Psalm 95:1 “O come, let us sing unto the LORD: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation. Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms. For the LORD is a great God, and a great King above all gods.”
As
many writers have pointed out, using music in worship is not about what the
worshiper gets out of musicing unto God, but rather about how he or she
responds to God through musicing unto Him.
We know that the key to worshiping by the use of music is not receiving
feeling from our musicing, but rather how one is drawn into God’s presence by
the on purpose act of taking the journey from the natural to the supernatural
and thereby communicating with God through music.
Worshiping
with the use of music is not an event, performance, or an aesthetic experience,
but rather a vehicle for worshiper to respond to God verbally. It is not the only possible verbal response but
it is most certainly a useful one. I believe
that one of the reasons that singing unto God in worship is such an efficacious
aid to worship is that it is a response to one of God’s clear commands to the
worshiper.
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