A Study of Theme in the Songs of Hillsong Music Australia Through
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CHAPTER IV DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS The concept of gospel songs is Christianity and the basis of gospel songs is the Scripture. Mostly, gospel songs talk about faith, God’s love and kindness, redemption, the promises of God toward man, and mercy. Because the concept of gospel songs is Christianity, so the root of the lyrics of the songs is from the Holy Bible. The Christians believe that every thing is in the Holy Bible is God’s words which are written by the apostles. Thus, the Christians’ faith and knowledge about God are based on the Holy Bible. Because the root of the lyrics of the songs is from the Holy Bible, all Christians who sing the songs will connect, indirectly, with God. By singing the songs, people will know and feel God’s love and mercy and that will grow their faith and strengthen their relationship with God. In other word, God speaks to man through the Holy Bible in the form of verses. And the words of the verses become the basis or root of the lyrics of the song which can strengthen someone’s faith toward God. This connection can be drawn as the diagram below: God Holy Bible Verses Lexicon/Word Lyrics of song Thus, according to that connection, the writer of the thesis does the analysis based on the Holy Bible. 32 33 4.1 THE ANALYSIS OF SONG 1 MY REDEEMER LIVES I know He rescued my soul His blood has covered my sin I believe…I believe My shame He’s taken away My pain is healed in His name 5 I believe…I believe I’ll raise a banner Cause my Lord has conquered the grave My Redeemer lives…My Redeemer lives My Redeemer lives…My Redeemer lives 10 You lift my burdens I’ll rise with You I’m dancing on this mountain top To see Your kingdom come From the song above, the writer will list all the parts of speech in the table below: Table 1. The List of Parts of Speech of Song 1 Parts of Speech NO Noun Verb Adj. Adv. Pronoun Prep. Conj. Interjection 1. I 2. know 3. He 4. rescued 5. my 6. soul 7. His 8. blood 9. has covered 10. my 11. sin 12. I 13. believe 14. I 15. believe 34 16. my 17. shame 18. He 19. has taken 20. away 21. my 22. pain 23. is healed 24. in 25. His 26. name 27. I 28. believe 29. I 30. believe 31. I 32. will raise 33. 34. banner 35. cause 36. my 37. Lord 38. has conquered 39. 40. grave 41. my 42. Redeemer 43. lives 44. my 45. Redeemer 46. lives 47. my 48. Redeemer 49. lives 50. my 51. Redeemer 52. lives 53. You 54. lift 55. my 56. burdens 57. I 58. will rise 59. with 60. You 61. I 62. am dancing 63. on 64. this 35 65. mountain top 66. to see 67. Your 68. kingdom 69. come To- 16 20 0 0 25 4 1 0 tal Note: Adj: Adjective Adv: Adverb Prep: Preposition Conj: Conjunction After listing all the parts of speech and count the frequency, the writer uses a diagram to show the frequency of each of the parts of speech. Diagram 1. The Frequency of Parts of Speech 25 20 15 10 5 0 noun verb adj adv pro prep conj inter After listing and counting the parts of speech, the writer counts the percentage of each of the parts of speech tp find out which of them is most being used. It is shown in the table below: Table 2. The Percentage of Parts of Speech Parts of Speech Frequency Percentage Noun 16 24 Verb 20 30 36 Adjective 0 0 Adverb 0 0 Pronoun 25 37 Preposition 4 6 Conjunction 1 1 Interjection 0 0 Total 66 98 The theme of this song is the Redeemer, that is Jesus Christ, lives just like the title. Jesus Christ as a redeemer has risen from death three days after His death and people may celebrate it through this song. In this song, there are several lexical items that are used to convey the theme, and the writer of this thesis will analyze each of them based on the Bible. The analysis of the data will be based on Holy Bible because gospel music is music in any style whose lyric is substantially based upon Christian truth contained in or derived from the Holy Bible. The lexical items that are going to be analyzed are only noun, verb, and pronoun since they convey the theme of the song. A. NOUN 1. SOUL (line 1) The word ‘soul’ here means that Jesus as a redeemer came to the world not to save the human body but to save human soul because the body can be destroyed. When people die, their body will be dust because they are formed from dust at the beginning. “…the Lord God fo rmed the man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being” (Genesis 2:7). “By the sweat of your brow you will eat your food until you return to the ground, since from it you were taken; for dust you are and to dust you will return” (Genesis 3:19). However, the soul will live forever even when people die. And Jesus came to the world to save human soul so that it will have eternal life in heaven. 37 2. BLOOD (line 2) ‘His blood’ in this sent ence refers to Jesus’ blood who suffered and died at the cross. “This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many” (Mark 14:24). It means that Jesus’ death at the cross and His poured blood are the covenant between God and man that Jesus will replace man at the cross and through His death and blood, God will forgive man’s sin. Jesus come into the world as a peacemaker between God and man so that God will forgive man’s sins. “…and through Him to reconcile to Himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through His blood, shed on the cross” (Colossians 1:20). So, actually, the one who suffer and die at the cross, whose blood is poured out is man not Jesus. However, because He so love the world, He gave His own blood to save the world. “For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your forefathers, but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect” (1 Peter 1:18-19). “But if we walk in the light, as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, His Son, purifies us from all sin” (1 John 1:7). “In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace” (Ephesians 1:7). 3. SIN (line 2) ‘Sin’ means all what people do or think that against God’s will. The first time man fall into sin is when Eve and Adam against God’s will by eating a fruit from the tree that God commanded them not to eat from. And that first sin becomes a curse for all the man. This is written in the Holy Bible, “The fall of man” (Genesis 3:1 -24). However, God send His Son into the world to redeem and forgive man’s sin. “In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace” (Ephesians 1:7). “For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures” (1 Corinthians 15:3). “This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins” (Matthew 26:28). 38 4. SHAME (line 4) In this sentence, `shame' means when people believe in God and believe that Jesus is their Redeemer, God will give them strength to call His name. God will give courage for those who believe in Him to tell about Him. People who believe in Him will not be ashamed because having god like Him. Someone who is ashamed of himself and feel unable to do everything will have courage, strength, and never feel ashamed by the time he receives God in his life and takes Jesus as his Lord and Redeemer. God will also fulfill everything that His people need. ªThat is why I am suffering as I am. Yet I am not ashamed, because I know whom I have believed, and am convinced that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him for that dayº (2 Timothy 1:12). ªYou will have plenty to eat, until you are full, and you will praise the name of the Lord your God, who has worked wonders for you, never again will My people be ashamed. Then you will know that I am in Israel, that I am the Lord your God, and that there is no other; never again will My people be ashamed (Joel 2:26-27). 5. PAIN (line 5) `Pain' here synonym with ill and sick. The Christian believes that Jesus is the Healer. He may heal every disease and sickness.