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Lori Beth · Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2016 12:37 pm Post subject:

~ "Let those refuse to sing who never knew our God."

These oft-sung words from the hymn, "We're Marching to Zion," penned so many years ago by Isaac Watts, seem to indict what is happening in many churches today. Increasingly, our pews are filled with worship spectators and not worship participants. Yet, the biblical admonition to sing happens over 80 times in Scripture with no addendum, "Sing, but only the songs you like."

Psalm 150:1 reads, "Praise ye the Lord. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power." This psalm contains the root for "praise" no less than 12 times in the 6 verses of this brief psalm. The Psalm begins and ends with this word and drives the point home with 10 other mentions of it.

So, how do we define the word "praise"? What is the meaning of the word "praise"? We had better understand it, because it is something God intends for us to do when we gather as a body of believers.

To most of us it is obvious what we mean when we praise someone or something. But, one aspect of this word is important to note. The root form of "praise" also carries the idea of outward expression. One scholar suggests that, colloquially speaking, the word denotes "putting on a show."

None of us wants a worship experience that is just for show. The idea offends us. But, when you colour this word with this aspect of its meaning, you discover that when the Psalmist says, "Praise the Lord," he is actually saying, "Make an outward, visible, and audible expression of the attributes of God!"

We should never fold our arms and sit in silence when the church sings.

Obey the biblical admonition.

Sing!
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Lori Beth · Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2016 9:39 am Post subject:

~ back-when Grandma {my Daddy's mother} was alive being the pastor's wife living in Victorville, California in the 1970's ~ had us lift-up-our voices to sing LOUD enough for the folks out-the front-doors of the Missionary-Baptist-Church where Grandpa {my Daddy's Dad} pastored - to the neighbourhoods down below 'mountain-side' ... most-times, i *visioned* this scenario-memory ~

i heard an old, old story,
How a Savior came from glory,
How He gave His life on Calvary
To save a wretch like me;
I heard about His groaning,
Then I repented of my sins;
And won the victory.

O victory in Jesus,
My Savior, forever.
He sought me and bought me
With His redeeming blood;
He loved me ere I knew Him,
And all my love is due Him,
He plunged me to victory,
Beneath the cleansing flood

I heard about His healing,
Of His cleansing power revealing.
How He made the lame to walk again
And caused the blind to see;
And then I cried, "Dear Jesus,
Come and heal my broken spirit,"
And somehow Jesus came and brought
To me the victory.

i heard about a mansion
He has built for me in glory.
And I heard about the streets of gold
Beyond the crystal sea;
About the angels singing,
And the old redemption story,
And some sweet day I'll sing up there
The song of victory.

-VICTORY IN JESUS

by Eugene Monroe Bartlett Senior (1885-1941)

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Lori Beth · Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2016 4:09 am Post subject:

All to Jesus, I surrender;
All to Him I freely give;
I will ever love and trust Him,
In His presence daily live.

I surrender all, I surrender all,
All to Thee, my blessèd Savior,
I surrender all.

All to Jesus I surrender;
Humbly at His feet I bow,
Worldly pleasures all forsaken;
Take me, Jesus, take me now.

All to Jesus, I surrender;
Make me, Savior, wholly Thine;
Let me feel the Holy Spirit,
Truly know that Thou art mine.

All to Jesus, I surrender;
Lord, I give myself to Thee;
Fill me with Thy love and power;
Let Thy blessing fall on me.

All to Jesus I surrender;
Now I feel the sacred flame.
O the joy of full salvation!
Glory, glory, to His name!

-I SURRENDER ALL

Words: Judson W. Van DeVenter, 1896

Music: Winfield S. Weeden, 1896

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Lori Beth · Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2016 8:08 am Post subject:

~ Joy to the world, the Lord is come!
Let earth receive her King;
Let every heart prepare Him room,
And Heaven and nature sing,
And Heaven and nature sing,
And Heaven, and Heaven, and nature sing.

Joy to the world, the Savior reigns!
Let men their songs employ;
While fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains
Repeat the sounding joy,
Repeat the sounding joy,
Repeat, repeat, the sounding joy.

No more let sins and sorrows grow,
Nor thorns infest the ground;
He comes to make His blessings flow
Far as the curse is found,
Far as the curse is found,
Far as, far as, the curse is found.

He rules the world with truth and grace,
And makes the nations prove
The glories of His righteousness,
And wonders of His love,
And wonders of His love,
And wonders, wonders, of His love.

(G. F. Handel, Isaac Watts)

~ It's hard to believe that the greatest message the world will ever hear is contained in one simple scale. ~ thanks to IgniterMedia.com .... http://youtu.be/rNDtHdG5mVk

Cool

https://youtu.be/rNDtHdG5mVk
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Lori Beth · Posted: Tue May 23, 2017 8:55 am Post subject:

Great is Thy faithfulness, O God my Father;
There is no shadow of turning with Thee;
Thou changest not, Thy compassions, they fail not;
As Thou hast been, Thou forever will be.

Great is Thy faithfulness!
Great is Thy faithfulness!
Morning by morning new mercies I see.
All I have needed Thy hand hath provided;
Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!

Summer and winter and springtime and harvest,
Sun, moon and stars in their courses above
Join with all nature in manifold witness
To Thy great faithfulness, mercy and love.

Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth
Thine own dear presence to cheer and to guide;
Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow,
Blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside!

-GREAT IS THY FAITHFULNESS
[Thomas O. Chisholm (1866-1960)]

Words: Thomas O. Chisholm, 1923.
Music: Faithfulness (Runyan), William M. Runyan, 1923.

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Lori Beth · Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2017 5:59 pm Post subject:

Gospel Hymns For Daily Strength ·

Jesus is Coming Soon

Troublesome times are here, filling men's hearts with fear
Freedom we all hold dear now is at stake
Humbling your hearts to God saves from the chastening rod
Seek the way pilgrims trod, Christians awake

Jesus is coming soon, morning or night or noon
Many will meet their doom, trumpets will sound
All of the dead shall rise, righteous meet in the skies
Going where no one dies, heavenward bound

Troubles will soon be o'er, happy forevermore
When we meet on that shore, free from all care
Rising up in the sky, telling this world goodbye
Homeward we then shall fly, glory to share

Oh, Jesus is coming soon, morning or night or noon
Many will meet their doom, trumpets will sound
All of the dead shall rise, righteous meet in the skies
Going where no one dies, heavenward bound

Jesus is coming soon, morning or night or noon
Many will meet their doom, trumpets will sound
All of the dead shall rise, righteous meet in the skies
Going where no one dies, heavenward bound
Heavenward bound, heavenward bound

Written by R. E. Winsett

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kq-xb-hpylc
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Lori Beth · Posted: Sat May 26, 2018 3:59 am Post subject:

~ A beautiful old hymn that I love - By: Helen H. Lemmel, 1922

O soul, are you weary and troubled?
No light in the darkness you see?
There’s light for a look at the Savior,
And life more abundant and free!

Turn your eyes upon Jesus,
Look full in His wonderful face,
And the things of earth will grow strangely dim,
In the light of His glory and grace.

Through death into life everlasting
He passed, and we follow Him there;
O’er us sin no more hath dominion—
For more than conqu’rors we are!

His Word shall not fail you—He promised;
Believe Him, and all will be well:
Then go to a world that is dying,
His perfect salvation to tell!

Helen H. Lemmel, 1922

~ "Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God." ~ Hebrews 12:2 —

~ ♪ Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus ♪ by Alan Jackson - https://youtu.be/nO4uIyz_d90
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Lori Beth · Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2018 9:02 am Post subject:

There’s within my heart a melody
Jesus whispers sweet and low,
Fear not, I am with thee, peace, be still,
In all of life’s ebb and flow.

Refrain:
Jesus, Jesus, Jesus,
Sweetest name I know,
Fills my every longing,
Keeps me singing as I go.

All my life was wrecked by sin and strife,
Discord filled my heart with pain,
Jesus swept across the broken strings,
Stirred the slumbering chords again.

Feasting on the riches of His grace,
Resting ’neath His sheltering wing,
Always looking on His smiling face,
That is why I shout and sing.

Though sometimes He leads through waters deep,
Trials fall across the way,
Though sometimes the path seems rough and steep,
See His footprints all the way.

Soon He’s coming back to welcome me,
Far beyond the starry sky;
I shall wing my flight to worlds unknown,
I shall reign with Him on high.

(Luther B. Bridgers, 1910 - Bridgers wrote this song after a fire killed his wife and three sons.)

~ https://youtu.be/Hw3yBy-svJI ~ There's Within My Heart A Melody
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Lori Beth · Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2018 8:51 am Post subject:

To God be the glory, great things He hath done,
So loved He the world that He gave us His Son,
Who yielded His life our redemption to win,
And opened the life-gate that all may go in.

Refrain:
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord,
Let the earth hear His voice;
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord,
Let the people rejoice;
Oh, come to the Father, through Jesus the Son,
And give Him the glory; great things He hath done.

Oh, perfect redemption, the purchase of blood,
To every believer the promise of God;
The vilest offender who truly believes,
That moment from Jesus a pardon receives.

Great things He hath taught us, great things He hath done,
And great our rejoicing through Jesus the Son;
But purer, and higher, and greater will be
Our wonder, our transport when Jesus we see.

(Fanny Crosby)

To God Be The Glory ( Royal Albert Hall, London) - https://youtu.be/-15v9iworAU
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Lori Beth · Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2018 6:58 am Post subject:

It's a beautiful morning, it's a wonderful day,
Walking with Jesus every step of the way.

He's got a blessing waiting for you today,
It's a beautiful morning, it's a wonderful day.

It's a beautiful morning, it's a wonderful day,
It's such a good feeling just to know that you're saved.

Don't let your troubles stand in your way,
'cause it's a beautiful morning, it's a wonderful day.

Lord has made this morning especially for you,
He hopes that you will be joining in the work he's gonna do.

He's got a blessing waiting for you today,
It's a beautiful morning, it's a wonderful day...

Idea

https://youtu.be/2oktwdSutsM "It's a Beautiful Morning" - Carroll Roberson
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Lori Beth · Posted: Mon Sep 30, 2019 12:44 pm Post subject:

~ 1939
Eugene Bartlett.

🎼🎶🎵🎶 🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼

~ ♪ Victory in Jesus ♪ ~ https://youtu.be/P8ajtJtNXF4 ~~ Official video for “Victory in Jesus [Live]” feat. Cynthia Clawson, Steve Amerison, Sue Dodge, Guy Penrod

I heard an old, old story
How a Saviour came from glory
How He gave His life on Calvary
To save a wretch like me
I heard about His groaning
Of His precious blood's atoning
Then I repented of my sins
And won the victory

O victory in Jesus
My Saviour, forever
He sought me and bought me
With His redeeming blood
He loved me ere I knew Him
And all my love is due Him
He plunged me to victory
Beneath the cleansing flood

I heard about His healing
Of His cleansing pow'r revealing
How He made the lame to walk again
And caused the blind to see
And then I cried, "Dear Jesus
Come and heal my broken spirit,"
And somehow Jesus came and brought
To me the victory

O victory in Jesus
My Saviour, forever
He sought me and bought me
With His redeeming blood
He loved me ere I knew Him
And all my love is due Him
He plunged me to victory
Beneath the cleansing flood

I heard about a mansion
He has built for me in glory
And I heard about the streets of gold
Beyond the crystal sea
About the angels singing
And the old redemption story
And some sweet day I'll sing up there
The song of victory

O victory in Jesus
My Saviour, forever
He sought me and bought me
With His redeeming blood
He loved me ere I knew Him
And all my love is due Him
He plunged me to victory
Beneath the cleansing flood
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Lori Beth · Posted: Wed Oct 02, 2019 5:06 pm Post subject:

Be Thou my vision, O Lord of my heart;
Naught be all else to me, save that Thou art.
Thou my best thought, by day or by night,
Waking or sleeping, Thy presence my light.

Be Thou my wisdom, and Thou my true word;
I ever with Thee and Thou with me, Lord;
Thou my great Father, I Thy true son;
Thou in me dwelling, and I with Thee one.

Be Thou my battle shield, sword for the fight;
Be Thou my dignity, Thou my delight;
Thou my soul’s shelter, Thou my high tower:
Raise Thou me heavenward, O power of my power.

Riches I heed not, nor man’s empty praise,
Thou mine inheritance, now and always:
Thou and Thou only, first in my heart,
High King of Heaven, my treasure Thou art.

High King of Heaven, my victory won,
May I reach Heaven’s joys, O bright Heaven’s sun!
Heart of my own heart, whatever befall,
Still be my vision, O ruler of all.

(Words by Dallan Forgaill; translated from ancient Irish to English by Mary E. Byrne, 1905)

~ ♪ BE THOU MY VISION ♪ ~ https://youtu.be/ihJAJA4ibEs

~ https://youtu.be/6CMclLT_Hjg
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Lori Beth · Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2020 1:53 pm Post subject: ~ CV19 ~

~ The King Is Coming [Live] Gaither Vocal Band ~ https://youtu.be/hBNhNffsNMo
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Lori Beth · Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2020 10:43 am Post subject:

~ The Chuck Wagon Gang - ♪ How Beautiful Heaven Must Be ♪ ~ https://youtu.be/23EGGRB6OGk
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Lori Beth · Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2020 6:46 pm Post subject:

~ ♪ This Blessed Old Book ♪ ~ https://youtu.be/D7FA-aQduds

It's a well of pure water when I'm thirsty and dry
Bread when I'm hungry and worn
When the battle is raging it's my faithful sword
A shelter from life's troubled storms
It's a light to my pathway and a lamp to my feet
When the world gets so dark you can't see
and I've not made a change in one word that it says
but it's sure made a change in me.

This blessed old book that I hold in my hand
is true from beginning to end
it's the solid foundation where I firmly stand
sin kept me from it now it keeps me from sin

When I think what it cost just to hold in my hand
it reminds me that I owe a great debt
to all of the martyrs whose gone to the stake
and quote it with their dying breath
well its critics are many and believers are few
but one thing that I've found to be true
if you find when you read it that there's something wrong
then there's something wrong with you
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Lori Beth · Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2021 6:53 am Post subject:

~ O Brother, Where Art Thou? (Soundtrack) (10th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) [Full Album] ~ https://youtu.be/0vFC9QhFvjw

~ 4. Down to the River to Pray - Alison Krauss (11:16)

~ 8. Keep on the Sunny Side - The Whites (24:36)

~ 9. I'll Fly Away - Gillian Welch & Alison Krauss (28:11)

~ 19. Angel Band - The Stanley Brothers (58:35)

~ 32. The Lord Will Make a Way - The Fairfield Four (1:31:02)
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Lori Beth · Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2021 7:33 am Post subject:

~ *WHERE COULD I GO BUT TO THE LORD*

Living below, in this old sinful world
Hardly a comfort can afford
Striving alone, to face temptation's sword
Where could I go but to the Lord?

Refrain:
Where could I go, oh where could I go?
Seeking a refuge for my soul
Needing a friend, to help me in the end
Where could I go, but to the Lord?

Neighbors are kind, I love them everyone
We get along in sweet accord
But when my soul, needs manna from above
Where could I go but to the Lord?

Life here is grand, with friends I love so dear
Comfort I get from God's own word
Yet when I face this chilling hand of death
Where could I go but to the Lord?

(James Buchanan Coats, 1940) ~ Postcards From God ~ 🎵 https://youtu.be/jPPNC0snHks 🎶 ~
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Lori Beth · Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2022 10:11 am Post subject:

~ HE BROUGHT ME OUT

My heart was distressed
’Neath Jehovah’s dread frown,
And low in the pit where my sins dragged me down;
I cried to the Lord from the deep miry clay,
Who tenderly brought me out to golden day.

Refrain:
He brought me out of the miry clay,
He set my feet on the Rock to stay;
He puts a song in my soul today,
A song of praise, hallelujah!

He placed me upon the strong Rock by His side,
My steps were established and here I’ll abide;
No danger of falling while here I remain,
But stand by His grace until the crown I gain.

He gave me a song, ’twas a new song of praise;
By day and by night its sweet notes I will raise;
My heart’s overflowing, I’m happy and free.
I’ll praise my Redeemer, who has rescued me.

I’ll sing of His wonderful mercy to me,
I’ll praise Him till all men His goodness shall see;
I’ll sing of salvation at home and abroad,
Till many shall hear the truth and trust in God.

(Henry J. Zelley, 1898) ~ Postcards From God ~ https://youtu.be/rharFDxUa4E

https://youtu.be/SnDorfmaGv8
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Lori Beth · Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2024 9:34 am Post subject:

A church in Atlanta was honoring one of its senior pastors who had been retired many years. He was 92 at that time and I wondered why the church even bothered to ask the old gentleman to preach at that age.

After a warm welcome, introduction of this speaker, and as the applause quieted down, he rose from his high back chair and walked slowly, with great effort and a sliding gait to the podium.

Without a note or written paper of any kind he placed both hands on the pulpit to steady himself and then quietly and slowly he began to speak....

"When I was asked to come here today and talk to you, your pastor asked me to tell you what was the greatest lesson ever learned in my 50-odd years of preaching. I thought about it for a few days and boiled it down to just one thing that made the most difference in my life and sustained me through all my trials. The one thing that I could always rely on when tears and heartbreak and pain and fear and sorrow paralyzed me...

The only thing that would comfort was this verse....

"Jesus loves me this I know.
For the Bible tells me so.
Little ones to Him belong,
We are weak but He is strong.....
Yes, Jesus loves me....
The Bible tells me so."

The old pastor stated, "I always noticed that it was the adults who chose the children's hymn 'Jesus Loves Me' (for the children of course) during a hymn sing, and it was the adults who sang the loudest because I could see they knew it the best."

"Here for you now is a Senior version of Jesus Loves Me":

JESUS LOVES ME
Jesus loves me, this I know,
Though my hair is white as snow
Though my sight is growing dim,
Still He bids me trust in Him.

(CHORUS)
YES, JESUS LOVES ME.. YES, JESUS LOVES ME..
YES, JESUS LOVES ME, FOR THE BIBLE TELLS ME SO.
Though my steps are oh, so slow,
With my hand in His I'll go
On through life, let come what may,
He'll be there to lead the way.

(verse 2)
When the nights are dark and long,
In my heart He puts a song..
Telling me in words so clear,
"Have no fear, for I am near."

(Verse 3)
When my work on earth is done,
And life's victories have been won.
He will take me home above,
Then I'll understand His love.

(CHORUS)
I love Jesus, does He know?
Have I ever told Him so?
Jesus loves to hear me say,
That I love Him every day.

- David Thompson. {fb-copied}
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