Inclusive Language Statement for Liturgical Music

For legal reasons, all words in every song appear just as they appear in the sources from which they come. Historically, our rich Judeo-Christian tradition has named God in exclusively male terms. Many argue that this male-only perspective, at least, separates God from the female experience, and at most, enforces and reinforces oppression of women. Therefore, many choose to speak of God in neutral, non-gendered terms in order to reclaim the idea that woman and man are created in the beautiful image of our just God. Many choose to imagine God in both female and male forms. Please, feel free to sing the words in this music that most deeply facilitate your worship, regardless of whether you are singing the words that match those of your neighbor or those on the screen or in the book.
(Permission for use is granted, provided the following is clearly visible "DeLyn Celec 2008, http://www.delynsu.blogspot.com/")