![]() It be to me according to your word" (Luke 1:38). We bow our hearts, just as did the blessed Mother of Christ: "Let ![]() God's glory, and we bow to receive God's Word in all its marvelous grace Obedience as one finds in other "religions" with it we acknowledge But this is not a forced submission or a self-righteous Power and riches and wisdom, and strength and honor and glory and blessing!" Utter unworthiness before the One who alone is worthy "to receive Our complete dependence upon God, our submission to the Almighty Lord, our Our liturgies use the expression: "Let us bow before the LordĪnd confess our sins." These acts of bowing and kneeling acknowledge Most of our churches have the custom of kneeling to receive the Lord'sīody and Blood in the Sacrament some also have kneelers for the pastorĭuring the Opening and Closing Prayers of the Service and during the Confession God still comes to us today in the Divine Service, the "Worship Or in the still small voice which spoke to Elijah. Of cloud and fire, as the Angel of the LORD who appeared at various times, He came in the strangers who visited Abraham, in the burning bush, the pillar In the Old Testament, they bowed before Him to show respect and reverence-whether ![]() Which mean to "bow down." When the Lord God appeared to His people In Scripture usually comes from Hebrew and Greek words God's worthiness to receive our praise and reverence. TheĮnglish word "worship" comes from worth-ship in worship we proclaim The word "worship" is used about 185 times in the Bible. Already the first humanįamily was attending the Service of the Church and singing the Song of theĬhurch, exhorting one another: "O come, let us worship!" People consider the beginning of public worship. Of Seth, Adam and Eve's third son, we are told: "Then men began toĬall on the name of the LORD" (Genesis 4:26), indicating what most His blessed promises Cain in hypocrisy, Abel in true faith. Cain and Abel worshipped God with sacrifices of thanksgiving for The history of Christian worship begins in the Garden of Eden, whereĪdam and Eve at first lived in perfect harmony and communion with God our Of God the Father" (Philippians 2:10-11). Of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth,Īnd every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory "At the name of Jesus every knee should bow, When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for In Job: "To what were its foundations fastened? Or who laid its cornerstone, All God's creationįrom the beginning sings His praise and announces His glory, as He says That has breath praise the LORD" (Psalm 150:6). God created our world perfect and in harmony with Himself and His holiness.Īll the earth was to serve man and glorify God, so "let everything (Psalm 95, the Venite from the Office of Matins) Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to theĪs it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall O come, let us worship and bow down Let us kneelįor He is our God, And we are the people of His ![]() ![]() The sea is His, for He made it And His hands formed In His hand are the deep places of the earth The Let us make a joyful noise to Him with psalms.įor the LORD is the great God, And the great King Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving O come, let us sing to the LORD! Let us make a joyful Since here we only intone and sing the AntiphonsĪnd in everlasting life the true Completoryĭedicated to my mentor, teacher, and friend, Bruce The Church Song A Study in Lutheran Liturgy and Hymnody presented to the 78th Annual Convention of the Evangelical LutheranĭeGarmeaux ( home page Evangelical Lutheran Hymnary Appendices Bibliography and discography O_come_let_us_worship O Come, Let Us Worship! I. ![]()
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