{"id":9775,"date":"2017-04-19T10:44:19","date_gmt":"2017-04-19T14:44:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/?p=9775"},"modified":"2017-04-19T10:44:19","modified_gmt":"2017-04-19T14:44:19","slug":"worship-wednesday-alleluia-the-majesty-and-glory-of-your-name-tom-fettke-linda-lee-johnson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/?p=9775","title":{"rendered":"Worship Wednesday – Alleluia, the Majesty and Glory of Your Name – Tom Fettke & Linda Lee Johnson"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Rainy morning quiet. When I got back from walking with my neighbors, the backyard feeder was swaying from the perching of a wide array of birds. My favorites, the cardinals, were there, along with many others, including goldfinches. Those little yellow birds flew before I could get a picture of them, but Michael Seeley<\/a> captured a similar scene (below).\"\"<\/a>Photo Credit: Michael Seeley, Flickr<\/a><\/p>\n

Mornings like these, with a rained-out event clearing my schedule, I sit in quiet. In times like these, with nature all around magnificently displaying the glory of its Creator, the Psalms come to mind.<\/p>\n

When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers,<\/span><\/em>
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>the moon and the stars, which you have set in place,<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nWhat is man that you are mindful of him,<\/span><\/em>
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>and the son of man that you care for him?<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

O Lord<\/span>, our Lord,<\/span><\/em>
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/em>how majestic is your name in all the earth!<\/em> – Psalm 8:3-4, 9<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Photo Credit: Pixabay<\/a><\/p>\n

No matter what we are facing in the moment – great joy or great sorrow – this world of ours, the beauty of it, reminds us of the Author of it all.<\/strong> Who are we that the God of this universe should visit us with such wonder? I think it is to lift us out of our present circumstance and to demonstrate His own beauty, His glorious nature, and His tender care.<\/p>\n

…for the tiniest of creatures and for His beloved children…even made in His own image (Genesis 1:27<\/a>). We lift our eyes to Him in worship…on a rainy morning, in a moonlit evening, and at our work stations wherever we are.<\/p>\n

O Lord<\/span>, our Lord,<\/span><\/em>
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/em>how majestic is your name in all the earth!<\/em> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Photo Credit: Chris Yarzab, Flickr<\/a><\/p>\n

Tom Fettke<\/a> and Linda Lee Johnson<\/a>, inspired by Psalm 8, wrote a perfect anthem to the majesty of God’s name as displayed by the beauty of His creation – The Majesty and Glory of Your Name<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Worship<\/a> with me. If you’re at work, you made need to plug in earbuds – this gets louder and more glorious as it goes – like the praise of children.<\/p>\n

When I gaze into the night skies and see the work of your fingers; The moon and stars suspended in space.<\/em><\/p>\n

Oh, what is man that you are mindful of him? You have given man a crown of glory and honor, And have made him a little lower than the angels. You have put him in charge of all creation: beasts of the field, The birds of the air, The fish of the sea. <\/em><\/p>\n

Oh, what is man? Oh, what is man that you are mindful of him? O Lord, our God the majesty and glory of your name Transcends the earth and fills the heavens. <\/em><\/p>\n

O Lord, our God; little children praise You perfectly, And so would we. And so would we. <\/em><\/p>\n

Alleluia! Alleluia! The majesty and glory of Your name. Alleluia! Alleluia! The majesty and glory of Your name. Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! (Alleluia!)<\/em><\/p>\n

Songwriters: Tom Fettke, Linda Lee Johnson<\/a><\/p>\n