Tune: Penlan
('In heavenly love abiding')
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Psalm 96 v.1-2
O sing to the LORD a song
Make it new, short, or long
Say to the LORD, all the earth
Whate'er nation your birth
Sing to the LORD, bless His name
Declare His glory, fame
Show His salvation each ay
Continue in His way
Psalm 96 v.10
Say among all the nations
To people, all stations
That the LORD reigns for ever
Loses control never
The world it is established
Not all things [are] as man wished
For the LORD He shall judge here
His righteous judgement near
Psalm 97 v.1-2
The LORD reigns, let earth rejoice
And praise Him with one voice
Let all the coastlands be glad
Rejoice, no longer sad
Clouds, darkness, they are around
About Him, there He found
Righteousness, judgement, are sure
His habitation pure
Psalm 98 v.5-6
Make to the LORD joyful noise
Men, women, girls, and boys
All the earth praise Him with loud
Noise, praise to Him avowed
Rejoice, with songs, instruments
The joy of penitents
Forgiven, set free, redeemed
Though without hope we seemed
Psalm 98 v.7-9
Let sea, sky, earth, in fullness
Joy in Him, and Him bless
For He the LORD does come near
Comes to judge the earth here
With righteousness, equity
So shall His judgement be
he fair, just, with no evil
Thus shall each tongue tell all
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Good one Orchi.
Thanks Gold. You been making a loud noise? Or 'shouting joyfully' as Bible margin reference says. Shouting in church. Tsk?! Well praise-y shouting!
We had a hymn today that nobody new, we, the choir tried it before the service, got some of it write, the congregation didn't have a chance, luckily choir practice resumes this week.
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Thanks UNCLE ANDY : For a great Spiritual uplift on SUNDAY. Most of the Hymns sung in the Anglican Church in NZ (and this is one of them) are Golden Oldies but we have many modern ones (on POWER POINT !) as well. Some say NZ feels like the UK in the 1930's (My Grandparents ERA) but it is of course also very digital and covered with Quixotic Wind Turbines. The MAORIS call them UGLYBIGBIRDS ! Love the Psalms and each of your PARAPHRASES is a GEM one for each weekday ! Thank YOU for being YOU : Brian will be back next week with his Odd Odes ! LOVE in the SPIRIT : ANGELA 🙌 (hands raised in praise !)
Thanks Angela. Erm, Uncle Steven here (Orchidee). At one time stage it was like I was in the 1930's, though I was not yet born. I mean - I would have grumbled at: hymns on screens? what, no hymn books? raising hands in church? Tsk, tsk - heretical things! (heehee).
Some may not know what an overhead projector or Powerpoint IS even! doh! It's all these peculiarities about ways to worship. While some 'moderns' may say 'What is a hymn book; never seen one?!'
Some places have 'informal' services. I find some of the 'whooping up' difficult. I shouldn't call it that really. But we don't have to raise hands, nor dance even. But I feel left out if nearly everyone else is doing it.
Orchi,
Singing is such a joy!
Thank you for sharing!
~Laura~
Thanks Laura. Except if it's me singing it? Meooowwoo! heehee. I must stop insulting cats.
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