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July 10, 2024

Read Psalm 98

Well, Merry Christmas, everyone.  I love many things about Christmas, but one of my favorite things is the music.  It takes all the self-control I have in me not to listen to Christmas music before the end of Thanksgiving.  However, it is good to have to wait.  It’s good to have a little self-control.  The waiting makes the music more precious and special.  We only get to have it at a certain time of the year.  Because it is not part of our routine, we listen more closely to the words.  We savor the words.  We let the words work in our hearts and minds. 

Sing a new song to the Lord,
    for he has done wonderful deeds.

So What: I encourage you to spend some time comparing Psalm 98 with Joy to the World.  What similarities do you see? This exercise will engage your mind and heart, and who knows, it might even inspire you to write some poetry if you’re feeling adventurous. 

Joy to the world; the Lord is come;
Let earth re­ceive her king:
Let ev­ery heart pre­pare Him room,
And Hea­ven and na­ture sing,
And Hea­ven and na­ture sing,
And Hea­ven, and Hea­ven, and na­ture sing.

Joy to the earth, the Sav­ior reigns;
Let men their songs em­ploy;
While fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains
Repeat the sound­ing joy,
Repeat the sound­ing joy,
Repeat, re­peat, the sound­ing joy.

No more let sins and sor­rows grow,
Nor thorns in­fest the ground;
He comes to make His bless­ings flow
Far as the curse is found,
Far as the curse is found,
Far as, far as, the curse is found.

He rules the world with truth and grace,
And makes the na­tions prove
The glo­ries of His right­eous­ness,
And won­ders of His love,
And won­ders of His love,
And won­ders, won­ders, of His love.

Blessings: Kristyne   

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