Voices Of Praise!
And every creature which is in heaven and on the earth
and under the earth and such as are in the sea, and all
that are in them, I heard saying: “Blessing and honor and
glory and power be to
Him who sits on the throne,
and to the Lamb, forever and ever!”
Revelation 5: 13
One of Charles Wesley’s
most loved hymns is
“O for a Thousand Tongues.” He wrote this in
1739 on the one-year anniversary of his
conversion to
Christ.
In the opening line, Wesley wished for
a thousand tongues with which to sing
praises to Christ.
Wesley’s hymns did much to revolutionize and
energize congregational singing in churches
of
his era, a transition that has continued through
today.
One wonders if Wesley was inspired by the “congregational”
singing found in heavenly visions of the book of Revelation.
Groups of living creatures, elders, and angels lift
their voices
to sing praises to God in heaven (Revelation 4–5).
Make sure to add your voice to the voices of others,
whether ten voices or a
thousand on a regular basis
as you lift up praises to God in worship.
"O for a thousand tongues to sing my great
Redeemer’s praise, the glories of my God
and King, the triumphs of His grace!"
Charles
Wesley
