Tag: O worship the King

Saturday 24th May 2025

“Give unto the Lord, O you mighty ones,
Give unto the Lord glory and strength.
2 Give unto the Lord the glory due to His name;
Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness.

3 The voice of the Lord is over the waters;
The God of glory thunders;
The Lord is over many waters.
4 The voice of the Lord is powerful;
The voice of the Lord is full of majesty.

5 The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars,
Yes, the Lord splinters the cedars of Lebanon.
6 He makes them also skip like a calf,
Lebanon and Sirion like a young wild ox.
7 The voice of the Lord divides the flames of fire.

8 The voice of the Lord shakes the wilderness;
The Lord shakes the Wilderness of Kadesh.
9 The voice of the Lord makes the deer give birth,
And strips the forests bare;
And in His temple everyone says, “Glory!”

10 The Lord sat enthroned at the Flood,
And the Lord sits as King forever.
11 The Lord will give strength to His people;
The Lord will bless His people with peace.” Psalm 29 NKJ

Lord of the mighty Voice,

Did David write Psalm 8 on a moonlit night? “When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You have ordained, what is man that You are mindful of him, and the son of man that You visit him? (Psalm 8:3,4).Did he write Psalm 19 on a sunny morning? “God has made a home in the heavens for the sun. It bursts forth like a radiant bridegroom after his wedding. It rejoices like a great athlete eager to run the race.(Psalm 19:4b,5 NLT).

Did he write this on Psalm 29 in the midst of a great thunder storm? When great trees were split in two (verse 5) and lightening started fires (verse 7)?

One thing is certain that David has glimpsed the power of what You have created and realised it is small against Your magnificence and power and might. So he writes this Psalm of pure praise. You speak and things happen. And we also know that. In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God . . . and the word became flesh and dwelt among us. A powerful Word that was Jesus and He was full of unfailing love and faithfulness. (John 1:1-14)

So we too praise You for Your almighty voice that conquered death and will be faithful until You have fulfilled Your purposes. That speaks strength to Your people in every generation. Until You come again. We will praise You.

In Jesus name we pray, Amen.

Worship Saturday 25th May 2025
Traditional hymn that reflects Psalm 29. Could do with a bit of thunder and lightening for atmosphere.

O worship the King all-glorious above,
O gratefully sing his power and his love:
our shield and defender, the Ancient of Days,
pavilioned in splendor and girded with praise.

O tell of his might and sing of his grace,
whose robe is the light, whose canopy space.
His chariots of wrath the deep thunderclouds form,
and dark is his path on the wings of the storm.

Thy bountiful care, what tongue can recite?
It breathes in the air, it shines in the light;
it streams from the hills, it descends to the plain,
and sweetly distills in the dew and the rain.

O measureless Might, ineffable Love,
while angels delight to hymn Thee above!
Thy humble creation though feeble their lays
With true adoration shall sing to Thy praise!

Lyrics: Robert Grant

Wednesday 23rd August 2023

“But now, this is what the Lord says—he who created you, Jacob, he who formed you, Israel: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine. 2 When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you blaze. 3 For I am the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Saviour;” Isaiah 43:1-3 NIV

Lord our Creator,

You formed us and more than that breathed life into us. And here You promised Your people Israel that if they would be true to You, You promised to redeem them. And we mread of the many occasions You did in the Old Testament.

Here You, Lord are speaking to Jacob and Israel, but underlying these are truths, realities spoken to us who trust in Christ as a part of the church – the people of God. We know that in this world we will have trouble and difficulty. It is different for all of us but these verse give us something to hold on to. You the God of the Universe know us and call us by name. And whatever we, I am going through You are with us, our shield and defender (Psalm 28:7).

What an awesome truth that You are personally with us in our daily challenges and trials and struggles. Helping us, holding us, loving us. Help this truth to soak in to us today.

In Jesus name, Amen.

Lord our Creator,

Keep our family, friends, neighbours, colleagues in the centre of Your care and shelter today. Reveal Yourself to those who do not really know You yet and continue to soften the hearts of those who have turned away. Meet the needs of those who are going through trouble or trials and touch those who need healing today.

Foe Ukraine we again plead for Your intervention and a path to peace. We pray for our world with so many places going through actual fire and flood. Yes, we ask that You would not only help those fighting the fires and trying to stem the floods, but that You would reach out and calm the weather systems causing them.

Help those passing through the trials of losing their homes. Comfort those who have lost loved ones. Provide for those who need places of safety, words of comfort and help and hope for the future.

In Jesus name we pray Amen.

Worship Wednesday 23rd August 2023

 O worship the King all-glorious above,
O gratefully sing his power and his love:
our shield and defender, the Ancient of Days,
pavilioned in splendour and girded with praise.|

O tell of his might and sing of his grace,
whose robe is the light, whose canopy space.
His chariots of wrath the deep thunderclouds form,
and dark is his path on the wings of the storm.

The earth with its store of wonders untold,
Almighty, Thy power hath founded of old;
Established it fast by a changeless decree,
And round it hath cast, like a mantle, the sea.

Frail children of dust, and feeble as frail,
in you do we trust, nor find you to fail.
Your mercies, how tender, how firm to the end,
our Maker, Defender, Redeemer, and Friend!

Lyrics: Robert Grant