From a toddler I sang them in my
Little country church.
The familiar words and melodies comfort
Me when I need comforting and help me
Praise when I need to praise.
But I'm learning to appreciate new
Worship music as well.
The tunes may be hard to sing at the
Beginning, but if I try, I can learn them,
And often the words have great meaning.
In church, on Resurrection Day, we sang a
More recent one with great joy.
As I was getting ready for church, the same
Song began to play on my radio.
I stopped.
I turned up the volume on my kitchen radio
And on my bedroom one as well,
And standing in the hallway between the
Two I listened and mouthed the words as
I waved my arms in celebration:
"Then came the morning that sealed the
Promise. Your buried body began to breathe.
Out of the silence, the Roaring Lion declared the
Grave has no claim on me..." *
The powerful truth threatened to make my
Heart burst.
He is not just my future hope but my living
Hope right now.
I'm glad I'm adapting.
How deprived I would be if I weren't willing to
Add new worship songs to my arsenal of
Time tested ones!
"He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God..."
Psalm 40:3
*Living Hope by Phil Wickham