1. Sing in tune and measure, so that the public
praise may be in harmony; sing with joyful notes, and sounds melodious. Aloud.
For the heartiest praise is due to our good Lord. His acts of love to us speak
more loudly than any of our words of gratitude can do. Unto God our strength. The Lord was the strength of his people in delivering them out of
Egypt and also in sustaining them in the wilderness, placing them in Canaan,
preserving them from their foes, and giving them victory. To whom do people
give honor but to those upon whom they rely? Therefore let us sing aloud unto
our God, who is our strength and our song. Make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob. The God of the nation, the God of their father Jacob, was
extolled in gladsome music by the Israelitish people; let no Christian be
silent, or slack in praise, for this God is our God. It is to be regretted that
the niceties of modern singing frighten our congregations from joining lustily
in the hymns. The gentility which lisps the tune in well-bred whispers, or
leaves the singing altogether to the choir, is very like a mockery of worship.
Jehovah can only be adored with the heart, and that music is the best for his
service which gives the heart most play.
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