The Voice of the Lord

*** Revised Common Lectionary *** Lectionary Reading: Psalm 29 CLASSIC POEM: Psalm 29 Isaac Watts Give to the Lord, ye sons of fame, Give to the Lord renown and power, Ascribe due honors to his name, And his eternal might adore. The Lord proclaims his power aloud Over the ocean and the land; His voice divides the wat’ry cloud, And lightnings blaze at his command. He speaks, and tempest, hail, and wind, Lay the wide forest bare around: The fearful hart and frightened hind Leap at the terror of the sound. To Lebanon he turns his voice, And lo, the stately cedars break; The mountains tremble at the noise, The valleys roar, the deserts quake. The Lord sits sovereign on the flood, The Thund’rer reigns for ever king; But makes his church his blest abode, Where we his awful glories sing. In gentler language there, the Lord The counsels of his grace imparts; Amidst the raging storm, his word Speaks peace and courage to our hearts. *** This poem is in the public domain, and may be read in a live-streamed worship service. CONTEMPORARY POEM: Afferte Domino Malcolm Guite SNIPPET: Call us oh Christ, and open up the gate Call us to worship, with your mighty voice: The voice that sings through rivers in full spate The voice in which the forests all rejoice The voice that rolls through thunderclouds, and calls The deep seas and steep waves, the quiet voice … [ READ THE FULL POEM ]