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{{quote | text={{web_verseBible verse|psalm|33|1|lang=WEB}} [[Psalm 33:1]]}}
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topic_name = Music and Christianity |
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Since Christians have met together, they have sung to [[God]] and about God. Early Jewish Christians probably sung [[psalms]]. In later centuries, monophonic [[Gregorian chants]] were widely sung. During and following the Protestant [[Reformation]], hundreds of hymns were written by men like [[Martin Luther]] and [[Charles Wesley]]. In recent decades, [[Contemporary Christian Music]], Christian music in rock style, has become increasing popular. Please help us create a database of information about, reviews on and lyrics to Christian songs and hymns.
===[[Music in the Bible]]===
===[[Early Church music]]===
Contemporary Christian Music (or CCM) is a term originally used in the 1970s to describe a new form of pop and rock music that was lyrically based in the Christianity. The music had its roots in [[Jesus Music]] which sprung from the hippie [[Jesus Movement]] of the early 70s. An entire Christian music industry soon sprang up, with Christian-only artists, record labels, [[Christian radio|radio stations]], and record stores. By the 1980s, CCM was a large music industry with artists such as [[Amy Grant]] and [[Michael W. Smith]] selling millions of records.
==Quotes=[[Christian Hard Rock/Metal Music]]=== ===[[Christian Alternative Rock]]=== ===[[Christian Hip Hop/Rap Music]]=== ===[[Christian Country Music]]=== ==Christian Music and the Internet== A number of websites are dedicated to Christian music, for example, [[LifeMusic Wiki]] has comprehensive information on thousands of Christian songs. {{stub}} ==Video==<YouTube>title=4 hours of Christian Musichttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCnrX1w5luM&rel=1embed_source_url=http://www.youtube.com/v/cCnrX1w5luM&rel=1wrap = yeswidth=500height=400</YouTube>
==Links==
* [http://www.topchristianlyrics.com/ Christian Song Lyrics]
* [http://www.virtualchurch.org/choir.htm Classic Christian Hymns]
* [http://patriot.net/~bmcgin/christmusic.html MIDI hymns and worship songs on the Internet]
* [http://www.freesheetmusicguide.com/christian.htm Free Sheet Music Guide: Christian]
* [http://www.abidingradio.com/ Conservative, Sacred, and Traditional Christian Music]
* [http://www.christian-gospelmusiclyrics.com/ Gospel Song Lyrics]
* [http://www.christianlyricsonline.com/ Christian Lyrics Online]
* [http://www.sharesong.org/ Sharesong.org]
* [http://www.seriousd.com/music.htm Free Christian Music Software Directory]
* [http://www.ccmplanet.com/?section=downloads Christian MP3 Downloads]
* [http://www.christianityfreebies.com/freebies1/Christian_Music/Music_Ministry_Resources.cfm Free Offers in Christian Music - Music Ministry Resources]
* [http://www.prays.com Prays.com] - Free Christian Worship Music and Hymns MP3 downloads
* [http://pop-popspoems.com/ Pop-Pop's Poems and Christian Music]
* [http://www.christsites.com/goto.cfm?categoryid=1178 Christsites.com Christian concerts]
* [http://www.christianconcerts.com/ Christianconcerts.com]
* [http://www.ccauthority.com/ Christian Concert Authority]
* [http://www.itickets.com/ Itickets.com - Christian concerts, events & music festival tickets]
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