A Pattern of Worship Psalm 95 is probably one of the best known of the Psalms amongst lead worshippers. For one thing, quite a few of the worship songs we sing today borrow some lines from this ancient song. It doesn't make clear in the Psalm itself who wrote it, yet in…
Come Let Us Worship Psalm 95 1 Come, let us sing for joy to the LORD ; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation. 2 Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song.
Sing to the King In the summer of 2001, I was sitting in my office, in Evergreen, CO, reading through a Baptist Hymnal when I came across an old hymn called Sing We the King, written by Charles Silvester Horne. As I read the first verse I was amazed by the lyrics.…
The Power Of The Cross Why? So many of the ancient traditions of the church allowed us time to meditate on the cross - through silence, repentance and pardon in liturgy, laments.
We Bow Down COME, LET US BOW DOWN IN WORSHIP, LET US KNEEL BEFORE THE LORD OUR MAKER; FOR HE IS OUR GOD AND WE ARE THE PEOPLE OF HIS PASTURE, THE FLOCK UNDER HIS CARE. AT JESUS FEET - THAT IS OUR PLACE OF PRIVILEGE AND OF BLESSING, AND HERE IT IS THAT WE ARE TO…
Here I Am To Worship (Light Of The World) 'Light of the World, You stepped down into darkness. Opened my eyes let me see. Beauty that made this heart adore You. Hope of a life spent with You.' Whenever we worship it always comes out of a response.
Forever As modern or post modern or neo-modern as our worship may become, we must take care to put down deep roots in the soil of ancient realities. The Psalms are such soil, rich with the stuff of worship. Take a look at Psalm 136, the text out of which…
In Christ Alone There's no doubt about it - recent events have shaken the world. That's particularly true for those of us who live in the Western world - a world where, before September 11th, the word 'crisis' might be used to describe a possible downturn in the…
Better Is One Day The text of this song is taken primarily from Psalm 84. Spend some time reading and meditating on Psalm 84. Charles Spurgeon calls this psalm "one of the choicest of the collection" of psalms. It is definitely one of the most beautiful and sweet…
Maker Of All Things Recently driving through Scotland, I was reminded again of the wonder of creation. The rolling hills, beautiful lakes and misty countryside mornings spoke of a majestic God, the author of creation. It was hard not to respond in worship and be amazed…
Blessed Be Your Name I recently wrote a little book on worship, "The Unquenchable Worshipper". The title chapter looks at a kind of worship that endures through every situation. A praise that overcomes the storms of life, and cries out ...
Filled With Your Glory Everything that is - from the mind-boggling expanse of the heavens to the equally confounding micro-universe of the smallest particle - is put in place and sustained by God. It's an anthem of the highest honor! You are everything! In everything!…
