Principles for Discerning Good Liturgical Music

1. The doctrine of the Trinity should never be compromised through the consistent replacement of masculine pronominal references to the three Divine persons
2. Any emphasis on the work of the members of the Church should always be balanced by an appreciation of the doctrine of grace and our complete dependence of the grace of God to accomplish anything
3. Any hymn focused on apostolic activity among the poor should mention at least one of five goals of apostolic activity:

• service to Christ who identified Himself with poor (Mt. 25)
  
• the desire that others may see our good works and glorify the heavenly Father (Mt. 5:16, cf. SC 10)
  
• the imago dei present in every human person,
  
• the desire that God's will be done on earth as in the heavenly kingdom, which is "not of this world"
  
• the imitation of Christ who "came to preach good news to the poor" and "became poor though He was rich, to make you rich out of His poverty" and "took on the form of a slave."

Some similar, explicit reference to a God-centered, theological reason for any apostolic activity must accompany any exhortation to that activity.