controversies==