World Without End I will sing of the mercies of the Lord forever; with my mouth will I make known Your faithfulness to all generations. Psalm 89:1 Recommended Reading Psalm 92:1-4 The more we study the Bible, the more we want to sing. Our hearts become a virtual doxology. The word doxology comes from two Greek terms: Doxo, meaning praise, and -logos, meaning word. Its a word or a burst of praise. The most famous doxology was written in 1674 by Thomas Ken, and begins: Praise God, from whom all blessings flow. Its one of the oldest English hymns; but as doxologies go, its the new kid on the block. The oldest doxology still commonly sung is the Gloria Patri. According to Basil the Great, portions of the Gloria Patri were being sung as early as the time of Clement of Rome, who died around A.D. 100. If you dont know the Gloria Patri, you can still utter its words as a prayer of praise to our Triune God: Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be -- world without end. Amen. Amen! When a non-singer becomes a Christian, he or she becomes a singer. Ronald Allen, in Worship: Rediscovering the Missing Jewel
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