David Crowders lyrics to a song Make a Joyful noise to the Lord is a good song and something that the redeemed people in Christ ought to reflect and think upon for if you are in Christ then you have tons of things to be rejoicful for. For it is in Christ and in Him alone that sins are departed and righteousness is imputed and we may live for God and His glory. This reminds me a bit about Romans 1:16-17, which the purpose is that the gospel is the power of God unto Salvation. God intends for the gospel to be the 'tool' that brings His elect people into the community of the people of God (once I was not of a people, but now I am). However, this gospel is to be taught and spoken to all people to the Jews first and then to the Greeks (not drawing an emphasis on the people, but rather drawing the fact that the Jews had the things pertaining to salvation, however their hearts were harden by God's good pleasure to bring in the gentiles who were also known as Greeks or the barbarians). In the gospel God's righteousness is revealed (not just his being righteous, but also the fact that believers are counted as righteous by the imputated works of Christ perfect obedience) for faith and by faith (the totallity of this gospel is by faith alone. One is justified not by works but by faith one believes and repents and so as Paul finishes out this small section, "the righteous shall live by faith."
All the earth
Make a joyful noise to the Lord
All the earth
The flowers of the field
Are cry'n to be heard
The trees of the forest
Are singing
And all of the mountains
With one voice
Are joining the chorus of this world
And I will not be silent
I will not be quiet anymore
Running through the forest
Dive into the lake
Bare feet on beaches white
Standing in the canyon
Painted hills around
The wind against my skin
Every ocean
Every sea
Every river
Every stream
Every mountain
Every tree
Every blade of grass will sing
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