It's Not Just A Guitar
I’ve been told that a guitar kept you out of church today,
So I thought that I would check, as it filled me with dismay.
Is it true just a guitar made you feel you shouldn’t stay,
Or is there really more to this, than just what I’ve heard them say?
I’m so glad that you have asked, as guitars don’t bother me,
But this guitar was different -- it was a rock guitar, you see.
Such an anti-Christian symbol in a church should never be,
For the realm of this guitar is just Satanic territory.
Therefore, it’s not just a guitar (that here) I strongly knock;
This particular guitar clearly symbolizes rock.
It’s a product of rebellion that the devil has seen made
To especially represent immoral music he wants played.
This guitar’s uniquely made, and as part of its design
It has two pointed shoulders that resemble a satanic sign.
That not all have this ugly feature, I’ll admit is true,
But that’s only half the picture (that here) I convey to you.
For they’re a phallic symbol that is flaunted so on stage;
Their shape and presentation aid the evil war they wage.
They’re often used to simulate intimate sexual acts,
While their owners verbalize even more what Satan backs.
Surrounding such behavior, occultism often reigns,
As artists through this medium further strengthen Satan’s aims.
Because of the connections evil has with this guitar,
Christians in their home or church such an instrument should bar.
No, it’s not just a guitar, but everything it represents,
Thus, its presence in a church is a serious offence.
This type of guitar in church is comparable to a hog
Sitting proudly on its haunches in a Jewish synagogue.
Let me tell you of a time when the Jews went off to war,
How the Philistines who won, took the Ark that those Jews bore.
They took it to their temple, and by their idol it was placed,
But soon they found their idol lying broken and displaced.
The Philistines thought that both sitting beside each other
Would be to their advantage, but what did they discover?
Twice their god (called Dagon) was removed by unseen hands,
And then a plague befell them, causing them to change their plans.
Quickly they dispatched God’s Ark, having realized their mistake,
But though they’d learnt a lesson, further lessons it would take.
From town to town they fobbed it, but the plague still gave them grief,
Until its return to Israel, (when they finally got relief).
I know that there're lessons in this story (that here) I've told,
And principles involved that God’s saying to uphold.
But out of all that we can learn, one thing’s obvious to me,
The Holy and unholy, together aren’t meant to be.
Next time you see a rock guitar wrongly in God’s sanctuary,
Think about those Philistines who mixed things not meant to be.
Then ask yourself this question: Would the Lord approve of me
Worshiping where Rock’s symbol is repeating history?
By Lance Landall
“...the
new electric guitars’ loud cutting sound defined the sound of rock and
roll, and their bold, sleek styling only added to the anarchic menace
of the new music”
“The Fender Stratocaster is the king of rock and roll guitars…”
“The Stratocaster is the most widely imitated guitar design of all time”
“The Fender bass helped to define the sound of rock and roll and modern country music of the 1950s and 1960s”
“The Fender Telecaster revolutionized electric guitar design and
remains one of the icons of blues, country, and rock and roll”
Taken from the book ‘Classic Guitars’ by Robert Shaw.
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