Welcome!  Hymns have been and continue to be a real source of inspiration to me.  My desire in this blog is to share special hymns with my readers hoping that the words will minister to them, especially in times of great personal need.  If one of these hymns ministers to you, please take time to leave a comment so that I know that my blog is helping others as much as it helps me. Sometimes I will also provide a link where you can go to hear the hymn played.  So, please join me here each week and sing along as we praise God together.

Sunday, October 23, 2011

GLORIFY THY NAME

Over the past few years I have shared my thoughts and the history of many great hymns and Gospel songs that have ministered to me throughout my life. And since my weekly readership has grown to about 350, I am assuming that there are many, like me, who love these special pieces of music. But I also believe that there are many of the newer praise choruses which also minister to us. One of the first such choruses dates way back to 1976 when it was written by Donna Adkins. It is based on Psalm 86:12"I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart and I will glorify thy name for evermore." I must admit that it is my favorite praise chorus and it is a challenge to me every time I sing it as part of my worship. I only wish that it would still be included in worship services today. It should be our desire to glorify God in all that we do. That is our purpose in life. But if we are honest, we often fail to do this. What about our conversation and even our thoughts? Do they always glorify the Lord? What about the way we treat others, especially those who have hurt us or hold different opinions? Do we glorify the Lord.? What about our true motives for service? Is it to glorufy the Lord or to bring glory to ourselves? Think about that one carefully. What about our reactions to family members, to our bosses, to our teachers, to cashiers, to waiters, to neighbors, etc.? Do we always glorify the Lord? Our prayer should be what the words of this chorus say, we should do our part to glorify the name of the Lord, in our home, in our county, in our state, in our country and in the entire earth.

Father, we love You
We worship and adore You
Glorify Thy Name in all the earth
Glorify Thy Name
Glorify Thy Name
Glorify Thy Name in all the earth

Jesus, we love You
We worship and adore You
Glorify Thy Name in all the earth
Glorify Thy Name
Glorify Thy Name
Glorify Thy Name in all the earth

Spirit, we love You
We worship and adore You
Glorify Thy Name in all the earth
Glorify Thy Name
Glorify Thy Name
Glorify Thy Name in all the earth.

You can listen to it here. LISTEN
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