Amazing God

So we sang this song in church this morning:

Amazing grace
How sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me
I once was lost, but now I'm found
Was blind, but now I see

'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear
And grace my fears relieved
How precious did that grace appear
The hour I first believed

My chains are gone
I've been set free
My God, my Savior has ransomed me
And like a flood His mercy rains
Unending love, Amazing grace

The Lord has promised good to me
His word my hope secures
He will my shield and portion be
As long as life endures

[2x]
My chains are gone
I've been set free
My God, my Savior has ransomed me
And like a flood His mercy rains
Unending love, Amazing grace

The earth shall soon dissolve like snow
The sun forbear to shine
But God, Who called me here below
Will be forever mine
Will be forever mine
You are forever mine

"But Jessica," you say, "that's 'Amazing Grace!'"

No. No, it's not.

I know, because I sang 'Amazing Grace' for 23 years before that thing up there came out. And it's not like there is anything inherently wrong with that thing up there. (I suppose.) But I really liked the original. You know...

Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound,
That saved a wretch like me.
I once was lost but now am found,
Was blind, but now, I see.

'Twas Grace that taught
my heart to fear.
And Grace, my fears relieved.
How precious did that Grace appear
the hour I first believed.

Through many dangers, toils and snares
we have already come.
T'was Grace that brought us safe thus far,
and Grace will lead us home.

The Lord has promised good to me.
His word my hope secures.
He will my shield and portion be
as long as life endures.

Yea, when this flesh and heart shall fail,
and mortal life shall cease,
I shall possess within the veil,
a life of joy and peace.

When we've been here ten thousand years,
bright shining as the sun,
We've no less days to sing God's praise,
than when we've first begun.

Now, this is not my favorite hymn. (That is, and will forever be, 'It Is Well' by Horatio Spafford.) It's in my top five, though, both for the story behind it and for what the lyrics actually say.

The first one seems to display the disturbing trend I've seen in worship songs lately. Nowadays, it all seems to be about me. What can Jesus do for me? What can I do for Jesus?

I suppose that's fine. But what happened to praise? Look at the hymn again. When we've been here ten thousand years, there will still be as much time for praise as when we started. And yes, we can praise God for what He's done for us.

But nothing we have ever done will compare with who God IS.

I think I'm going to start singing the book of Job.

I don't know. Is it just me?