Our joy is complete when we glorify God to the fullest in all that we do. He is the source of all happiness, love, and every good thing.
The other day I was reading John Piper's book Desiring God and he was talking about how our joy comes from delighting in God, and as I was reading about praising God, this song came to mind.
The other day I was reading John Piper's book Desiring God and he was talking about how our joy comes from delighting in God, and as I was reading about praising God, this song came to mind.
I simply love it. (Had to get out the guitar and figure out what key it could be sung in so I can play it! By the way 'D' works well. :) )
Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation!
O my soul, praise him, for he is thy health and salvation!
All ye who hear,
now to his temple draw near;
praise him in glad adoration.
Praise to the Lord, who over all things so wondrously reigneth,
shelters thee under his wings, yea, so gently sustaineth!
Hast thou not seen
how thy desires ever have been
granted in what he ordaineth?
Praise to the Lord, who doth prosper thy work and defend thee;
surely his goodness and mercy here daily attend thee.
Ponder anew
what the Almighty can do,
if with his love he befriend thee.
Praise to the Lord, who, when tempests their warfare are waging,
who, when the elements madly around thee are raging,
biddeth them cease,
turneth their fury to peace,
Whirlwinds and waters assuaging.
Praise to the Lord, who, when darkness of sin is abounding,
who, when the godless do triumph, all virtue confounding,
sheddeth his light,
chaseth the horrors of night,
saints with his mercy surrounding.
Praise to the Lord, O let all that is in me adore him!
All that hath life and breath, come now with praises before him.
Let the amen
sound from his people again,
gladly for all we adore him.
There's nothing like the old songs. Certainly, songs aren't and never will be Scripture, but are, in some sense at least, inspired by the Spirit. I kind of think of them as psalms that rhyme.
In closing, go back and read my first sentence. Then, if you haven't already, go read Desiring God by John Piper.
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Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation!
O my soul, praise him, for he is thy health and salvation!
All ye who hear,
now to his temple draw near;
praise him in glad adoration.
Praise to the Lord, who over all things so wondrously reigneth,
shelters thee under his wings, yea, so gently sustaineth!
Hast thou not seen
how thy desires ever have been
granted in what he ordaineth?
Praise to the Lord, who doth prosper thy work and defend thee;
surely his goodness and mercy here daily attend thee.
Ponder anew
what the Almighty can do,
if with his love he befriend thee.
Praise to the Lord, who, when tempests their warfare are waging,
who, when the elements madly around thee are raging,
biddeth them cease,
turneth their fury to peace,
Whirlwinds and waters assuaging.
Praise to the Lord, who, when darkness of sin is abounding,
who, when the godless do triumph, all virtue confounding,
sheddeth his light,
chaseth the horrors of night,
saints with his mercy surrounding.
Praise to the Lord, O let all that is in me adore him!
All that hath life and breath, come now with praises before him.
Let the amen
sound from his people again,
gladly for all we adore him.
There's nothing like the old songs. Certainly, songs aren't and never will be Scripture, but are, in some sense at least, inspired by the Spirit. I kind of think of them as psalms that rhyme.
In closing, go back and read my first sentence. Then, if you haven't already, go read Desiring God by John Piper.
I love suggesting one of my favorite things, books...
2 comments:
I'll have to read the book, I've heard good things about it but never actually read it myself :)
LocaChica
I really like old hymns and psalms.
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