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→Traditions and principles for liturgical music
[[John Wesley]] too sought spirituality through music and wrote in his Directions for Singing that "Above all, sing spiritually. Have an eye to God in every word you sing. Aim at pleasing Him more than yourself, or any other creature. In order to do this, attend strictly to the sense of what you sing, and see that your heart is not carried away with the sound, but offered to God continually." <ref>http://users.mstar2.net/brucewrites/rules.htm</ref>
[[John Wesley]] too sought spirituality through music and wrote in his Directions for Singing that "Above all, sing spiritually. Have an eye to God in every word you sing. Aim at pleasing Him more than yourself, or any other creature. In order to do this, attend strictly to the sense of what you sing, and see that your heart is not carried away with the sound, but offered to God continually." <ref>http://users.mstar2.net/brucewrites/rules.htm</ref>
The Rev. Alan B. Brown, MDiv, ThM, has studied liturgical music extensively. In his view<ref name=Brown/>, liturgical music ought to satisfy three prime tests:
The Rev. Alan B. Brown, MDiv, ThM, has studied liturgical music extensively. In his view liturgical music ought to satisfy three prime tests:
# Are the lyrics ''accurate'', either when they quote Scripture or reflect [[Christian]] principles?
# Are the lyrics ''accurate'', either when they quote Scripture or reflect [[Christian]] principles?