Epic of Eden: Book of Psalms - Session 1: The Hymnbook of Ancient Israel
Epic of Eden: Psalms (Sandra Richter)
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27m
When lyric and melody combine to declare God’s Word to his people? Here is *strength.* And when the people of God declare their shared story in song? Here is *power.* Here is a *joy* that heals and transforms. And this is why we cull our songs until we have a hymnbook that embodies who we were, who we are, and who we pray we will be.
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