Psalm 33:1-3 (NIV)
1 Sing joyfully to the Lord, you righteous;
it is fitting for the upright to praise him.
2 Praise the Lord with the harp;
make music to him on the ten-stringed lyre.
3 Sing to him a new song;
play skillfully, and shout for joy.
Revelation 19:6-8 (NIV)
6 Then I heard what sounded like a great multitude, like the roar of rushing waters and like loud peals of thunder, shouting:
“Hallelujah!
For our Lord God Almighty reigns.
7 Let us rejoice and be glad
and give him glory!
For the wedding of the Lamb has come,
and his bride has made herself ready.
8 Fine linen, bright and clean,
was given her to wear.”
Having members of FBCW request songs has been fun for me. I take choosing music for worship very seriously: songs should be theologically accurate, singable, and fit our congregation. Most importantly they should do God’s story by remembering who God is, what He has done and anticipate what He is going to do. Unfortunately, there are not enough hours in the day to sort through all the new songs coming out these days and it is not an exact science! That’s where you guys have become very helpful in sharing the work of choosing songs that could speak to our congregation and exhort us to make a joyful noise unto the Lord together!
I think that “Gratitude”, by Brandon Lake, does just that. I love being a part of a church that sings loudly on Sunday mornings! This past Sunday was a joy hearing a congregation belt out “Because He Lives, I can face tomorrow” like they had a lion inside of their lungs.
The Bible commands us to sing, play skillful and shout for joy and I hope you enjoy listening to this song (below) as we prepare to sing “Gratitude” together in the coming weeks. In light of our Revelation study, I will never sing the word Hallelujah again without thinking about joining in the never ending roar of the great mulittude using the universal language of worship! May our hearts always sing, “Hallelujah!” (Praise God)
This song was requested by Desiree Hinojosa and Gloria Rosales.
In Christ,
Ray Sanchez
Gratitude by Brandon Lake
Verse 1:
All my words fall short
I got nothing new
How could I express
All my gratitude?
Verse 2:
I could sing these songs
As I often do
But every song must end
And You never do
Chorus:
So I throw up my hands
And praise You again and again
'Cause all that I have is a hallelujah
Hallelujah
And I know it's not much
But I've nothing else fit for a King
Except for a heart singing hallelujah
Hallelujah
Verse 3:
I've got one response
I've got just one move
With my arm stretched wide
I will worship You
Bridge:
So come on, my soul
Oh, don't you get shy on me
Lift up your song
'Cause you've got a lion inside of those lungs
Get up and praise the Lord