Psalm 66:1-2 – Praise God with shouts of joy, all people! Sing to the glory of his name; offer him glorious praise! (GNB)

Psalm 95:1-2 – Come, let us praise the Lord! Let us sing for joy to God, who protects us! Let us come before him with thanksgiving and sing joyful songs of praise. (GNB)

Ephesians 5:19-20 – Speak to one another with the words of psalms, hymns, and sacred songs; sing hymns and psalms to the Lord with praise in your hearts. In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, always give thanks for everything to God the Father. (GNB)

One of God's greatest gifts to us is the gift of music and songs.

Here are some quotes about the power of music:

"Where words fail, music speaks." – Hans Christian Andersen

"Music acts like a magic key, to which the most tightly closed heart opens." – Maria von Trapp

"Music … will help dissolve your perplexities and purify your character and sensibilities, and in time of care and sorrow, will keep a fountain of joy alive in you." – Dietrich Bonhoeffer

"My heart, which is so full to overflowing, has often been solaced and refreshed by music when sick and weary." – Martin Luther

At our church during the season of Advent last year, we looked at some of the songs in the Bible that were sung around the birth of Christ. On the first Sunday, we looked at Mary's Song in Luke 1:46-55, which begins, "My soul magnifies the Lord." At the end of the message, our minister encouraged us to write a song that week. I enjoy writing poems and songs and so I wrote a song of praise.

As we journey through Advent and sing and listen to the popular Christmas carols, let us remember the reason for the season and sing our own song of praise to the One Who came as a tiny Babe in Bethlehem to be the Saviour of the world.

Prayer: Heavenly Father, we thank You for the precious gift of Your Son Jesus, and we thank You for the gift of music. May we always sing our praises to You, You Who alone are worthy of our praise. In Jesus' name, we pray. Amen.

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