1. O come, let us sing unto the Lord. We love him, we admire him, we reverence him; let us express our
feelings with the choicest sounds, using our noblest faculty for its noblest
end. It is well thus to urge others to magnify the Lord, but we must be careful
to set a worthy example ourselves, so that we may be able not only to cry Come,
but also to add let us sing, because we are singing
ourselves. It is to be feared that very much even of religious singing is not
unto the Lord, but unto the ear of the congregation: above all things we must in
our service of song take care that all we offer is with the heart’s sincerest
and most fervent intent directed towards the Lord himself. Let us makejoyful noise to the rock of our salvation. With holy enthusiasm let us
sing, making a sound which indicates our earnestness; with abounding joy let us
lift up our voices, actuated by that happy and peaceful spirit which trustful
love is sure to foster. The author of this song had in his mind’s eye the rock,
the tabernacle, the Red Sea, and the mountains of Sinai, and he alludes to them
all in this first part of his hymn. God is our abiding, immutable, and mighty
rock, and in him we find deliverance and safety; therefore it becomes us to
praise him with heart and with voice from day to day; and especially should we
delight to do this when we assemble as his people for public worship.
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