Doxology…

 

Doxology….

The second song I learned as a child was the Doxology…we sang it every Sunday during church service…

As we replaced this over the years with more contemporary praise songs, it still remains a mainstay of proclamation of praise…I am glad to have this small piece of praise history included still in the worship in church…

we sing this in praise to God…

1 Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;

Praise Him, all creatures here below;

Praise Him above, ye heav’nly host;

Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. ….Amen…

“doxology

: a usually liturgical expression of praise to God….

Doxology passed into English from Medieval Latin doxologia, which in turn comes from the Greek term doxa, meaning "opinion" or "glory," and the suffix -logia, which refers to oral or written expression. It's logical enough, therefore, that "doxology" has referred to an oral expression of praise and glorification since it first appeared in English around 1645. The word ultimately derives from the Greek verb dokein, meaning "to seem" or "to seem good." Two cousins of "doxology" via "dokein" are "dogma" and "paradox." More distant relatives include "decent" and "synecdoche." The Gloria in Excelsis and the Gloria Patri are two of the best-known and most often sung doxologies in contemporary Christianity.”

Merriam Webster 

https://www.christianity.com/wiki/church/the-doxology-its-meaning-and-importance-in-christianity.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVhsCq8fzMI

For this I will praise you, O Lord, among the nations, and sing to your name. 

The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork. 

Day to day pours out speech, and night to night reveals knowledge. 

There is no speech, nor are there words, whose voice is not heard. Their voice goes out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. 

In them he has set a tent for the sun, which comes out like a bridegroom leaving his chamber, and, like a strong man, runs its course with joy. 

Its rising is from the end of the heavens, and its circuit to the end of them, and there is nothing hidden from its heat. 

The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple; the precepts of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart; the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes; the fear of the Lord is clean, enduring forever; the rules of the Lord are true, and righteous altogether. More to be desired are they than gold, even much fine gold; sweeter also than honey and drippings of the honeycomb. Moreover, by them is your servant warned; in keeping them there is great reward. 

Who can discern his errors? 

Declare me innocent from hidden faults. Keep back your servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me! 

Then I shall be blameless, and innocent of great transgression. Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.

Psalm 18:49,19:1-14

Thank YOU….