Musical Notes:

Direct command: Eph. 5:19, Col. 3:16

Approved example: Acts 16: 25

OT examples that teach us:

Triumph and Joy: Song of Moses after the Red Sea: Exodus 15

Celebration: I Chron. 13 & 15

Psalms: PSALM, n. s`am. [L. psalmus; Gr. to touch or beat, to sing.] A sacred song or hymn; a song composed on a
divine subject and in praise of God. The most remarkable psalms are those composed by David and other Jewish saints, a
collection of one hundred and fifty of which constitutes a canonical book of the Old Testament, called Psalms.

Singing causes:

Bonding
Making voice one. Teaches us how to Harmonize
Gives self-confidence
Makes for better speaker
Makes for a joyful heart, mirth without the drunkeness
Reminds us of our calling
Teaches and admonishes us
Allegiance to a nation I Peter 2:9

Reasons to memorize:

Forces self-confidence and courage Acts 16:25

Shows self-confidence (when people hear about your belief in the gospel, if you are self
confident, it is more compelling to listen. Is it important to listen?)
Makes it a part of you
Convenience of not having hymnals (did Paul and Silas have hymnals? If they did, could
they read them in the dark?)
Makes you know the tune better
Something to share to someone else in conversation
It’s poetic and quaint
Produces emotional bonding to the Faith and to one another

Program:
Learn our hymns better. Learn new ones.
Memorize some.
Be better technically and tune ourselves up.