Some choices may not seem to matter much, but what we sing matters a great deal in eternity.
We’re building your song memory so that even without anyone helping you, without internet access, and even without a CD player (anyone have one of those?), you can sing to the Lord any day of the week. We’re praising the Lord for who He is and what He’s done, and we’re telling Him how much we love Him.
Morningside sings the final stanza of “This Is My Father’s World” on January 17, 2021.
Because what we sing matters so much, we take great care in how we choose the songs we sing and listen to together. The lyrics must be biblical, and we try to minimize any distraction that comes from the music itself or from the way we sing or play. If you’d like to see the history of our congregational singing since 2017, just contact Pastor Jones.
One of the Bible’s commands about singing, though, is to do it “in your heart” (Eph. 5:19; Col. 3:16). If you’re filled with the Spirit (Eph. 5:18) and allowing God’s Word to find a rich dwelling inside you (Col. 3:16), what’s in your heart is what we need to be singing. So from time to time we ask you what you’d like to sing. One of our liveliest social media discussions of 2020 was when we asked, “Share a song we sing that has helped you feel closer to God.” It’s not as if feelings are the most important part of worship—that’s not why we ask. But when your heart is engaged, some righteous emotions will be involved (see, for instance, Psalms 42 & 63).
March 28 is a Singspiration—the evening’s message is primarily in the songs we’ll be singing. That’s how much we believe in our songs. Not that they could ever take the primary place God’s Word itself must take in our worship. But we believe so strongly in their power to reinforce God’s Word that from time to time we take a fellowship-oriented service to celebrate what we sing in common.
This Singspiration we’ll feature favorites from as many of our classes as we can. We’d love to hear from you.