by Canto Deo | Sep 19, 2018 | News
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by Keith Wells | Sep 6, 2018 | Devotions
“‘I am the Alpha and the Omega, ‘says the Lord God, ‘who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.'” – Rev 1:8 (NIV) One of the most beautiful ways to contemplate, the beauty, majesty, and holiness of God is to read the...
by Keith Wells | Sep 6, 2018 | Devotions
“Sing joyfully to the Lord, you righteous; it is fitting for the upright to praise him. Praise the Lord with the harp; make music to him on the ten-stringed lyre. Sing to him a new song; play skillfully, and sing aloud for joy.” – Psalm 33: 1-3 In...
by Keith Wells | Sep 6, 2018 | Devotions
“I saw in heaven another great and marvelous sign: seven angels with the seven last plagues – last, because with them God’s wrath is completed. And I saw what looked like a sea of glass mixed with fire and, standing beside the sea, those who had been...
by Keith Wells | Sep 6, 2018 | Devotions
“Sing to the Lord a new song, his praise from the ends of the earth, you who go down to the sea, and all that is in it, you islands and all who live in them.” – Isaiah 42:10 (NIV) Of the nine instances in the Bible where the phrase ‘new...
by Keith Wells | Sep 6, 2018 | Devotions
“I will sing praise to your name, O Most High.” – Psalm 9:2b We live in a time where the so-called praise song is a prominent part of the evangelical church worship service. How are we to assess such songs? What criteria should we use to determine...
by Keith Wells | Sep 6, 2018 | Devotions
“The trumpeters and the singers joined in unison, as with one voice, to give praise and thanks to the Lord. Accompanied by trumpets, cymbals, and other instruments, they raised their voices in praise to the Lord and sang: ‘He is good; his love endures...
by Keith Wells | Sep 6, 2018 | Devotions
“Sing to the Lord a new song; Sing to the Lord, all the earth.” Psalm 96:1 As the Canto Deo Chamber and Festival Choirs prepare the majestic Cantate Domino by John Rutter for the Jubilate Deo Spring Concert, I think it may be helpful to reflect briefly on the...
by Keith Wells | Sep 6, 2018 | Devotions
In Ephesians 5:19, 20 we read, “Be filled with the Spirit, speaking to one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. Sing and make music from your heart to the Lord, always giving thanks to God the Father for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.” In...
by Keith Wells | Aug 17, 2018 | Devotions
“Sing to the Lord! Give praise to the Lord! He rescues the life of the needy from the hands of the wicked.” – Jeremiah 20:13 (NIV) How shall we sing when we are alone, mistreated, maligned, scorned, and abused? What kind of song shall we embrace when...
