worship unknowingly. Some individuals and organizations profit through its increasing commercialization, while many churches are shortchanged by the shallowness and mancenteredness that characterize much so-called worship today. Yes, the worship-music seascape is rather bleak. We can navigate through this muddle back to solid ground, however, if we are searching for truth. God’s Word provides answers. Based on biblical evidence, music properly fulfills three roles in the context of worship: praise,