WOV #795, “Oh, Sing to the Lord”
Devotion
One of the blessings of With One Voice is the inclusion of hymns from non-European traditions in our worship services. For instance, “Cantad al Seńor” has become a favorite of mine. Now, not only can I sing “Children of the Heavenly Father” in Swedish, but this song in Spanish. There is great joy in many voices being raised to God!
This song will be especially important to our congregation on Reformation Sunday, as a group from here will be singing it at a worship service in a rural Guatemalan village. We are going there to celebrate with our brothers and sisters the first anniversary of their new Lutheran congregation. Our growing relationship is indeed a new song for all of us, and it is truly a blessing. What new songs are God singing in your life?
Prayer
O Lord, may we not be so rooted in the past that we miss the beauty of the new things you bring to us in the present. Amen.