Singing With a Computer

     Two pastors were singing together the other evening while leading a prayer meeting on social media. It was a new experience yet it was very good. They were ending the service by singing, just the two of them, no instruments, just voices. They began with “It is Well With My Soul,” then went to “Great Is Thy Faithfulness” and ended with “Victory in Jesus.” I listened for the first two songs and then began to hum during the ending of the second song and then went to fully singing in the third song. There comes a point when you have to start singing whether you are a perfect pitch musician or just a person who loves to sing. It was a great way to end the service that evening. Psalm 89:1 says, “I will sing of the mercies of the LORD for ever: with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations.”

       Naturally, the Psalms have a lot to say about singing as it is the “hymn” book for the Israelites. The last five Psalms seem to cap it all off with verse after verse of proclaiming the greatness of God. The verse for today has been put to music already for the current church. I hear the tune as I read the verses. First, we have something to sing about. Better put, we have Someone to sing about, the LORD Himself. The Book of Psalms directs our attention to God and is a book that spends the majority of its time in conversation with God especially, singing praise to Him. In this passage, the Psalmist writes about how long he will sing. It reminds us that he will sing forever. There are those people who only call out to God when there is some great difficulty that comes into their lives. The rest of the time, they are dwelling in their own song which is about their life or their love or their possessions. Our music in general will focus on our relationships with others, our political beliefs or the culture in which we live. For the believer, the song is different. You become infected with the song to the point that you just have to let it out so you sing. It may not be the best intonation but it is the expression of your heart because of what God has done in your life or even something about God's character. In this passage, the Psalmist sings forever of the Mercies of the LORD. He wants to express his knowledge of the “faithfulness of God” to all generations. Our hymn, “Great is Thy Faithfulness” comes from the verses in the middle of the Book of Lamentations. Even in one of the greatest times of sorrow, God's faithfulness and His mercy was brought out. It is true even today even in the circumstances in which we currently living. As a result, we too can sing forever of the mercy of God. In the days to come I am sure you will find yourself humming a tune from one of your hymnals or even being caught up in song through the various forms of media that we have today. You may even find yourself humming, “Victory in Jesus.” Praise God today and every day for His faithfulness and mercy.