During math centers today I played some music for my students. They love music and always want it on. Over the past two weeks I've been playing Phil Wickham's Response Acoustic CD for them. If you haven't heard it, please download it and worship...it's Awesome! Let me stop advertising. Ha Ha.
During their math centers the song Joy came on. About half way through the song I stopped and realized that all of us were worshiping: I, at my desk working on yearlong plans, and all of my students singing as they worked out large digit addition problems and identified addition properties. We were all worshiped at the same time. It was beautiful!
They had no idea the magnitude of what was going on but the Lord grabbed my attention just in time to see that beauty of it all. These kids from all over the world, with their American teacher, in a Muslim nation, far from their homes and mine and we were worshiping the One True God. I wish that this could happen in every school around the world; it barely happens in schools in the "land of the free." One day we will worship Him all together: all nations, all generations, all races, tribes, and tongues. Can't wait!
Here are the lyrics:
You heard my cry for mercy, You heard my cry for help
And You turned Your ear to hear me, to save me from myself
When I think of all You’ve done,
Oh my heart is overcome with
Joy, joy, unending joy, always joy will remain
Joy, joy, I sing for joy, always forever I'll stay in Your joy
The chains have all been broken, the walls have all come down
And here I stand forgiven, in this grace that I have found
When I think of all You’ve done,
Oh my heart is overcome with
Joy, joy, unending joy, always joy will remain
Joy, joy, I sing for joy, always forever I'll stay in Your joy
My heart will sing, my heart will sing for joy
Forever I’ll sing, forever I’ll sing for joy
[x2]
Joy, joy, unending joy, always joy will remain
Joy, joy, I sing for joy, always forever I'll stay in Your joy
[x2]
Forever I'll stay in Your joy
And You turned Your ear to hear me, to save me from myself
When I think of all You’ve done,
Oh my heart is overcome with
Joy, joy, unending joy, always joy will remain
Joy, joy, I sing for joy, always forever I'll stay in Your joy
The chains have all been broken, the walls have all come down
And here I stand forgiven, in this grace that I have found
When I think of all You’ve done,
Oh my heart is overcome with
Joy, joy, unending joy, always joy will remain
Joy, joy, I sing for joy, always forever I'll stay in Your joy
My heart will sing, my heart will sing for joy
Forever I’ll sing, forever I’ll sing for joy
[x2]
Joy, joy, unending joy, always joy will remain
Joy, joy, I sing for joy, always forever I'll stay in Your joy
[x2]
Forever I'll stay in Your joy
What a lovely song. I can relate. :0) Love you!
ReplyDelete<3 Maddie M