The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-07-14

| poems were originally WTltteu diiu
intended for use in public worship.
The word liturgy" simply means
the order of Of service, and
all churches have liturgies whether
they give them that name or not.
Our familiar 'Holy, Holy.
Holy" was written for 8 In
m early morning service;
"Bread Of the world" was writ
ten rs q Communion hymn;
Break Thou the Bread Of Life"
while often used 1T Communion
was no 50 intended, rs you can
tell by reading II carefully; II
was meant for use just before
the reading Of the Scripture.
DAY 10 Dying in the West II
best used in an outdoor service.
ivory Palaces" was written n
Sunday afternoon in North Caro-
lima for use in an evangelistic meet
ing that night. It might interest
you to leaf through your own hymn
nal and see how many hymns were
written purposely for church use.
Songs Of the Temple
THREE ~liturgical Psalms r u
! lesson selection. Use your
imagination when you read them.
As you read Psalm "A. think Of
a great procession m CHI
through the streets Of Jerusalem
on a holy day and approaching the
tall temple shining o. the city's
highest hill. Singing as they climb.
perhaps one part of the congrega-
ton sings the question: WHO shall
ascend into the hill of the Lord?
Who shall stand in his holy placer
Perhaps another group of voices
takes up the answer: He that hath
clean hands. and a pure heart ;"
AS the great gates swing open. the
chant rises: Lift up your heads.
g we gatesl" for the King of Kings,
the Lord of Lords. is marching.
The little kings lin Israel and
over the world) have come and
gone; only the Lord of Hosts Is
the King Of Glory. Singing the
glory of God brings It before
the mind far better than read
ing about 1t In = book!
Then the 84th Psalm is taken
from what they called the Chief
Musicians Collection" evidently
a part Of what we now would call
the choir library. 1t is the song OF
4 man who loves the church and
'oves the people whom he finds
there. Psalm 95:l-7b is also obvi-
pusly a song for public worship.
and still Is sung every morning 10
churches around the world.
The Best is Not Too Good
IF in ancient times when Gods
! people we're learning to sing.
the noblest poems of inspired men
were set to the best music avail
able and used for the honor Of God
and the help of man. then surely
Christians ought to do no less.
n . had . friend ceming
TO e you. one whom You re-
spect and wish to honor, You
certainly would not set the table
with all the chipped-up old
kitchen china and you wouldn't
put wiIted flowers on the table
and you certainly wouldn't keep
the radio tuned to the tin-pan-
niess trash you could find on
the dial.
No. II you have anything for him
you want Il 10 be Of the very ben.
why not 30 with Godf The house
Of God Is no place for cheap. bad
music, jingly meaningless rhymes
instead Of noble hymns and psalms.
tiresome grind-organ tunes or JAZZ
Nv swing stuff instead Of music that
has real power and beauty. II nor.
sense is bad in q sermon, II is
worse in a prayer and worst of ali
in a hymn. II mere noise is bad in
q sermon. it is worse in a prayer
and unbearably bad In a hymn
tCoryright by the International Coun-
n OF Religious Education on behalf OF
70 Protestant denominations. Released
hy wNU Features.