Why do the "I's" always have it?

With the emotional weight placed on worship in the church today, is it okay to admit that sometimes I just don't feel like singing? It often seems that many songs sung in church are all about "I love you, God. I bow down! I worship you! I love you!" Even lamentations are sung to upbeat guitars and an often overpowering rhythm section. It almost seems like the point behind many of the songs isn't so much to worship God through our songs or to see God glorified, but rather to amp up the "passion," the "fervor," the "excitement" of those singing the song. The songs we sing become about us, about our response to God, about our need for God. The awesome God of the universe gets lost in all the "I's."

I'm not saying those songs do not have a place in worship. I love God...with my whole heart. I praise him; that's what I live to do. Some days, I can't say "I love you, God" enough. But in my praise, I'm not always happy. I'm not always 100% prepared to worship. My head hurts. I'm tired. I'm so stressed that I can't come up with a creative way to praise. I don't feel like singing. I run out of words. I don't feel like bowing down. I know I'm hungry, but I don't always want to come to Him.

In worship, as in life, we don't always have to be upbeat. Would it really be a bad thing to sing a song now and again about how sometimes our words do run dry? About how sometimes we don't feel like singing? About how we praise him despite our emptiness (or sadness, or blah-ness, etc,) because, ultimately, praise isn't ABOUT us? Instead of hiding behind emotionalism and electric guitar, would it ruin the mood to be honest about our emotions, put them in their place, and then praise God because he's GOD--not because when we're hungry, he satisfies or because we could (theoretically) sing of his love forever?

There are songs that do break the mold. Songs that deal with life, human nature, and most importantly the CROSS OF CHRIST are a breath of fresh air, even if sometimes you have to look far and wide to find them (especially ones that aren't already sung into the ground). When my husband and I are blessed with opportunities to lead worship, we diligently search for songs that are Christ-centric, Gospel-driven, and honest. If you give me a day or two, I'll try to compile a list of songs that we never get tired of singing...in the meantime, what are some of your favorite hymns or songs?

Soli Deo Gloria.