Assessing a Songs Worth for Corporate Worship

Ask... the 3 A's

Is It Accessible

• Lyrically

• is the language too outdated/antiquated to be properly understood?
• is the language clear and the thought developed well?
• Musically
• does the bulk of the song exceed the range (too low-too high) of the bulk of the congregation?  If so, you will be leaving your congregation watching instead of participating. 
• is the melody of the song memorable and worthy of memorization?  
• is the melody too convoluted and technical to be learned and practiced by the bulk of your congregation?

Is It Accurate

• Biblically
• does the song say true things about God and our relationship to Him?
• does the song misquote or proof-text scripture or somehow mislead into error about God?  If so, then don't do it.

or more simply, the 2 S's

Is it Scriptural?
Is it Singable?