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Hymn: “My Savior First of All” – Fanny J. Crosby (1820-1915)
Tune: I SHALL KNOW HIM
Mingling… fitting in… not standing out. That’s how I intend
to be when I have opportunity to join the congregational singing in the
hereafter.
Our true understanding of heaven’s details is extremely
limited. Over the years, many have “put a spin” on what we might expect. Books
have been written, songs have been published, art masterpieces have been
produced, extensive studies have been compiled. Someone in Texas even created a
show called “Heaven’s Front Porch.”
Though we lack for too many specifics, it seems we can count
on music being involved. In the Bible’s ultimate book, there is too much
evidence to deny. “Music plays a larger role in the book of
Revelation than in any other book of the New Testament, and few books in all of
Scripture have spawned more hymns sung in Christian worship today.” 1 Along with the singing of the saints,
the only mention of instrumental music in the New Testament appears in
Revelation.
I may not audition for the heavenly choir
because great singing has never been my gift. However, I have from my earliest
memories delighted to sing the congregational songs. So when they crank up
those great melodies of the ages, my delight will continue as I add my not-so-wonderful
singing voice to the greatest congregation ever assembled, joining the grandest
hymn ever sung: the song of the redeemed.
As I have said thousands of times: “Please
stand together as we sing.”
A Congregational Singing of This Hymn
From Gary Chapman’s A Hymn a Week
1 Craig Koester – “The
Distant Triumph Song: Music and the Book of Revelation”: Luther Northwestern Theological Seminary, St. Paul, Minnesota
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