1. Make a joyful noise unto God. “In Zion,” where the more instructed
saints were accustomed to profound meditation, the song was silent unto God,
and was accepted of him: but in the great popular assemblies a joyful noise was
more appropriate and natural, and it would be equally acceptable. If praise is
to be widespread, it must be vocal; exulting sounds stir the soul and cause a
sacred contagion of thanksgiving. Composers of tunes for the congregation
should see to it that their airs are cheerful; we need not so much noise, as
joyful noise. God is to be praised with the voice and the heart in holy
exultation. Happy the day when all the earth will adore the Creator thereof. All ye lands. The languages of the lands are many, but their praises should be
one.
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