The Stonetable

Isaiah 42 verse 10 says

Sing to the Lord a new song, his praise from the ends of the earth

So, in our Harvest service this morning, we wrote some new verses to update the old song ‘Thank you Lord for this fine day’. We’ve put them on the internet so that people all over the world can see our ‘thank you’ to God.

Thank you Lord for this fine day
Thank you Lord for this fine day
Thank you Lord for this fine day
Right where we are.

Thank you Lord for birthdays…

Thank you Lord for food to eat…

Thank you Lord for water to drink…

Thank you Lord for the whole wide world…

Thank you Lord for chocolate milkshake…

Thank you Lord for strawberry icecream…

The role of the worship leader is a mixture of musical, spiritual and practical responsibilities. Here’s my top-ten tips that I presented to our team at Horndean Baptist. I’m sure you can add to the list. Many of these ideas were originally inspired by other articles on the web – apologies if I’ve failed to give credit where it’s due.

1. Be a worshipper

Above all else, to lead others in worship, you must first be a worshipper.

• Don’t neglect your personal worship: our worship on Sunday should flow out of a life lived for God Monday to Saturday.
• Prepare your heart before leading – what is your mood? Are you ready?

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Looking for self-referential songs, where the lyrics describe the musical harmony. Here’s a few I’ve found so far:

1. Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen)

Now I’ve heard there was a secret chord
That David played, and it pleased the Lord
But you don’t really care for music, do you?
It goes like this
The fourth, the fifth
The minor fall, the major lift
The baffled king composing Hallelujah

Lines 5 and 6 here are matched by the chord changes described in the lyrics.

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Ever wondered what those release notes and hot fixes really mean? Follow this simple guide.

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1. a representation of a word or phrase by pictures, symbols, etc., that suggest that word or phrase or its syllables.