{"id":49,"date":"2009-06-11T11:36:32","date_gmt":"2009-06-11T11:36:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bettergatherings.com.au\/?p=49"},"modified":"2025-12-19T21:02:44","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T21:02:44","slug":"8-scriptural-expressions-of-praise","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bettergatherings.com.au\/?page_id=49","title":{"rendered":"Scriptural expressions of praise"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 200%;\">Many wonderful songs of praise have been written throughout the centuries and regularly find their place in our services.\u00a0 But there is great benefit in reading together biblical expressions of praise, in the language that God inspired.\u00a0 Many passages from the Psalms could be used in this way.\u00a0 Suitable passages from other parts of the Bible are suggested here, some combining verses from different contexts.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> <span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><em>An Australian Prayer Book<\/em> includes versions of the following, in a form that can easily be recited together: <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><em>Hymn to the Risen Christ<\/em> (1 Corinthians 5:7; Romans 6:9; 1 Corinthians 15:20, p. 23)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><em>Te Deum <\/em>(&#8216;We praise you O God&#8217;, p. 24)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><em>The Song of Zechariah <\/em>(Luke 1:68-79, p. 25)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><em>The Song of Mary <\/em> (Luke 1:46-55, p. 30)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><em>The Song of Simeon <\/em>(Luke 2:29-32, p. 30)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><em>Hymn to the Word <\/em>(John 1:1-5, 10-14, 16, p. 70)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Ephesians 1:3-6 (p. 73)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><em>A Song of Isaiah <\/em>(Isaiah 12:2-6, p. 71)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><em>A Song of Christ&#8217;s Glory <\/em>(Philippians 2:6-11, p. 76)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Hebrews 10:19-22 (p. 79)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><em>Jesus Saviour of the World <\/em> (p. 80)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Ephesians 2:4-7 (p. 81)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><em>A Song to the Lamb <\/em>(Revelation 4:11; 5:9b-10, p. 82)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><em>Great and Wonderful <\/em>(Revelation 15:3-4, p. 85).<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> <span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><em>Common Worship <\/em>(pp. 786-96) contains the following additional biblical &#8216;songs&#8217; or passages suitable for corporate praise:<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><em>A Song of the Wilderness <\/em>(<em>Advent<\/em>, Isaiah 35:1, 2b-4a, 4c-6, 10)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><em>A Song of the Messiah <\/em>(<em>Christmas<\/em>, Isaiah 9:2, 3b, 4a, 6, 7)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><em>A Song of the New Jerusalem <\/em>(<em>Epiphany<\/em>, Isaiah 60:1-3, 11a, 18, 19, 14b)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><em>A Song of Humility <\/em>(<em>Lent<\/em>, Hosea 6:1-6)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><em>The Song of Moses and Miriam <\/em>(<em>Easter<\/em>, Exodus 15:1b-3, 6, 10, 13, 17)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><em>A Song of Ezekiel <\/em>(<em>Pentecost<\/em>, Ezekiel 36:24-26, 28b)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><em>A Song of David <\/em>(1 Chronicles 29:10b-13, 14b)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><em>A Song of the Spirit <\/em>(<em>Advent<\/em>, Revelation 22:12-14, 16, 17)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><em>A Song of Redemption <\/em>(<em>Christmas<\/em>, Colossians 1:13-18a, 19, 20a)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><em>A Song of Praise <\/em>(<em>Epiphany<\/em>, Revelation 4:11; 5:9b, 10)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><em>A Song of Christ the Servant <\/em>(<em>Lent<\/em>, 1 Peter 2:21b-25)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><em>A Song of Faith <\/em>(<em>Easter<\/em>, 1 Peter 1:3-5, 18, 19, 21)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><em>A Song of God&#8217;s Children <\/em>(<em>Pentecost<\/em>, Romans 8:2, 15, 15b-19)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><em>A Song of the Lamb <\/em>(Revelation 19:1b, 5b, 6b, 7, 9b)<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many wonderful songs of praise have been written throughout the centuries and regularly find their place in our services.\u00a0 But there is great benefit in reading together biblical expressions of praise, in the language that God inspired.\u00a0 Many passages from the Psalms could be used in this way.\u00a0 Suitable passages from other parts of the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":8,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-49","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\r\n<title>Scriptural 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