Contemporary "Christian" Music

I was listening or watching a video recently (I cannot remember which) about the dangers of contemporary "Christian" music.  One of the things that really caught my attention was the video mentioned that lots of this new age music does not mention Jesus by name; but uses rather generic terms like "The One" and "You."  You might find this interesting as well.  Below are two songs for comparison; both titled I Will Praise Him.  As you can guess, one will be the old hymn of the the faith and the other the new age contemporary version.


I Will Praise Him (Hymn)

When I saw the cleansing fountain
Open wide for all my sin,
I obeyed the Spirit’s wooing,
When He said, “Wilt thou be clean?”

Refrain

I will praise Him! I will praise Him!
Praise the Lamb for sinners slain;
Give Him glory, all ye people,
For His blood can wash away each stain.

Though the way seems straight and narrow,
All I claimed was swept away;
My ambitions, plans and wishes,
At my feet in ashes lay.

Refrain

Then God’s fire upon the altar
Of my heart was set aflame;
I shall never cease to praise Him
Glory, glory to His Name!

Refrain

Blessèd be the Name of Jesus!
I’m so glad He took me in;
He’s forgiven my transgressions,
He has cleansed my heart from sin.

Refrain

Glory, glory to the Father!
Glory, glory to the Son!
Glory, glory to the Spirit!
Glory to the Three in One!

I Will Praise Him (New Age)
Since the day You called me,
I've been running like a girl that's overcome-
And I know You saw me
whip my head around when I heard You say-
"Come away with me and I am
gonna show you
a thing or two
About Love"-

And I know You're with me,
'cause I see Your hand around me all the time-
And I know you hear me,
cause You whisper words that let me know You're mine-
And now I'll never be
Alone without You and
I just want You
To know-
That I'm so in love.

{chorus}
So I will praise You in the morning, I will praise You in the day
I will praise You in the evening, I will praise
And I will praise You in the morning, I will praise You in the day
I will praise You in the evening, I will praise

And I'll be
Stealing away,
Stealing away-
...Hide me in Your
secret place
Feel Your feathers soft
upon my face...
Stealing away,
Stealing away-
Hide me in Your
secret chamber, I
Feel Your breath, I
feel Your finger
Wipe a tear from off my face
Put a smile back on my face-
-only You and I alone here in this place
and, I will praise...
You.

It's the way You cause my
Little heart to beat a million miles per-
And I nearly lost my mind
When I heard You say,
"Father, I want her"-
And now I'll never be
Alone without you, and
I just want you
To know-
That I am so in love

{chorus}
So I will praise You in the morning, I will praise You in the day
I will praise You in the evening, I will praise
And I will praise You in the morning, I will praise You in the day
I will praise You in the evening, I will praise

And now I'm
Sailing away,
Sailing away, ah,
Looking in under the veil and I never thought that
I would see
the Glory of Your face...
And now I'm
Sailing away,
Sailing away, ah,-
Who would have thought it would be
A sacrifice of praise
that brings me to this place,
and,
I will praise...

When I wake up in the morning, I
am gonna glorify Your name.
When I get into the shower, I
am gonna glorify your name.
When I do the ordinary things-
I am gonna glorify Your name,
If I dine with emperors and kings-
I am gonna glorify Your name...

I will praise Your Name...
Glorify Your Name...
I will praise You,
I will praise You, I will
Glorify
Your Name-...
I'm gonna glorify
Your Name.

{chorus}
And I will praise You in the morning, I will praise You in the day
I will praise You in the evening, I will praise
And I will praise You in the morning, I will praise You in the day
I will praise You in the evening, I will praise

And I'll be
Stealing away,
Stealing away-
...Hide me in Your
secret place
Feel Your feathers soft
upon my face...
Stealing away,
Stealing away-
Hide me in Your secret chamber, I
Feel Your breath, I feel Your finger
Wipe a tear from off my face
Put a smile back on my face-
-only You and I alone here in this place
and, I will praise...
You.


Now that you've seen both, do you think that is as weird as I do?  Not one time in that entire song is the Lord mentioned by name.  Who is "You"?  Does anything else standout to you about some of the lyrics besides that?