Lord, Lift Me Up With Your Song!

Siiiiiiiiiing.....sing-a-soooooooong.....sing out loooouuuuud....sing out stroooooooong....
Siiiiiing of good thiiiiiiiiings, not baaaaaaaad......sing of happyyyyyyyy, not saaaaaaaad......

Do you have a favorite hymn or song that just gets your spirit stirred up and invigorated? I've got a few. One of my ultimate favorite songs that's been around a few years is Rich Mullin's OUR GOD IS AN AWESOME GOD. Oh, my goodness!! Crank it up, already!! : D


Paul admonishes us to "...be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess, but be filled with the Spirit: Speaking to yourselves in psalms, and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in you heart to the Lord; Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ." Ephesians 5:18-20.


David sang psalms to the Lord while watching his sheep. Paul and Simon sang praise to the Lord while in prison. (LOL, in this case, you can't say Paul didn't practice what he preached!)


Many of the hymns that have come out over the course of the centuries mark times of pain and suffering, and oftentimes ending with a sense of renewal and victory. A few of them touch my spirit in such a way that I just can't make it through them without shedding some serious Niagara Falls tears. COME THOU FOUNT is one of them (lol, kinda ironic...Come Thou Fount literally brings on the fountain of tears, lol). The magnitude of what Jesus has done for me hits me soooooo hard when I hear this hymn. It's a beautiful hymn of untouchable compassion that our Lord has expressed as He took our place on the cross and set us free. Set me free. I'm not aware of any Christian who is not affected by AMAZING GRACE. The story behind AMAZING GRACE is something to behold; so many of us have been there and done that and have come to the point of knowing that God's grace is truly amazing. :) BLESSED ASSURANCE and WHAT A FRIEND WE HAVE IN JESUS are a couple of other ones with particular meaning to me.


Songs on Christian radio stations have been very inspirational lately. There was a time when it seemed like God was more generic than it is now. I could be wrong, but I wonder if 9/11 has something to do with that. We're hearing more Christian songs identifying Jesus as God. We're hearing more Bible-based lyrics. We are hearing more about intimate faith than just an emotional reaction to songs. We are preaching the Gospel message to ourselves and others again through songs.

Sometimes a tune that has no known name or melody comes to our heart. We should sing those, too! When our spirits are lifted through song, our days become more bearable and even enjoyable.