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Worthy of Worship |Worship #8|

O Lord, You are worthy of all worship and praise..!🤲

How my heart sings to exult of Your glory... 🤗

You are worthy! Worthy is the Lamb🐑 who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might and honor and glory and blessing🎺!

O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! Psalm 8:9 🌍👑🙌

Praise the Lord! Soli Deo Gloria!🛐😌

 

"Worthy of Worship"

Terry W. York/ Blankenship. | Arr Tom Fettke/ Thomas Grassi

Worthy of worship, worthy of praise

Worthy of honour and glory

Worthy of all the glad songs we can sing

Worthy of all of the off’rings we bring


You are worthy, Father, Creator

You are worthy, Saviour, Sustainer

You are worthy, worthy and wonderful

Worthy of worship and praise


Worthy of rev'rence, worthy of fear

Worthy of love and devotion

Worthy of bowing and bending of knees

Worthy of all this and added to these


Almighty Father, Master and Lord

King of all kings and Redeemer

Wonderful Counsellor, Comforter, Friend

Saviour and Source of our life without end


You are worthy, Father, Creator

You are worthy, Saviour, Sustainer

You are worthy, worthy and wonderful

Worthy of worship and praise. . .


Worthy of praise... Alleluia!



 

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“I remember when a boy being taken to see the residence of one of our nobility, and the good friend who took me noticed my astonishment at the largeness of the house. I was amazed at it, having never seen anything like it, and so I said, ‘What a house for a man to live in!’ ‘Bless you, boy,’ said he, ‘this is only the kitchen!’ I was only looking at the servants’ apartments, and was astonished at the grandeur thereof; but the mansion itself was a far nobler affair.

Oftentimes when you see what the Lord has done, you are ready to cry out, ‘How can all this be? His goodness, his mercy, is it as great as this?’😭 Rest assured that you have only seen a little of his goodness🤏, as it were the kitchen of his great house: you have not seen the palace of the Most High, where he reveals his full power and splendor👑.”
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-Charles Spurgeon-

 

History & Thoughts

This fairly young hymn, in comparison to a few 17th century hymns in The Baptist Hymnal, 1991, was written by Terry W. York and put to music by Mark Blankenship in 1988.

The hymn is not only a call to worship but answers the question of why we worship? He is worthy, yes, but what makes him worthy? It is because of who He is, what He has done, and will do in our lives as children of the Living God. This is a hymn of worship and education with use of non-inclusionary language; the call for human response to the nature of God, the doctrine the Trinity, and the text “glad songs we sing” is used as a generic term for “all creation” (Phil. 2:9 “. . . let every knee bow . . .”).

This hymn embraces the use of anaphora; repeating the word “worthy” at the beginning on successive lines and alliteration in the first two stanzas: “Worthy of worship, worthy of praise.”

It also arranges the verses in order of intensity; verse one: worthy of worship, verse two: worthy of Love, and lastly the refrain builds into the last verse: “Almighty Father, Master and Lord” which is an itemization, or listing of the names of God.



Great is the Lord and Most Worthy of Praise


The first stanza is more of a broad description of the physical type of worship we offer to God; praises, glad songs, honor, glory and bringing of all of the offerings.

The scriptural reference of Psalm of Praise, Psalm 145:3 “Great is the Lord👑, and greatly to be praised, and his greatness is unsearchable😭.”

God’s greatness is so unfathomable that can never run out of reasons to praise him. Psalms continues to say “The Lord is gracious and compassionate . . . The Lord is good to all . . . The Lord is faithful . . . the Lord uphold all those who fall . . . The Lord is righteous . . . The Lord is near . . .The Lord watches over all who love him.”



Every Tongue Shall Confess


The second stanza addresses the posture of the worshipers heart; reverent, fearful, love, devotion, bowing and bended knees. Philippians 2:9–11 says "Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord🙇, to the glory of God the Father🎺."


Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God


The third stanza comes from Isaiah 9:6-

"For to us a child is born,

to us a son is given;

and the government shall be upon his shoulder,

and his name shall be called

Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God✨,

Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace."

(History & Thought by Lucas Olivarez)

 

Reflection

Dear Lord,

Thank You for Your glory that radiates throughout my life. Who am i? To have the opportunity to know You😭…

what is man that you are mindful of him, and the son of man that you care for him?
Yet you have made him a little lower than the heavenly beings and crowned him with glory and honor. Psalm 8:4-5 😭🤔🛐

As i observe all these pre-apocalyptic wars💣, droughts, viruses reminds me that this world is limited. How my life is ever so fragile🤯. And yet as i sing🎤, i forget of all my troubles, as i lie in anticipation of Your second coming✝️..

That Judgment Day is coming and all will end. And we must repent of our sins before it's too late🙇. For the Kingdom of heaven is at hand. That Jesus Christ our hope is coming soon. And in my hopeless situation You have and always will be my hope; my Savior; and my salvation🕊️. Thank You Jesus... You are worthy. Worthy of all this and added to these🤲. You are glorious🌟


 

O Lord as i start my day, thank You for this song🥺,

for Your glory to come, as I envision and see everyone praising in unison👨‍👦,

lifting our eyes, bowing our knees, raising our hands, singing🎶

singing

singing

hymns of Your glory, in exultation of Your radiance☀️

my heart is comforted🤗

my heart is lifted up

and my joy arises from the depths of my heart💗


Praise be Your name! You glorious and righteous name!🎺

Thank You for this moment of praise, a start to my day

Lord, be my impetus and strength✊,

the spark needed to burn in the fire and for Your Holy Spirt🔥

that warms me and others to see Your glory👑

to have courage🏃

and to most importantly, praise, praise, praise Your glorious name...!🙌

In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.



Updated on: March 2, 2022 | March 4, 2022 | June 20, 2022


Credits: 📷Padi Yu | 🌐Lucas Olivarez

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