Melody of Worship: Harmony, Beauty, and Community
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In any expression of prayers we must concentrate attention not only upon the words but also upon the tune or the way in which the words are given this particular expression. [00:59:59]
The Glorious thing about the leadership of the spirit is this that at one and the same time he provides stimulus and control. Wine doesn't do that, nothing else does that. This is the unique characteristic of the work of the spirit, the stimulus, the life, the power, but always the control and the discipline. [00:04:28]
Christian music, as there is Christian poetry, as there is Christian art, and uh I have a feeling that one of the great troubles in the church today is that we have forgotten the definition of these things and have tended foolishly to go in for Art For Art's Sake. [00:07:41]
What is Christian is always beautiful, it is always melodious, it always leads to peace, to Harmony, to rest, and to Joy, obviously because it is something that is produced by the Holy Spirit. [00:10:06]
The Apostle is telling us here that we must always sing these Psalms and hymns and spiritual songs in this melodious manner, not in any light or flippant, not in the worldly way, not just being carried Along by something superficial. [00:13:18]
Christian praise is thoughtful. You as Christians, he says, led by the spirit, you realize that you're in the presence of God and that you are singing Praise unto God and that you are there to show forth God's glory and to glorify and magnify his great and His holy name. [00:20:05]
The Christian is never thoughtless, the Christian is never to be unintelligent. Whatever the Christian does, this element of Reason, understanding, thought is an essential part of it because he is a man who's been enlightened, he's no longer a fool, he's wise, he knows what he's doing. [00:21:45]
The Apostle is not saying that we should sing until we make ourselves happy. He is saying this: Express the happiness that you already feel because of the work of the Spirit In You by singing. [00:37:47]
You Christian people, well now then speak to one another in Psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, join together in singing and making melody in your hearts. We're all in this, this is Christian praise. [00:38:48]
The whole ideal and Glory of a congregation singing is that there is balance, there's holess, they're all one, there are no voices standing out above the others. That's destroying this element of Harmony which is to accompany this beautiful Melody. [00:41:22]
Everything we do in these gatherings in God's house is important. We are met together to praise God and to worship him and to adore him. What a terrible thing if we should go away having done nothing, nothing but give rain to our mere emotions and animal part of our being. [00:44:10]
May God enable us therefore in all we do, whatever gift you've got, whether of song or of speech, of poetry or of art, oh let it be Christian, let the element of beauty, of Harmony, of Peace, the line, this glorious Perfection of the spirit, let it be manifest in all that we do. [00:46:47]
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The Glorious thing about the leadership of the spirit is this that at one and the same time he provides stimulus and control. Wine doesn't do that, nothing else does that. This is the unique characteristic of the work of the spirit, the stimulus, the life, the power, but always the control and the discipline. [00:04:28]
Christian music, as there is Christian poetry, as there is Christian art, and uh I have a feeling that one of the great troubles in the church today is that we have forgotten the definition of these things and have tended foolishly to go in for Art For Art's Sake. [00:07:41]
What is Christian is always beautiful, it is always melodious, it always leads to peace, to Harmony, to rest, and to Joy, obviously because it is something that is produced by the Holy Spirit. [00:10:06]
The Apostle is telling us here that we must always sing these Psalms and hymns and spiritual songs in this melodious manner, not in any light or flippant, not in the worldly way, not just being carried Along by something superficial. [00:13:18]
Christian praise is thoughtful. You as Christians, he says, led by the spirit, you realize that you're in the presence of God and that you are singing Praise unto God and that you are there to show forth God's glory and to glorify and magnify his great and His holy name. [00:20:05]
The Christian is never thoughtless, the Christian is never to be unintelligent. Whatever the Christian does, this element of Reason, understanding, thought is an essential part of it because he is a man who's been enlightened, he's no longer a fool, he's wise, he knows what he's doing. [00:21:45]
The Apostle is not saying that we should sing until we make ourselves happy. He is saying this: Express the happiness that you already feel because of the work of the Spirit In You by singing. [00:37:47]
You Christian people, well now then speak to one another in Psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, join together in singing and making melody in your hearts. We're all in this, this is Christian praise. [00:38:48]
The whole ideal and Glory of a congregation singing is that there is balance, there's holess, they're all one, there are no voices standing out above the others. That's destroying this element of Harmony which is to accompany this beautiful Melody. [00:41:22]
Everything we do in these gatherings in God's house is important. We are met together to praise God and to worship him and to adore him. What a terrible thing if we should go away having done nothing, nothing but give rain to our mere emotions and animal part of our being. [00:44:10]
May God enable us therefore in all we do, whatever gift you've got, whether of song or of speech, of poetry or of art, oh let it be Christian, let the element of beauty, of Harmony, of Peace, the line, this glorious Perfection of the spirit, let it be manifest in all that we do. [00:46:47]
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