America at the Crossroads
Jerry Vines
Psalms 85
I think we understand that music is a big part of the celebrations we have in America. On special holidays we always have music, both secular and sacred. As we celebrate our independence on the Fourth of July, music is a vital part of that celebration as well. We have anything from Lone Star and Sarah Evans, all the way up to the Boston Pops. We sing these great patriotic songs and a lot of what we believe is incorporated in the songs that we sing. One of the songs that has caught on in our day is the one that was introduced by Lee Greenwood in 1984 during the presidential campaign. You may remember these words. ''I'm proud to be an American, where at least I know I'm free. And I won't forget the men who died, who gave that right to me. And I'll gladly stand up next to you and defend her still today. Cause there ain't no doubt I love this land. God bless the USA.''
In an earlier year, many of us remember the beautiful music of Kate Smith. We remember that she introduced a song also in her day which became something of a national song for Americans during the celebration of the Fourth of July. In those crystal clear as a bell tones, Kate Smith sang, ''God bless America. Land that I love. Stand beside her and guide her, through the night with a light from above.''
So music is a very important part of our national celebration during holiday times. Music was also important during the days of the people of God in the Old Testament. The Jewish people would gather together. They would go up to Jerusalem and they would sing great songs that would indicate the significance of the particular holiday they were celebrating. There were some songs that were national in nature, celebrating their freedom and celebrating the fact that they were indeed the people of God. As we study these Old Testament songs we remind ourselves that the psalms were the hymns of the Jewish people. When you read the book of Psalms you are re ...
Jerry Vines
Psalms 85
I think we understand that music is a big part of the celebrations we have in America. On special holidays we always have music, both secular and sacred. As we celebrate our independence on the Fourth of July, music is a vital part of that celebration as well. We have anything from Lone Star and Sarah Evans, all the way up to the Boston Pops. We sing these great patriotic songs and a lot of what we believe is incorporated in the songs that we sing. One of the songs that has caught on in our day is the one that was introduced by Lee Greenwood in 1984 during the presidential campaign. You may remember these words. ''I'm proud to be an American, where at least I know I'm free. And I won't forget the men who died, who gave that right to me. And I'll gladly stand up next to you and defend her still today. Cause there ain't no doubt I love this land. God bless the USA.''
In an earlier year, many of us remember the beautiful music of Kate Smith. We remember that she introduced a song also in her day which became something of a national song for Americans during the celebration of the Fourth of July. In those crystal clear as a bell tones, Kate Smith sang, ''God bless America. Land that I love. Stand beside her and guide her, through the night with a light from above.''
So music is a very important part of our national celebration during holiday times. Music was also important during the days of the people of God in the Old Testament. The Jewish people would gather together. They would go up to Jerusalem and they would sing great songs that would indicate the significance of the particular holiday they were celebrating. There were some songs that were national in nature, celebrating their freedom and celebrating the fact that they were indeed the people of God. As we study these Old Testament songs we remind ourselves that the psalms were the hymns of the Jewish people. When you read the book of Psalms you are re ...
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