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Thursday Hymn Reflection: “O Lord, You’re Beautiful”
Today’s hymn is short, and is also fairly new, being just 30 years old. Keith Green wrote this short song as a simple song of praise. The song (as it is found in most song books) contains just 2 verses of 4 lines each, but the song is amazingly powerful despite its brevity. The song is really a prayer song that does two things. First, the song focuses on God and is a simple statement of trust on Him. Second, the song asks God to continue to provide love and forgiveness to us, even when our faith is wavering. At Lebanon Road, I like to lead the first verse of the…
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6 Good Reasons to Have Singing Nights
When we worked in Haleyville, we had one Sunday night each month set aside for singing, Scripture reading and prayer. About 40-45 minutes of our hour-long worship was spent focusing on these areas of worship. Here at Lebanon Road, we have one Wednesday night ever other month for the same purpose. (Lebanon Road members, don’t forget that we have one tonight!) Some think that nights like these are a waste of time. I know I have some bias, because I am a song leader and enjoy singing, but there are other good reasons to continue with nights like these and to give them emphasis. Here are 6 reasons. 1. Singing unifies.…
