It's Not Just A Guitar
I’ve been told that a guitar kept you out of your church today,
And thought that I would check that out, as such filled me with dismay.
So is it true that a guitar made you feel you shouldn’t stay,
Or is there really more to this than just what I’ve heard them say?
Well, I’m so glad that you have asked as guitars don’t bother me,
But this guitar was different, it a rock guitar, you see.
Such an anti-Christian symbol in a church should never be,
For the realm of this guitar is Satanic territory.
Therefore, it’s not just an ordinary guitar that I knock,
For this particular guitar symbolizing rock.
It’s a product of rebellion that the devil has seen made
To specially represent immoral music he wants played.
Yes, 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 devilish 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 the stage,
Their shape and presentation aiding the evil war they wage.
Thus they’re oft used to simulate intimate sexual acts,
Whilst their owners verbalize even more what Satan backs.
And surrounding such behaviour, occultism often reigns,
As artists through this medium further strengthen Satan’s aims.
And because of the connections evil has with this guitar,
Each Christian in their home or church such an instrument should bar.
No, it’s not just a guitar, but everything it represents,
Therefore, its presence in a church is a serious offence.
This type of guitar in church being comparable to a hog
Sitting proudly on its haunches in a Jewish synagogue.
Now let me tell you of a time when the Jews went off to war,
And 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 old idol lying broken and displaced.
You see, the Philistines thought that both sitting by each other
Would be to their advantage, but what did they soon discover?
Twice their god, (which was called Dagon), was removed by unseen hands,
And then a plague befell them, causing them to change all their plans.
So quickly they dispatched God’s Ark having realized their mistake,
But although they’d learnt a lesson, further lessons it would take.
Thus from town to town they fobbed it, but the plague still gave them grief,
'Till its return to Israel where they finally got relief.
Now I know that there're lessons in this story that here I've told,
And certain principles involved that God’s saying to uphold.
But out of all that we can learn, one thing’s obvious to me,
Both the Holy and unholy together aren’t meant to be.
So next time you see a rock guitar in God’s sanctuary,
Think about those Philistines who mixed things that weren't meant to be.
And then ask yourself this question: Would the Lord approve of me
Worshiping where Rock’s symbol is just repeating history?
By Lance Landall
This poem was upgraded on the 11 May 2016.
“...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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