I listened to it.... and hated it. Par for course with CeCe Winans voice & style of singing. I think that she & most of the megachurch sheisters & black divas are described in the Bible when they say, “Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in thy name?” And the Lord will say, Depart from me, I never knew you”.
If you want to come up with a valid theological critique of the lyrics, more power to you. She sees it as symbolizing her life. Others might see it as symbolizing Mary’s love. But I see absolutely nothing here deserving such opprobrium. What someone calls good music is so much a matter of taste. As a practicing musician of 40 years, being a church musician for the last 20 of them, I have to say I have gained a lot of perspective in the secular and sacred music realms.
Anyhow, yes the flashiness is in bad taste and probably not morally helpful either. St. Paul warned of women who looked hot but whose souls were (so to speak) cold towards God.
Oops you are referring to her rendition of the Fanny Crosby classic. Well can’t fault the lyrics there at all. Who cares if a punk rock group grunts it out to screaming guitars? The message cannot be mistaken. Puh-leeze.
And yours will be “Lord, Lord, didn’t I judge in Your Name when I really didn’t know a flip about CeCe and others”? And God will say, let me tell you about my child Cece...