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Introduction
Greetings...
Throughout time people have recognized the importance of worshiping God through in song.
Martin Luther, the great antagonist to Catholicism, once wrote...
The sole purpose of all music is to bring praise to God
Martin Luther, the great antagonist to Catholicism, once wrote...
Next to the Word of God music deserves the highest praise.
The gift of language combined with the gift of song was given to man that he should proclaim the Word of God through music.
There’s a Jewish legend that states...
that after God had created the world He called the angels to Himself and asked them what they thought of it.
One of them said, “The only thing lacking is the sound of praise to the Creator.”
So God created music, and it was heard in the whisper of the wind and in the song of the birds.
He also gave man the gift of song.
The point is this, music has almost always played a vital role in humanity and worship in particular.
History Of Music In The Bible
It’s beginning.
We read, in , of Jubal (eighth generation) the father of all the lyre & pipe players.
Though this doesn’t mention singing, it is the first account of “music” in the Bible.
The earliest mentions of humans singing, in the Bible, is found in .
From here through Malachi we find this Hebrew word for songs found 77 more times in 75 verses.
There are actually five different Hebrew words for song/sing in the O.T.
When we read of “early” singing in the Bible we must keep in mind that it wasn’t like what our “four part harmonizes” are today.
Four part harmony seems to really get started around the sixteenth or seventeenth century which means what we read about in the Bible wasn’t the same.
Though there singing wasn’t necessarily in “four part harmony” it was still beautiful especially to God when joyfully and truthfully done.
It’s usage in the Bible.
It’s clear that daily life, for the child of God, evolved music.
We see it at homecomings.
We see it done while digging wells.
We see it while grape trampling.
We also see music as a vital part of special events.
We see after victories over an enemy.
We see it being used to sooth the mentally challenged.
1 Sam
We see it at funerals.
2 Ch
We find it used after the anointing of a king.
Now, without doubt, we read much more about the Israelites use of music in worship than the patriarchs.
This is because we have the “Law of Moses” for us to examine.
We don’t actually have the Patriarchal Law written down.
In the Law of Moses we find the mechanical instrument used in worship.
One only needs to look at the last .e. to see this clearly demonstrated.
For a detailed usage see .
One only needs to look at the last .e. to see this truth.
Summery
For the Hebrew people, poetry and music, was their only form of “art.”
The Jews weren’t painters or really even sculptures, no their art was in the form of poetry and music.
Worship In Song Today
Worshiping in song to God is vital.
Now we have already discussed, a few weeks back, the importance of worshiping in “spirit and truth.”
Proper worship can only be done in this way () and thus when we worship it must be done according to God’s Word “truth” and with a heart felt desire for giving homage to our God.
Worshiping in song to God “in spirit & truth” means we long and yearn to worship God through psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with our voices or equivalent.
By equivalent I mean there are those that can’t worship with their voice, because they have none and therefore must worship with their communication devices.
To sing with spirit and truth means...
Yearning to singing with the understanding.
This means when we sing “The Great Physician” we know what “seraph song” is.
This means when we sing “Mansion Over The Hilltop” we know what “And, like the prophet, my pillow a stone” means.
This means when we sing “Wonderful Love Of Jesus” we understand what “In vain in high and holy lays” is talking about.
Yearning to singing according to divine pattern.
When we are gathered together we are all to “pluck the strings of our heart” as we praise God while also teaching and admonishing each other in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs.
These passages teach us that we must be “filled with the Spirit” i.e. “letting the Word dwell in us richly.”
We must be “filled with the Spirit” i.e. “letting the Word dwell in us richly.”
This means we are filled with righteousness.
Gal
Ephesians & Colossians teach us that we must be “speaking/teaching and admonishing one another.”
This means we are “required” to communicate in song to each other.
No one can do this by sitting there in silence, others must be able to hear you singing.
Even the mute must be heard visually.
How many have come forward after the sermon, not because of the sermon alone but because the invitation song, they heard everyone singing, admonished them i.e. convicted their hearts to repentance?
Ephesians & Colossians teach us we must sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs.
Psalms are that which we find in the Old Testament within the book of Psalms.
“How Great Thou Art” is from .
Hymns denote…a song of praise addressed to God i.e. “Praise Him Praise Him.”
a song of praise addressed to God
Spiritual song: These are any other song meant to be spiritual in nature.
Many of our “invitation songs” would fit this category “Just As I Am” or “All Hail The Power Of Jesus Name.”
Ephesians and Colossians teach us we must “sing with grace” while making “melody in our hearts.”
Our worship in song is us giving grace to God i.e. us giving our gift of song to Him.
The word “melody” means to pluck the strings and thus when we worship God in song we are to pluck the strings of our heart.
Summery
All of this demonstrates just how important worshiping in song to our God is.
Conclusion
The Psalmist rightfully stated...
Invitation
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