{"id":27075,"date":"2015-08-05T00:15:43","date_gmt":"2015-08-05T04:15:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/?p=27075"},"modified":"2015-08-04T22:25:01","modified_gmt":"2015-08-05T02:25:01","slug":"how-can-i-keep-from-singing-your-praise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/2015\/08\/05\/how-can-i-keep-from-singing-your-praise\/","title":{"rendered":"How Can I Keep From Singing Your Praise"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16629\" src=\"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv-300x175.jpg\" alt=\"psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv\" width=\"300\" height=\"175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv-300x175.jpg 300w, https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv.jpg 341w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">There is an endless song<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">Echoes in my soul<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">I hear the music ring<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">And though the storms may come<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">I am holding on<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">To the rock I cling<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">How can I keep from singing Your praise<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">How can I ever say enough<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">How amazing is Your love<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">How can I keep from shouting Your name<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">I know I am loved by the King<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">And it makes my heart want to sing<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">I will lift my eyes<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">In the darkest night<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">For I know my Savior lives<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">And I will walk with You<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">Knowing You&#8217;ll see me through<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">And sing the songs You give<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">I can sing in the troubled times<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">Sing when I win<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">I can sing when I lose my step<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">And I fall down again<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">I can sing &#8217;cause You pick me up<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">Sing &#8217;cause You&#8217;re there<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">I can sing &#8217;cause You hear me, Lord<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">When I call to You in prayer<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">I can sing with my last breath<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">Sing for I know<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">That I&#8217;ll sing with the angels<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">And the saints around the throne<\/span><\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-GPpx9oINsI?rel=0\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<em>Chris Tomlin<br \/>\n<\/em>written along with Ed Cash and Matt Redman<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\">\u00a0*\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0~ \u00a0 \u2665 \u00a0 ~\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u271e\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0~ \u00a0\u2665 \u00a0 ~ \u00a0 *<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">My whole being shall be satisfied\u2026and my mouth shall praise You with joyful lips.<br \/>\nPsalms 63:5<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">To the end that my tongue and my heart<br \/>\nand everything glorious within me<br \/>\nmay sing praise to You and not be silent.<br \/>\nO Lord my God, I will give thanks to You forever.<br \/>\nPsalm 30:12<\/p>\n<p>Take a moment, please, and think back to last night as you laid your weary head down on your pillow\u2026. Did your thoughts turn to praising the Almighty with joyful lips?\u00a0 Did you remember the blessings and mercies and grace that He had given to you throughout the day?\u00a0 Did you meditate and consider how very much He had helped you and guided you?\u00a0 Did you recognize that He had protected you\u2026and did you rejoice? \u00a0(I ask these same questions of myself!)<\/p>\n<p>I think, for most of us, we DO thank God for the day that has just past.\u00a0 But\u2026then perhaps we get distracted thinking about all that has occurred during the day.\u00a0 We remember conversations\u2014good AND not-so-good.\u00a0 We think about unfinished tasks and projects.\u00a0 We add to the \u2018to-do\u2019 list we carry around in our heads.\u00a0 Maybe we even start worrying over the next day that hasn\u2019t even begun yet.\u00a0 But there is a better idea!\u00a0 Try thinking these things:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true,<br \/>\nwhatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure,<br \/>\nwhatever is lovely, whatever is admirable\u2014<br \/>\nif anything is excellent or praiseworthy\u2014think about such things.<br \/>\nPhilippians 4:8<\/p>\n<p>So take another moment, please, and think about yesterday again\u2026.\u00a0 Was there truth?\u00a0 Were things right?\u00a0 Can you remember something lovely that happened?\u00a0 Did a friend do something you admired?\u00a0 Did God\u2019s blessings cause your heart to sing His praises?\u00a0 I venture to say that yes\u2026YES!\u2026there were true, noble, right, pure, lovely, admirable, excellent and PRAISEworthy things!!!\u00a0 Thinking about these kind of things will cause us to praise our great God with joyful lips.\u00a0 Remembering\u00a0 the grace and mercy that He gave to us will give us much to meditate upon.\u00a0 Dwelling upon the goodness of our God will lift our heart and we will rejoice!<\/p>\n<p>Tonight, as you again lay your beautiful head down, sing and speak praises to Your Father!\u00a0 Instead of worry and concern, allow all the truth, the right and lovely, the pure and admirable, the excellent, the PRAISEworthy things to fill your heart and mind.\u00a0 Give praise to the One Who supplied your needs, Who protected you, Who led you and guided you.\u00a0 Rest, my friend, in the comfort and blessing of His presence\u2026and I am sure you will wake up in the morning, saying as the Psalmist did:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">But I will sing of Your mighty strength and power;<br \/>\nyes, I will sing aloud of Your mercy and loving-kindness in the morning;<br \/>\nfor You have been to me a defense and a refuge in the day of my distress.<br \/>\nUnto You, O my Strength, I will sing praises;<br \/>\nfor God is my Defense, my Fortress, and High Tower,<br \/>\nthe God Who shows me mercy and steadfast love.<br \/>\nPsalms 59:17 and 18<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">And, perhaps, singing the sweet words of this song&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">&#8216;<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">How can I keep from singing Your praise? \u00a0<\/span><\/em><em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">How can I ever say enough? \u00a0<\/span><\/em><em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">How amazing is Your love? \u00a0<\/span><\/em><em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">How can I keep from shouting Your name? \u00a0<\/span><\/em><em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">I know I am loved by the King&#8230;a<\/span><\/em><em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">nd it makes my heart want to sing<\/span><\/em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">!&#8217;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\">*\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0~ \u00a0 \u2665 \u00a0 ~\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u271e\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0~ \u00a0\u2665 \u00a0 ~ \u00a0 *<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Almighty God, You are Holy, You are Faithful, You are Sovereign, You are Love!\u00a0 Please help us through Your Holy Spirit to remember to think on the true, the right, the lovely, the pure, the admirable, the excellent, the praiseworthy things\u2026and to praise You, Lord! \u00a0We do sing out our praises&#8230;in Jesus&#8217; precious name. \u00a0Amen.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is an endless song Echoes in my soul I hear the music ring And though the storms may come I am holding on To the rock I cling How can I keep from singing Your praise How can I ever say enough How amazing is Your love How can I keep from shouting Your [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":16629,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4937],"tags":[1302,235,3173,1287,425,9236,9235,2793,3214,5601,850,3975,4932],"class_list":["post-27075","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-psalms-hymns-and-spiritual-songs","tag-chris-tomlin","tag-coleen-hayden","tag-daily-devotional","tag-gch","tag-girlfriends-coffee-hour","tag-god-deserves-all-our-praise","tag-how-can-i-keep-from-singing","tag-philippians-48","tag-praise-god","tag-psalm-3012","tag-psalm-635","tag-psalms-5917-18","tag-psalms-hymns-spiritual-songs","entry"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p39pHp-72H","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27075","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27075"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27075\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27077,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27075\/revisions\/27077"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16629"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27075"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27075"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27075"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}