Ps 149:5-6
Let the faithful shout in glory
while on their private couch
May the praise of God be in their mouths as a double-edged sword in
their hands
Hallelujah.
I heard in heaven a new song,
and not the modern kind of new.
It wasn’t a bigger, better, and a
patented original.
It was a melody intensely
familiar--
evoking the scent of Easter in my
childhood--
before religion was deafened
by sophisticated disappointments.
And the unfamiliar, distinct
measures
re-energized my old age.
May the whole gathered church
vibrate the world to its core
with ever-new waves of heaven--
Sanctuary sounds emanating from on
high
through every private prayer-room--
when we shout and sing.
There’s no more powerful weapon.
The song is a double edged sword--
The one that comes from Jesus’
mouth into ours.
Our song is the instrument he
uses
to shackle the thugs of all
nations
and to advance justice.
Never underestimate the social power
Of a new song from the Source.
For it is written:
Such redemptive singing is our
great honor.
Hallelujah.
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