We are to respond to the gospel in song, using music to glorify the One who Himself sings over us. We sing because He is worthy, we sing because our hearts are overflowing with gratitude, we sing to tell Him and the world of His greatness.
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Scriptures:
“Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation.” (Psalm 95:1)
“...be filled with the Spirit, addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart, giving thanks ...
We are to respond to the gospel in song, using music to glorify the One who Himself sings over us. We sing because He is worthy, we sing because our hearts are overflowing with gratitude, we sing to tell Him and the world of His greatness.
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SHOW NOTES
Scriptures:
“Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation.” (Psalm 95:1)
“...be filled with the Spirit, addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart, giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ…” (Ephesians 5:18-20)
“Sing to him, sing praises to him; tell of all his wondrous works!” (Psalm 105:2)
“Praise him for his mighty deeds; praise him according to his excellent greatness! Praise him with trumpet sound; praise him with lute and harp! Praise him with tambourine and dance; praise him with strings and pipe! Praise him with sounding cymbals; praise him with loud clashing cymbals!”(Psalm 150:2-5)
“Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God.” (Colossians 3:16)
“...and it was the duty of the trumpeters and singers to make themselves heard in unison in praise and thanksgiving to the Lord), and when the song was raised, with trumpets and cymbals and other musical instruments, in praise to the Lord, ‘For he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever,’ the house, the house of the Lord, was filled with a cloud…” (2 Chronicles 5:13)
“All the earth worships you and sings praises to you; they sing praises to your name.” (Psalm 66:4)
“I will sing to the Lord as long as I live; I will sing praise to my God while I have being.” (Psalm 104:33)
“And whenever the harmful spirit from God was upon Saul, David took the lyre and played it with his hand. So Saul was refreshed and was well, and the harmful spirit departed from him.” (1 Samuel 16:23)
“The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing.” (Zephaniah 3:17)
“Oh sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all the earth! Sing to the Lord, bless his name; tell of his salvation from day to day. Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous works among all the peoples! For great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; he is to be feared above all gods.” (Psalm 96:1-4)
Hymns:
- Great is Thy Faithfulness
- Rock of Ages
- Before the Throne
- Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow
- Because He Lives
- In Christ Alone
- On Christ the Solid Rock I Stand
Quotes:
“Next to the Word of God, the noble art of music is the greatest treasure in the world.” -Martin Luther
Articles:
The Glory of God and Why We Sing
https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/the-glory-of-god-and-why-we-sing
