Dear Sisters,
I believe it’s important to give a bit of an intro about music before you see the song that I’ve chosen for our first song.
I also wanted to make sure that we have a basic understanding of worshiping the Lord in and through our music, and most importantly that it’s biblical!
My first thoughts about music:
God created it. And He created it for its beauty, our enjoyment, and most importantly, it should be for His glory. He created musical instruments and the human voice, which can be a musical instrument.
In the book of Genesis musical instruments are first mentioned.
King David sang while playing music on his lyre, as well as writing so many beautiful Psalms that were put to music. His music also comforted king Saul when he was tormented by an evil spirit.
Ephesians 5:19 says we’re to,
“Speak to one another in Psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody with our hearts to the Lord.”
Acts 16:25 “About midnight Paul and Silas (while in prison) were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.”
Revelation 14:2-3
“…the voice which I (Apostle John) heard was like the sound of harpists playing on their harps. And they sang a new song before the throne (of God) and before the four living creatures and the elders…”
There are so many wonderful and God honoring songs out there, but I wanted first of all to lay a foundation for our music on this FB page, and the first song that I thought of for this foundation was,
“Holy, Holy, Holy.” Did you know of all God’s attributes, His holiness is the only one that’s repeated three times in a row, and it’s found in Revelation 4:8
“Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come.”
It’s God’s holiness that shows us how far removed we are from being holy ourselves, and because of that, it also convicts our hearts of sin and our need for salvation, which can only come through Jesus Christ, His Son.
This song is rich and deep in doctrine. It mentions the blessed Trinity, and it talks of God’s mercy and His might, as well as all the Saints adoring Him and casting down their heavenly crowns in worship and praise, and so much more!
BTW I wanted to attach the actual music I found to this post, but after many tries, I cannot…
“HOLY, HOLY, HOLY”
Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!•Early in the morning our song shall rise to Thee;•Holy, holy, holy, merciful and mighty!•God in three Persons, blessed Trinity!
VERSE 2•Holy, holy, holy! All the saints adore Thee,•Casting down their golden crowns around the glassy sea,•Cherubim and seraphim falling down before Thee,•Which wert and art, and evermore shalt be.
VERSE 3•Holy, holy, holy! Though the darkness hide Thee,•Though the eye of sinful man Thy glory may not see;•Only Thou art holy; there is none beside Thee,•Perfect in power, love, and purity.
VERSE 4•Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!•All Thy works shall praise Thy name in earth and sky and sea;•Holy, holy, holy, merciful and mighty!•God in three Persons, blessed Trinity!
And lastly, FYI:
The original author of the hymn “Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty” is Reginald Heber (1783–1826), an English hymn writer and the Bishop of Calcutta. He wrote the lyrics in the early 1800s for the feast of Trinity Sunday, and his hymns were published posthumously after his death in 1826.
Key details about the hymn and its author:
Author:•Reginald Heber wrote the lyrics for the hymn.
Context:•Heber wrote the hymn for Trinity Sunday, an observance that celebrates the Triune God.
Inspiration:•The hymn’s text is based on the heavenly vision of angelic worship found in Revelation 4:1–11.
Publication:•The hymn was published in 1826, the year of Heber’s death.
Composer:•The well-known tune for the hymn, “Nicaea,” was composed by John B. Dykes.
Because of His grace,
Debra
Yesterday Debra did a dynamic job of walking us through worship. Here is the hymn she selected for us. Put it on repeat and worship the Lord.
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