Ps 96:1 tells us ‘ Sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all the earth’ (a command repeated in Ps 98:1 and Ps 149:1.) This promises to be a great summer of new songs for the Lord. Matt Redman’s album ‘Unbroken Praise’ was released in June and on 17 July the new album from Tim Hughes (‘Pocketful of Faith’) is released (listen here for a previews of the tracks.) Later on in August, Rend Collective’s new album (‘As Family We Go‘) is also released, with promise of a new Aaron Shust album later this year…
We are grateful for every songwriter blessed of God to bring us new songs to sing to God, songs which express our gratitude, awe and wonder at the nature of God and which remind us of the awesome things He has done on man’s behalf. We are grateful for the new songs Garry and others are bringing to our church, echoing the prayers of our heart (‘Holy Spirit, Come‘) and teaching us the truth that ‘we’ll boast/ in the King of Kings we’ll boast.’ But the challenge to ‘sing to the Lord a new song’ remains for each one of us, whether we feel particularly gifted in this area or not! We can all sing a song of praise to God, letting the overflow of our hearts speak out the thankfulness and praise within. Our songs may never make it onto a CD or reach a wide audience, but God delights to hear the songs of each one of us as we worship and adore our mighty Saviour.
And if you’re not sure about your ability to sing a new song, you can always make a joyful noise to the Lord! (Ps 100:1, Ps 66:1)
