I agree with you - in fact it is probably something I overlooked a little in my post! If all our worship songs were complicated then that would hinder people in worship which is not what songwriters and worship leaders are there to do.

I think I was just trying to get out of me this urge to be creative and not stick to the mould! I mean Jesus never did did He?

I do think that one valid reason for simple melodies is that if we’re writing for congregations, we can’t come up with music that only the most talented will be able to sing.

But within that, there is still plenty of room to craft compelling melodies with excellent arrangements, rather than going “back to the well” over and over, writing songs that all sound the same.