“Shout for Joy to the Lord!”

 

“Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth.”

—Psalm 100:1

Whenever believers gather for worship, some contemporary Christian songs call the Church to praise and to the adoration of our Lord. Such a song is “Shout to the Lord” by Darlene Zschech out of Hillsong Church in Australia:

Shout to the Lord, all the earth,
Let us sing
Power and majesty, praise to the King;
Mountains bow down and the seas will roar
At the sound of Your name.
I sing for joy at the work of Your hands,
Forever I'll love You, forever I'll stand,
Nothing compares to the promise I have in You.

My Jesus, My Savior,
Lord, there is none like You;
All of my days
I want to praise
The wonders of Your mighty love.

My comfort, my shelter,
Tower of refuge and strength;
Let every breath, all that I am
Never cease to worship You.

Shout to the Lord, all the earth,
Let us sing
Power and majesty, praise to the King;
Mountains bow down and the seas will roar
At the sound of Your name.
I sing for joy at the work of Your hands,
Forever I'll love You, forever I'll stand,
Nothing compares to the promise I have in You.

Of course, as rousing as that song may be, the Psalmist also declared a day of praise in Psalm 100:1-5:

Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth. Worship the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful songs.

Know that the Lord is God. It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.

Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name.

For the Lord is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations.

This blessed day, let us look forward to the next time we will gather with others of like precious faith and worship the God who loves us with His unfailing love!

 

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