Notes of Faith May 27, 2025
O Worship the King
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom…in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
Colossians 3:16
The concepts and phrases of the classic hymn “O Worship the King” are taken from various passages of Scripture about the majesty of God. We “gratefully sing his power and his love,” for He is “our shield and defender, the Ancient of Days.” We “tell of his might and sing of his grace, whose robe is the light, whose canopy space.”
When it comes to the Bible, studying should lead to singing. As we discover God’s “bountiful care,” we should lift our hearts in thanksgiving. As we realize how our King provides for us, though we are “frail children of dust, and feeble as frail,” we should glorify His matchless love that “streams from the hills…descends to the plain, and sweetly distills in the dew and the rain.”
Whatever your preference in music, let your study of God’s Word inspire your worship. Let your Bible be the tuning fork for your soul, the melody for your day, and the source of your songs.
Your mercies how tender, how firm to the end, our Maker, Defender, Redeemer, and Friend.
Robert Grant
Most of the hymns of our faith are based directly from Scripture with some interpretations and applications of Scripture. This is what brings internal joy and prompts a heart filled with singing. Open the Word of God today and listen to your Lord and Savior speak to your heart. Let the “Joy of the Lord” prompt you to sing praise!
Pastor Dale