Pre-Service 10-15-2017 - Singing Our Prayers

Did you ever notice there are songs about God and there are songs sung to God? A lot of the great older songs are about God or about aspects of the Christian faith. We have some classic ones like these:

Are you washed

In the blood

In the soul cleansing blood 

of the Lamb?

And He walks with me

And He talks with me

And He tells me I am His own

Amazing grace

How sweet the sound

That saved a wretch like me

But a trend in modern worship is to sing to God. You could think of it as singing your prayers.

Spirit lead me

Where my trust is without borders

Oh, Lord

You're beautiful

Your face is all I seek

Open the eyes

Of my heart, Lord

Open the eyes

Of my heart

I love You Lord

And I lift my voice

To worship You

What are your favorite songs sung in church? Think about the lyrics and decide whether it's a prayer sung to God or if it's a song about God or godly things.

If it's not a prayer, what is the great thing the song declares? For example, if you look at the three examples at the start of this post, you'll see they're about Jesus' shed blood for forgiveness, His presence and His grace. Thank God in prayer for whatever your favorite songs declare.

Here are some verses from Psalms that are also prayers.

• Psalm 51
• Psalm 40:6-13
• Psalm 143