weekend songs

Over the weekend, I went to visit a friend in Milwaukee. On Sunday morning, we visited her church for the first part of the service, but had to leave early, so I only got to hear the music. Having had some time away from church (like half a year or more), the worship songs struck me as cliché, and therefore mostly meaningless. Most were songs I was already familiar with, but say the same things they've said since I was a child. They seem to ignore the reality of life and the struggle to worship. What about songs I can identify with, songs about praising God in the midst of suffering? What about songs that talk about Jesus' goals here on earth? What about songs with deaper meaning than the attributes of God quoted from a sunday school primer?

There is something to be said for simple songs of expression, but they need to be balanced with songs we can identify with day to day. I want to sing those songs.