Singing belongs to every occasion. We sing in victory, like Moses who celebrated as the Egyptians sunk to the bottom of the sea (Ex. 15). We sing in marriage, like the Song of Solomon which expresses a husband’s love for his wife. We sing in rescue, like David who thanked God for delivering him from his enemies (2Sm. 22).
We sing in big events, like the Levites who rejoiced over the purification of the temple (2Ch 29:27-28). We sing in gratitude, like Mary who exalted the Lord for the privilege of birthing the Son of God (Luke 1:46-56). We sing in praise, like the angels who glorified God at the coming of baby Jesus (Lk. 2:13).
We sing in suffering, like Paul and Silas who cried aloud while shackled to a dungeon wall (Ac. 16:25). We sing in joy, like God who delights in His people (Zep. 3:17). We sing in humility, like the redeemed that fall down before the Lamb of God (Lk. 5:8-9).
In the early 18th century, God used the poetic compositions of Isaac Watts to help the church sing beautiful, doctrinally-rich songs to the glory of the Lord Jesus Christ.
