He is God or You are God

I was listening to the radio today. I do enjoy listening to Christian Music from time to time, but it tends to irritate me. There was a song talking to God. It said something like, "you are unchangeable, unsurpassable, or strong." I don't really remember what the adjectives are but the singer says "you." Now when I here you in a song, I think of the audience.

"How Great Thou Art" talks about God in the third person. In the psalms, the Psalmist will talk to God using the second person pronoun. But the Psalmist will also from time to time use even the first person pronoun. God speaks to us through the scriptures.

I find it interesting that most old archaic hymns use the third person Pronoun. They tell you that he is a Great God. But most modern Christian music appears from a general stand point to be singing to God. They use the second person pronoun. The Psalmist may use the first person pronoun and it can appear in some songs but most often in reference to themselves.

You are my readers and He is my God. God knows what I write but you are the ones who are to be addressed as "you." "He" is God and "you" are listening to me. I worry that when you sing "you are almighty and powerful, unchanging and Glorious." We forget that he already knows this, but it is all of us who need to hear, "He is almighty and powerful, unchanging and Gracious." Thank you.

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