Melodie Rivera

ENC 1102

Task 2 Process Work

Part of the research process outline in Task 1 is to textually analyze the different forms of

texts used in within the community. The number one text used in the Nondenominational

Christian community is the Bible. This text is considered the Word of God and is revered very

highly. Due to the importance of the Bible, all the other texts used by the community revolve

around it. An example of this can be seen in worship song lyrics. Based on research the majority

of song lyrics are based off a biblical text. In order to support this claim I picked a song to

rhetorically analyze. According to the iTunes Hot Tracks the number one song at the moment in

the Christian & Gospel genre is What a Beautiful Name by Hillsong Worship.

In order to understand the context of the song I gathered information on the writers of the

text. Hillsong Worship is the praise and worship group of a local church in Australia, that

through the years has grown and impacted many people. They are a very successful group who

have obtained the chance to travel the world sharing their unshakeable belief in the power of

Jesus Christ. Despite the pain, sorrow and tension of this world, Jesus is not threatened by the

darkness (hillsong.com/worship). Through the lens of their beliefs, I rhetorically analyzed the

song What a Beautiful Name.

It was stated earlier that many of the texts in the community revolve around the Bible.

This reigns true in the song, which starts by stating You were the Word at the beginning which

relates to In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God

(New International Version, John. 1.1). This automatically establishes credibility within the

Christian community because it is referencing the main text. By stating One with God the song
then goes on to reference the Holy Trinity. The Holy Trinity is a concept in which God is three

people in one. The Father, God, the Son, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit. Jesus explains this when he

states I and the Father are one, (New International Version, John. 10.30). The overall motif of

the song is to exalt the greatness of Jesus Christ. They constantly proclaim the beauty of all His

works. The diction used in the lyrics such as You didnt want heaven without us/So Jesus, You

brought heaven down, Death could not hold you and You are raised to life again show that

Jesus greatest work is considered to be His crucifixion and resurrection. All of these phrases are

biblical references.
 Work Cited

Hillsong Worship. Hillsong Church, hillsong.com/worship. Accessed 9 Feb. 2017.

Holy Bible. New International Version, Biblica Inc., 2011.