Some of my earliest memories involve singing in church. I can still see my dad standing on the front row before he would get up to preach. He would bounce on his toes a bit while singing with a full voice and lifted eyebrows. I can still see my mom, perched in the choir loft with joy on her face. I remember older saints as they joined in the great hymns of our faith.
In short, congregational singing has played a formative role in my life both theologically and spiritually. The hymns we sang helped me both know and sing the truths we hold so dearly.
The Scriptures resound with singing. There are over fifty direct commands for us to sing, and singing is mentioned over 400 times in the Bible. Singing doesn’t merely play a one-dimensional function in the life of the church; it plays a multi-faceted, invaluable role as we worship God. It shapes our discipleship, and declaration to the world.
Psalm 96:1–3 functions as a microcosm that helps us see this clearly. It highlights three reasons why we sing.
1. We sing as an act of worship.
Singing, first and foremost, is an act of worship to
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