God's lyrics : rediscovering worship through Old Testament songs /
Douglas Sean O'Donnell.
- Phillipsburg, N.J. : P & R Pub., c2010.
- xxii, 211 p. : ill., music ; 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
A lost treasure -- The song of Moses : Te Deum of triumph (Ex. 15:1/21) -- The song of Yahweh : an exodus from Israel's apostasy (Deut. 32:1/43) -- The song of Deborah : a punctured temple, a pouring out of joy (Judg. 5) -- The songs in Samuel : the barren woman and the fertile king (1 Sam. 2:1-10; 2 Sam. 22) -- The song of Habakkuk : a time to wait ... for wrath (Hab. 3) -- Come, Christians, join to sing! -- Lord-centered : magnifying God -- The acts of the Lord : recalling salvation history -- Joy over justice : rejoicing in God's just judgments -- Practical wisdom : exhorting us to godliness -- Postlude and prelude : an introduction and an invitation -- "My strength, my song, my salvation" (Ex. 15) -- "Why should you now not adore Him?" (Deut. 32) -- "God of triumph" (Judg. 5) -- "Our king, God does exalt" (1 Sam. 2:1/10) -- "Though the fig trees blossom not" (Hab. 3) -- "Worthy, thou, O Christ" (Rev. 5:9/11) -- The top songs sung in American churches, 2000-2008.
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Bible--Use in hymns Bible.--Old Testament--Criticism, interpretation, etc.