Praise the Lord! Praise, O servants of the Lord; praise the name of the Lord.” vs. 1
Psalm 113:1-4
Occasionally believers who are members of what are known as liturgical churches will find themselves at a “praise” service in a non-denominational congregation. While some will enjoy the experience, there are others who are quite dismayed by the non-traditional setting. They don’t like standing up and singing multiple praise songs and chorus to begin the worship. Often there is a band and song leaders, and all the music is loud–and the songs, many of which are similar, seem to have no fixed endings. They go on forever! When such people return to their own styles of worship, they are grateful for the quiet hymns with their poetic verses. While those preferences are understandable, it is difficult to understand the aversion to praise music that some believers have. After all it’s obvious that praise hymns make up a significant portion of the psalms we have in our scriptures, and temple worshippers likely sang repetitive hymns of praise and thanksgiving–and they may even have been accompanied by cymbals, horns, and lyres. So, it’s possible that even worship “purists” could be edified with some rollicking, joyful, and hand-waving songs of praise. If rock concert fans can do it for their idols, there’s probably no good reason for forgiven sinners not to do the same in offering praise to the Lord of the Universe.
Thought for the Day: What style of song do I use for praising God?
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