I love the Psalms. You may not have picked up on that yet from reading this blog, but it’s true. I’m not sure why, other than the fact that the psalmist expresses so many of the thoughts I have, but so much more eloquently than I can. They are meant to be sung, and there…
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A Common Refrain
This phrase is repeated many times throughout the Psalms (and elsewhere in the Bible). It bears repeating. Praise the LORD, all nations! Extol him, all peoples! For great is his steadfast love toward us, and the faithfulness of the LORD endures forever. Praise the LORD! Psalm 117
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Rock of Ages, Cleft for Me
I’m singing the offertory Sunday, doing one of my favorite songs, but with a new melody. I wrote about it earlier, in this blog post, but the text bears repeating here. The lyrical melody line is nothing like what you’ve sung in the past or heard on “Little House On the Prairie” and breathes new…
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What a place to hide!
How Can I Keep From Singing?
We’ve been learning this song the last few weeks in a small group meeting at church. We’ll be singing it Sunday morning for the first time with the congregation as a whole. What a wonderful song to use to begin a morning of praise and worship, because, really, how can I keep from singing? It…
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From the Psalms
Today’s reading, Psalms 87-89, brought to mind two songs, one a hymn by John Newton in 1779 and the other a chorus from my youth that is still sung today (occasionally). I really love reading the scriptures and having songs I’ve sung jump off the pages at me as these two did today. “Glorious Things…
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Hold Back My Feet
How often do we flirt with personal disaster, thinking we can do whatever we want and not be affected? The evidence to the contrary is all around us, yet we don’t seem to learn. Here’s what George Whitefield had to say on the subject back in the 1700’s, taken from today’s reading in “George Whitefield:…
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Now may the God of peace and love
Now may the God of peace and love. Who from th’ imprisoning grave Restored the Shepherd of the sheep, Omnipotent to save; Through the rich merits of that blood Which He on calvary spilt, To make the eternal covenant sure On which our hopes are built; Perfect our souls in every grace, To accomplish all…
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Who can refuse to sing?
To Christ the Lord let every tongue Its noblest tribute bring: When He’s the subject of the song, Who can refuse to sing? Survey the beauties of His face, And on His glories dwell; Think of the wonders of His grace, And all His triumphs tell. Majestic sweetness sits enthroned Upon His awful brow; His…
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Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs
Kevin DeYoung has added two posts to his blog on The Gospel Coalition blog site regarding the music used in churches. If you’re at all interested in the subject, they’re very good reading. He’s titled it “Ten Principles for Church Song” and it comes in two parts, five principles each. The first five are here. The…
