无论是对上帝的敬畏、赞美,归根到底都是人的情感。人的情感就是世俗情感,宗教音乐用人声表现本身就具有世俗性。宗教歌曲早已不完全是传播宗教教义的工具,它不仅渗透着作曲家的个人情感还有演唱者不同的情感。许多的作曲家都沉浸在宗教歌曲的创作之中,每一位作曲家几乎都创作过宗教歌曲,这类作品都有一个的特点就是歌词简单,有许多同样的歌词反复演唱。例如亨德尔的《弥赛亚》当中的“跟随上帝”(come unto him),莫 Whether in God’s fear or praise, it is human emotion in the final analysis. Human emotion is the secular emotion, the vocal performance of religious music itself is secular. Religious songs are far from complete instruments of transmission of religious teachings. They not only infiltrate the personal emotions of composers but also the different sentiments of singers. Many composers are immersed in the creation of religious songs. Almost every composer has created religious songs. One of the characteristics of such works is that the lyrics are simple and many of the same lyrics are sung repeatedly. Such as “unto unto him,” among Handel’s Messiah, Moh