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Boy how I remember that song every Sunday morning of my growing years. We sang it after every church service before we were dismissed to go home. I just remember when the doxology was sung, I would always let out a “oh brother, here we go again” sigh and if I was sitting by Mom she would nudge me and look down at me with that “you better be reverent and sing the words” look. So in my most monotone, uninterested, just get through it voice I would be obedient to her. I’m sure God was not pleased with me and my little ” hurry and just get this over with” attitude, Mom sure wasn’t pleased with me.
It has been years since I have heard much less sang that song and had almost forgotten about it, that is until last Sunday at church. At the beginning of the service when our fabulous Westridge Church praise band was doing their usual awesome getting us all in the mood to worship God with the music, they played a jazzed up spiritual version of the Doxology that completely rocked the sanctuary! I mean the whole church was so filled with praises for God as we sang it several times with hands lifted up to Him and tears of joy and love for our Redeemer flowing down the cheeks of so many people praising Him! It was absolutely incredible!!! I know with all my heart that God had to be looking down on us just beaming with pleasure as His children gave him so much praise.
I now, so many years later, totally have a different outlook on the song that I used to dread singing on Sunday morning! Thanks WRC praise band for having such a heart for God to sing that wonderful song to God from the depths of your servant hearts and make me see so many years later the true meaning of singing it to God! I look forward with expected excitement to sing it again next time the Holy Spirit lays it on your hearts to do so again.
How blessed we are at Westridge Church to have a praise band that has such a heart of worship and desires to pass it on to the rest of us every Sunday morning! I find myself singing the songs in praise to God all through the week.
Praise God from whom all blessings flow
Praise Him all creatures here below
Praise Him above ye heavenly host
Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost
AMEN!
