Some congregations have a Praise Band that leads worship. A friend of mine says that they should also have a Lament Band. I would add that a third is needed: an Imprecatory Band.
An imprecatory band?
The imprecatory Psalms are those Psalms in the Bible that call down curses on your enemies. They are tricky Psalms. But they are there for praying. All sorts of awkwardness.
But have you noticed there’s a lot of awkwardness in the Bible?
My friend and I are going to start a little Imprecatory Band. He can play guitar, but I can’t sing, so it’s likely you’ll be calling down curses on us.
Our songs take the tunes of familiar children’s Bible songs and explore awkward stories of the Bible, the ones you don’t get to hear often in church. Here’s a sample of what we’ve come up with so far:
Jeremiah was a sad young man (tune: Zacchaeus was a wee little man)
Who touched the ark (tune: Who built the ark?)
Crumby, crumby (Life of Job) (tune: Floody, floody / rise and shine)
The S-H-E-Bear-y (tune: The B-I-B-L-E)
Exodus 4 (tune: Jesus loves me)