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Lift your voices in song and sing praises to our Lord and God!

March 20, 2023

2 Samuel 7:4,8-16  |  Psalm 89:1-29 or 89:1-4, 26-29  |  Romans 4:13-18  |  Luke 2:41-52

Your love, O LORD, for ever will I sing;
from age to age my mouth will proclaim your faithfulness.
– Psalm 89

“Lord of all hopefulness, Lord of all joy…”
“Jesus is Lord of all the earth, He is the King of creation…”
“He is risen, He is risen…”
“I sing a song of the saints of God…”
“Lift every voice and sing…”

If you are like me, I almost always have a tune from our church hymnal in my head. Sometimes I don’t realize it right away, but suddenly there it is. There are so many beautiful tunes that make these hymns special in our lives. I would bet that anyone reading the quotes I have chosen couldn’t help but begin to hum the tunes that are so familiar to us as soon as you saw them printed above.

Prayer through music is definitely a gift. It’s a gift from God who cherishes our prayers. Some say that to sing is to pray twice and I like and believe that concept.  Many times we don’t have the words to express what we want to say in our prayers.  Or we may have a favorite hymn that speaks to us and our moment of need or praise. One of my absolute favorites is # 482.  Take a moment to look it up.

Our Sunday morning worship is beautifully enhanced by the music we sing and the organ pieces that are prepared for us.  For it is not just a personal experience, but a community experience of praise for our God. 

So, lift your voices in song and sing praises to our Lord and God!

Doreen C. Putnam