2/15/12 Holy! Holy!
Holy! Lord God Almighty, Early in the morning my song shall rise to Thee…..If
I were to “wager,” I’d say that hymn is the first, or at least on the first few
pages, of every Methodist and Baptist hymnbook. You denominational folks, with
hymnal access, will have to let me know. It’s just stored in my mental hymnal bank---those
recollections from my youth. God can certainly speak to my heart through those
rich old melodies and familiar lyrics.
So......this week, I've been using hymns to
speak to God’s heart. I’m singing familiar verses and choruses to the Lord and
praying the psalms, Bonhoeffer’s “prayer book of the Bible.” In a way it’s also
a hymn book of the Bible……so I must be on the right track.
Holy,
Holy, Holy’s lyrics have shown me the importance of executing this vocal exercise, my God Song, as morning "breaks". This week I’ve been composing my song “early”….whether it’s
a praise song, a battle song or a song of comfort. Composition takes place before
my feet even hit the floor!
How grateful I am, as one who can’t read music or “carry a
tune,” that the Lord who hears from heaven, (Nehemiah 9:28) hears the God Song of
my heart---not the pitch of my voice.
