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Sovereign Hymnal
Complied under the direction of the Minister of Music
Margaret Ruth Holloman Hansen
In Job 38:1,3 & 7 is recorded, “Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said... where wast thee when I laid the foundation of the earth?... When the morning stars sang together and all the sons of God shouted for joy?”
Psalm 47:6 & 7 declares, “Sing praises to God, sing praises: Sing praises unto our King, sing praises. For God is the King of all the earth: Sing praises with understanding.”
We encourage our readers to not only enjoy the refreshment to soul enhanced by the harmonic, resonate, and rhythmic vibrations of the music, but, to ponder the meaning of the words that are often chanted without intellectual understanding. We cite for example, the practice of singing only the first stanza of the Star Spangled Banner... with images of fireworks to amuse us, but, without understanding and appreciation of our national anthem so artfully fashioned as a united concept with also stanzas two, three, and four.
Accordingly, this hymnal was prepared under the direction of the Minister of Music to provide our membership with musical selections that will inspire, uplift, sustain, and refresh our souls that we may more powerfully engage ourselves in the holy cause of liberty and shout hosannas of thanksgiving and praise to our acknowledged Sovereign who is Christ the Lord... Amen & Amen
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