Why We Sing!
"Be filled with the Spirit, speaking to one another in
psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing
and making melody in your heart to the Lord."
Ephesians 5: 18-19
Why do people sing? The nineteenth century American poet
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow may have said it best: “Music
is a universal language of mankind.” Even when our spoken
words cannot be understood, music can bridge a gap where
our words often fail.
Joy, sorrow, fear, exaltation, praise, energy, every facet of
life can be reflected in music. And when words are added,
especially words that edify and inspire and communicate
to the heart, all the better.
Why do we sing songs in church? The Early Church did so
because of the Jewish culture of singing psalms in worship.
Why did Israel sing? Because they were human and needed
to pour out their hearts to God in praise, confession, petition,
and love.
We also sing in corporate worship because Paul instructed
to praise God with “psalms and hymns and spiritual songs”
(Ephesians 5:19). Corporate worship, especially with music,
focuses our attention on the Savior we serve.
Do you invest your whole heart in corporate worship in
church? Worship is our “sacrifice of praise” to the Lord
(Hebrews 13:15).
"My ready tongue makes haste to
sing the glories of my heavenly King."
Charles Wesley
