We see the same thing in Colossians 3:13-16: the exhortation to sing comes on the heels of bearing with one another (v. 13a), forgiving one another (v. 13b), putting on love (v. 14), being at peace as one united body of Christ (v. 15), and teaching God’s Word to one another (v. 16). However, worship is not limited to only to these things. He has broken down the walls of musical preference. They are above us and beyond us. What should we do? Rather, he wants it; he wants us. Have you ever had the same stumbling block as Lewis? Historians note that birds were kept in the temple to sing praise to God, to add harmony to the singers as they worshiped. But the predominant emphasis of Scripture is believers confessing their common beliefs together. Of course, we won’t always be moved in the same way or to the same degree when we sing. They wanted to give people songs that were filled with the Word of Christ. May we sing it passionately. Man’s way of thinking is not God’s way of thinking (Isaiah 55:8). I mean, for the most part. Edwards is speaking of religious affections, meaning our entire being is engaged with God and his truth in a way that determines our words, thoughts, choices, and actions. Vibrant singing enables us to connect truth about God seamlessly, with passion, so that we can combine doctrine and devotion, edification and expression, mind and heart. If that were the case, our offerings wouldn’t be accepted at all. "From the lips of children and infants you have ordained praise because of your enemies, to … 2. In Colossians 3:16 Paul tells us that we are to “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.” It is the Word of Christ, the Word about Christ, the Word of the gospel — not musical experiences or emotional highs — that are to dwell in us richly as we sing. Psalm 68:25 The singers lead the way, the musicians follow after, among the maidens playing tambourines. Once we find ourselves inside this spiritual space, we have the ability to more clearly hear God’s voice filling our mind with comforting thoughts and clear direction. 1 [1946]: 85). If a performer or leader is inexperienced, out of tune, or out of sync, the music may not move us, or move us in the wrong ways. We’re saying that the gospel — not musical styles, preferences, or backgrounds — is what unites us. Only words can do that. We should sing words God wants us to remember. The glory of God demands our praise and we respond with joy. We see the same thing in Colossians 3:13-16: the exhortation to sing comes on the heels of bearing with one another (v. 13a), forgiving one another (v. 13b), putting on love (v. 14), being at peace as one united body of Christ (v. 15), and teaching God’s Word to one another (v. 16). Sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs to God with thankful hearts. When we worship we should sing praises to God, glorifying Him and honoring His Name. An instrumental piece can make us feel peaceful. The music helps us engage with the words, “It is well with my soul.” The mood of the music matches what we’re saying. So, what are we doing in our local churches to promote, encourage, and participate in the kind of corporate singing we see in Revelation? What are we doing to discourage it? What will we experience in that world, in the new heavens and new earth? If you’ve turned from your sins and trusted in the finished work of Christ, if you’re forgiven and reconciled to God, then you have a song. The longest book of the Bible, the Psalms, is a book of songs. We should make it our aim not only to preach the whole counsel of God but to sing it, as well. That has a number of advantages. God didn’t tell us. Other Christians think that music undermines the Word. To be clear, Scripture doesn’t talk only about congregational singing. Christian citizenship expands far beyond the country on our passport. There are happy moments, even now, when a trickle creeps along the dry beds; and happy souls to whom this happens often.”. Yet when it happens that I am more moved by the singing than by what is sung, I confess myself to have sinned wickedly, and then I would rather not have heard the singing. (We're to give God praise and thanks and glory for that) Then the next psalm. (Luther, “Preface to Georg Rhau’s Symphoniae iucundae,” LW 53, cited by Buszin in “Luther on Music,” The Musical Quarterly 32, no. Some will joyfully give those praises because of the salvation they have received, while some will give those praises as conquered enemies headed for eternal punishment for their rejection of God. But songs don’t come from the screen. God Commands it – The Word of God doesn’t suggest that we sing… He whose care and love amazes meets us here today in grace. All too often, praise to God is something that many people leave at church, an event that happens only when they come together with other Christians. Psalm 101: I will sing of mercy and justice; to you, O Lord, I will sign praises. Man’s way of thinking is not God’s way of thinking (Isaiah 55:8). Not many of us do that though. When we sing praises to God, we prepare our hearts to receive him. In his book Recalling the Hope of Glory, Allen Ross reminds us of the value of looking ahead: If we even begin to comprehend the risen Christ in all his glory, or faintly hear the heavenly choirs that surround the throne with their anthems of praise, or imagine what life in the presence of the Lord will be like, then we can never again be satisfied with worship as usual. Praise brings God into the scene. Why does God so often tell us not simply to praise him but to sing his praises when we meet? And as we sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs to God, the gospel dwells in us richly. (John Wesley, Preface to Select Hymns [1761]). Not many of us do that though. Another factor in a song’s effect on us can be how a song is performed or led. What does this mean for the church? We’re not called simply to listen to others sing — as we are prone to do increasingly in our iPod-Internet-downloading culture — or to sing by ourselves. In order to worship in truth, we must know the truth, which is found in the Bible. We often see examples of praise in the book of Psalms and in hymns (How Great Thou Art) and as such we can praise God individually and corporately in this fashion. The sound that unites the church should be the sound of voices, not a particular music style. Personal experience with a song can affect its influence on us. First, in the church we should use melodies that are effective. The longest book of the Bible, the Psalms, is a book of songs. Lewis calls it, “ludicrous and horrible” in, I think,” says Lewis, “we delight to praise what we enjoy because the praise not merely expresses but completes the enjoyment.” Lewis continues: “It is frustrating to have discovered a new author and not to be able to tell anyone how good he is; to come suddenly, at the turn of the road, upon some mountain valley of unexpected grandeur and then to have to keep silent because the people with you care for it no more than for a tin can in the ditch; to hear a good joke and find no one to share it with.”, he duty exists for the delight,” Lewis says. Praise dissipates worry and dilutes concern and fear. Few understood this better than John and Charles Wesley. All of our resources exist to guide you toward everlasting joy in Jesus Christ. Likewise, a lack of praise affects you in a negative way, turns the devil loose in your life, and doesn’t bless God. Psalm 57:7. We have so much to praise God for, ... with souls distant and cold, we sing words, we listen to music, then we go home. Grab an old hymnal. The Enemies Destroy Themselves … 21 Then Jehoshaphat consulted with the people and appointed those who would sing to the LORD and praise the splendor of His holiness. Some Christians think that music supersedes the Word, both in its significance and effect. He is always present to hear. Leaders should be faithful to model and instruct the church in the purpose of singing, because we live in a musically addicted culture. 2. And until that day we continue to sing — thanking God for old songs that join us with the saints of history, enjoying new songs that enable us to express eternal truth in fresh ways, and anticipating the songs that are yet to come. All told, the Bible contains over four hundred references to singing and fifty direct commands to sing. Having said that, God is still worthy of our highest, purest, strongest emotions. . There’s more to say about why God wants us to sing, but first I want to make a few general comments about how music relates to words. Start counting your blessings and soon your attitude will change. The Psalmist seems almost jealous of the Temple birds. The good news is that God wants to use music, and has even designed music, to break through our apathy and hardness of heart, and to help us engage emotionally with his Word. We cannot adequately praise and worship God without also being thankful. Many churches have stopped using hymnals but that doesn’t mean you have to. The first verse says, "Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty heavens." Typically, unless we are physically unable for some reason, we stand while singing. … For God is the King of all the earth; sing praises with understanding.” (Psalm 47:1,6) “Oh, give thanks to the Lord! Or as Mark Noll puts it, “We are what we sing” (Noll, “We Are What We Sing,” Christianity Today, July 12, 1999, 37). Praise magnifies God: Praise puts our focus on God, not on our problems. (Psalm 47:6) In just four verses we’re commanded to sing seven times. (We're to give God praise and thanks and glory for that) Then the next psalm. God commands us in numerous Scriptures to worship him with instruments (Psalms 33:2–3; 81:2; 150). We’ve seen how music can help us remember and engage emotionally with words. Psalm 59:16. John Wesley said it this way in an introduction to a hymnal: Sing lustily and with good courage. What does music’s mnemonic ability imply for us as followers of Christ? Here’s another implication: musical creativity in the church has functional limits. Emotionalism pursues feelings as ends in themselves. I can’t imagine my life without singing. People sing together in the strangest places. It will liberate our spirits, too. Amazing, isn’t it? [Psalm 135:1-2] . We can tend to think that God accepts our offerings of musical worship because of our skill, efforts, practice, or sincerity. Singing is the easiest way to unify a large group of people. Hallelujah means ‘praise be to God’. When we sing praises to God, we prepare our hearts to receive him. The affections he’s referring to are more than momentary musical highs produced by hearing a beat or harmonic progression we find interesting. I don’t love the people in our church because we like the same kind of music, because we can all name the same bands, or because we all sing from the same hymnal. It can allow us to repeat them or put space in between words. If that’s you, then listen to Jonathan Edwards’s thoughts from his treatise on Religious Affections: The duty of singing praises to God seems to be appointed wholly to excite and express religious affections. If singing can help us remember words, there’s one more implication. They’re humbled because none of our songs would reach God’s ears apart from the song of our Savior. You have to get this area of your life right. I’ve found it helpful, whether I’m singing from a screen or a hymnal, to look at a line briefly and then look away and sing it. At sporting events, fans sing enthusiastically about their desire to crush the opponent. Part of the reason it (and other great hymns) endure is that it’s a well-crafted lyric set to a memorable, singable, and pleasing tune. “Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty heavens. As we sing and praise God, we begin to feel the presence of the Lord upon us. Teach and counsel each other with all the wisdom he gives. Why does God command us not only to praise him, but to sing praises to him? We worship a triune God who sings, and he wants us to be like him. Be no more afraid of your voice now, nor more ashamed of its being heard, than when you sung the songs of Satan. Ever notice how easy it is to recall hymns you sang growing up — or a TV jingle from the eighties, nursery rhymes, Christmas carols, or pop songs that you learned as a teenager? I mean, for the most part. We gain a healthy self-image, based on God’s view of us. Praise will: Put your focus back on God – You are transferring your thoughts from you and your problems to the Lord and the good things he has done for you. We often see examples of praise in the book of Psalms and in hymns (How Great Thou Art) and as such we can praise God individually and corporately in this fashion. When we praise and bless God, we find that other people around us respond to that spirit of praise … The point is this: we should sing truth to remember truth. Sing praises to our King, sing praises! But dwarfing those commands in number are the times God tells us to worship him with song. May we sing it well. God commands us to sing with thankfulness in our hearts to God (Colossians 3:16). It’s emotional*ism*. SINGING. When it comes to the church, this characteristic of singing has significant implications, all of which require great wisdom and discernment. Why Should We Sing Praises To God? Sometimes we’re simply responding to musical principles that have been culturally learned. Singing usually involves repetition, rhyming and easily remembered phrases– it is a wonderful way to soak in and remember God’s truth. God provides for all the nations now as through all years before. I was involved with the vocal group GLAD for thirty years and have been leading corporate worship for even longer. Why sing? Instead, God has told us what the focus of our songs should be: worthy is the Lamb who is slain. (Psalm 47:6–7). As we sing and praise God, we begin to feel the presence of the Lord upon us. Your email address will not be published. They come from our hearts. Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise--the fruit of lips that openly profess his name. They think that words without music — and that’s usually a certain kind of music — are dry, unaffecting, and unimportant. Skip to main content. Most people in the world have no experience of lasting joy in their lives. Our hearts should be involved because music is meant to affect us. Emotionalism can also assume that heightened feelings are the infallible sign that God is present. They say things like, “Music speaks to me better than words can,” or, “I can’t worship unless I hear the style of music I like.” For these folks, the impact of words is not only helped by music; it’s dependent on it. We add new entries regularly and we encourage your comments and feedback so we can develop a helpful, thoughtful and entertaining resource for you. For the Lord Most High is awesome; He is a great King over all the earth … Sing praises to God, sing praises! Worshiping God together is just one part of our overheard witness to the world. Ulrich Zwingli, a Swiss pastor who lived in the sixteenth century, went even further. You see the power of music in Alzheimer’s patients who can’t tell you the name of their spouse or children but can instantly sing songs they learned as a child. In Deuteronomy 31, God himself used music to help his people remember his words. God will never cease to inspire awe in us about the breadth and depth and height of who he is and his mindboggling love for us in Christ, and we get the joy of continuing to create and sing new songs of praise to him for it. By praising God, we are reminded of the greatness of God! There, in the context of the new heavens and the new earth, we’ll forever lift up undistracted, passionate, unified, Word-centered songs to the one who sits on the throne and to the Lamb who was slain. That’s partly because musical elements like rhythm, meter, and rhyme govern and restrict the way we say words and the time it takes to say them. How can God put up with that?” He can because he hears what we do through his Son. We must continually renew our minds to the Word of God by spending time studying every day (Romans 12:2). It touches everything and every part of your life. But God did not assign us the task of singing the most radical, cutting-edge, creative music possible. For it is good to sing praises to God: for it is ; pleasant , and praise is beautiful! Perspective When we praise we get the proper perspective of who God is. I will sing praise to my God while I have my being. One reason is that God himself sings. Do they? We can sing theologically profound truths while thinking about what we’re going to have for lunch or which teams are playing that afternoon. True Worshipers: Seeking What Matters to God. Maybe praising God is like a picture that someone admires, says Lewis. But music and the Word aren’t meant to be in conflict with each other. Music has a powerful mnemonic ability that scientists are just beginning to understand. You might be someone who patiently endures the singing on Sunday mornings until you hear what you really came for — the message. He says that when he first came to faith, he felt that all this talk about praising God seemed like only going through the motions if God was all-powerful. Along with helping us remember words, singing also connects the words we sing with our hearts. I don’t know! Maybe you share my love for song. Our focus on music dedicated to the Lord helps to filter out the darkness of this world and allows the light of Jesus to shine. Our song is joined with his song; his glorious, perfect song of praise. We are called to sing with others, especially in the context of our local church. "Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good; sing praise to his name, for that is pleasant" (Psalm 135:3). New hymn versions aren’t always as good as the originals, but some are as good and even better. they sing praise to you, they sing the praises of your name” (Psalm 661-4, NIV). In every culture and age, music is a language of emotion. Call upon His name; make known His deeds among the peoples. They spring from the center of our being. Music is capable of moving us in subtle and profound ways — in anticipated and unexpected ways — with or without words. Colossians 3:16 – It is the word of Christ, the gospel, that should dwell in us richly as we sing. The emotions that singing is meant to evoke are responses to the truths we’re singing about God — his glory, his greatness, and his goodness. Our focus on music dedicated to the Lord helps to filter out the darkness of this world and allows the light of Jesus to shine. Both groups are wrong. The first two points can be accomplished when we sing by ourselves, but this point needs other people. Because Jesus is the One who has made it possible. Why praise? His Presence is felt and usually more Outspoken Praise is lifted up as He moves and inhabits their bodies, minds and aligns their souls with His Presence. You’ve heard of A.D.D., Attention Deficit Disorder. “There is a Pagan, savage heart in me somewhere,” he says. Words of Wonder: What Happens When We Sing? They wanted to teach and admonish the church. Psalm 150 is a helpful instructor on where, why, and how to praise. It seems that the primary purpose for instruments is to support faith- filled, gospel-centered, passionate singing. But with humans, it seems a little harder. He says that when he first came to faith, he felt that all this talk about praising God seemed like only going through the motions if God was all-powerful. Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise--the fruit of lips that openly profess his name. (Augustine, Confessions, XXXIII.50). Others think that the best melodies have been written in the last ten years. Authoritative information about the hymn text Sing Praise to God Who Reigns Above, with lyrics, PDF files, printable scores, MIDI files, audio recordings, piano resources, and products for worship planners. Praise humbles us. As far as they’re concerned, any time you combine music with words in the church, you’re asking for problems. An increasing number of churches have adopted the practice of offering different services for different musical tastes. Praise affects you, it affects the devil, and it affects God. 1 Harvest home! It will liberate our spirits, too. Then again, maybe you don’t. We’re on a mission to change that. God’s power, and presence, and ability transform our thinking. When people are focused on that sound and the fact that Jesus has made it possible, style becomes secondary. As David played skillfully on his harp, Saul’s troubled spirit was calmed (1 Samuel 16:23). But it can never tell us by itself that the Lord is our Shepherd or that Jesus endured God’s wrath in our place so that we might have eternal peace with God. Why do we need to pit them against one another? No other reason can be assigned, why we should express ourselves to God in verse, rather than in prose, and do it with music, but only that such is our nature and frame, that these things have a tendency to move our affections. But the problem isn’t emotions. Singing will fully and finally serve the purpose for which it was intended. A final way singing serves words is by demonstrating and expressing our unity. Music is a channel of divine blessing, comfort and strength. Do you ever find yourself singing along to a song you hadn’t heard for twenty years? For it is good to sing praises to God: for it is ; pleasant , and praise is beautiful! In this world under Satan’s sway (1 John 5:19), we find it easier to be suspicious and cynical than spiritual and lyrical about praising God. Something about being in God’s presence makes your heart and soul sing for joy and so we sing in God’s House. It’s a peaceful, calming setting, and the music swells to this appropriate climax of confident trust: it is well with my soul. “Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing” is a hymn that’s universally loved. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. They weren’t attempting to write worship hits. Have you ever had the same stumbling block as Lewis? There should be a common musical style that speaks to most of the individuals in our church while occasionally introducing new songs and styles, so that we might appreciate the glory of God expressed in music in new ways. Third, praise discharges strength in faith, which causes God to move on our behalf. We gain a healthy self-image, based on God’s view of us. He died to redeem a universal choir. Some hymns have truly great melodies; they’re memorable, singable, and enjoyable. While these events aren’t equally significant, something similar is happening. I always ask myself, “Why do we do this?” It’s not as though anyone thinks this is enjoyable. "Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good; sing praise to his name, for that is pleasant" (Psalm 135:3). Second, music can amplify the emotion of the words we’re singing, whether it’s joyful celebration (“Better Than Life”), reverent awe (“Holy, Holy, Holy”), or sorrowful repentance (“O Sacred Head Now Wounded”). The first verse provides the “where” of praise—everywhere! We’ll have new strength to give him the glory he deserves. Sixth, singing allows us to express our emotions to God in a way we couldn’t by mere talking. – Psalm 100:2; Praise Him with your words. Beware of singing as if you were half-dead, or half asleep; but lift up your voice with strength. Praise deflates excess pride and ego. (Oliver Sacks, Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain [Alfred A. Knopf, 2007], 158). May we sing it for his glory and the advancing of his gospel until the time comes when our songs will never end. It’s been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. In Matthew 11:17 Jesus referred to music that made people want to dance or mourn. But music in the church was never meant to be “something for everybody.” That’s not what we should be advertising. Why not just pray and preach? We are to make a joyful noise unto the Lord. And in Scripture, God has made them known. Grab an old hymnal. And the words we sing have a far greater impact on us than most of us are aware. “When we carry out our ‘religious duties’ we are like people digging channels in a waterless land, in order that when at last the water comes, it may find them ready. In his fascinating book Musicophilia he writes: Every culture has songs and rhymes to help children learn the alphabet, numbers, and other lists. It is easy, once you have power, to silence the pipes, still the dances, disfigure the statues, and forget the stories; but not easy to kill the savage, the greedy, frightened creature now cringing, now blustering, in one’s soul—the creature to whom God may well say, ‘thou thoughtest I am even such a one as thyself'” (Ps. Verse Concepts. I’m going to take the rest of this chapter to describe three ways singing serves the Word and what difference it should make in our lives and our churches. He also had no problem saying what was on his mind. Hebrews 2:12 applies Psalm 22:22 to Jesus when it says, “In the midst of the congregation I will sing your praise.” And Ephesians 5 tells us that one effect of being “filled with the Spirit” is “addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart” (verses 18–19). However, praise should be a part of a believers lifestyle, inter-mingled as a part of their daily prayer-life. “He does apparently command it as lawgiver.” But, in the command is a sensitivity about our need. If that’s where you’re at, Martin Luther wants to have a few words with you. We are to sing, boast, celebrate, shout and praise God. It’s a song of the redeemed, of those who have been rescued from the righteous wrath of God through the cross of Jesus Christ and are now called his friends. Both groups are right. Scientists have found that singing corporately produces a chemical change in our bodies that contributes to a sense of bonding. As they went out before the army, they were singing: “Give thanks to the LORD, for His loving devotion endures forever.” 22 The moment they began their shouts and praises, the LORD set … They fear the power that music seems to have over people, so they want to restrict its use. Seven, when we sing and rejoice in our God it honors him. For others, it’s a real struggle. That’s why he tells us in Psalm 147:1, “Praise the Lord! Charles wrote over 6500 hymns, and together they produced fifty-six hymnals that covered every area of Christian doctrine and experience that they taught. We should sing words God wants us to remember. This blog offers original work on and about C. S. Lewis from scholars who have written far and wide about his stories, his theology, and his world. (Edwards, Religious Affections, cited in Sam Storms, Signs of the Spirit: An Interpretation of Jonathan Edwards’s Religious Affections [Crossway, 2007], 53). Revival, Personal Missions Gentiles, In Ot. His power and presence in our lives is reinforced in our understanding. The question isn’t, Do you have a voice? Perhaps this is what it means when we talk about the importance of where we place our affections. Praise tarnishes sadness and magnifies goodness. God is honored when we sing alone, when a musically gifted individual leads out in a solo, when a choir sings, or when different segments of a church sing to one another, taking turns. Many churches have stopped using hymnals but that doesn’t mean you have to. Required fields are marked *. – Psalm 100:2; Praise Him with your words. First, singing can help us take more time to reflect on the meaning of words. Even the angels of heaven and the moon, sun and stars praise God. We may not want to imitate Luther’s attitude, but we do want to imitate his passion for singing — because God himself is passionate about singing. Passionless singing is an oxymoron. The Bible actually tells you not only to speak but also to sing your praises to God. And in the New Testament we’re commanded not once, but twice, to sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs to one another when we meet (Ephesians 5:19; Colossians 3:16). 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