Does God Sing?

If someone asked me, “Does God Sing?” I probably would have told them he sings when the wind blows through the trees and when the birds wake up in the morning and chirp. I don’t remember thinking about God singing.

Then I heard Kim Hopper sing, “When God Sings” on her CD “I Just Wanted You to Know.” Following is one of the verses: “The rustling of the wings of the angels, The hush of the saints bowing down, Losing themselves in sweet submission, There’s nothing on this earth like the sound . . when God sings.” The song is written by John Colgin and Christy Sunderland. The last two lines of the chorus say, “When God sings . . . every note and every measure, Dances with His delight . . .in me . . . when God sings.”

I love listening to her sing this song. It just sounds special and close to God. It wasn’t until this week that I found out there is a scripture verses that declares that, yes, God does indeed sing! I was in Joni Eareckson Tada’s devotion book, “Diamonds in the Dust.”

The scripture verse is found in Zephaniah 3:17. It reads, “The Lord your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing.” Joni says: “When my heart is restless and my soul is downcast, I often surround myself with the calming strains of a favorite hymn. Sometimes when I want to express sheer praise, I’ll pick a happy psalm and just put it to any old tune that comes to mind. I sing to myself. I sing to God. But I’m astonished to think that God sings to me.”

Have you heard God sing? Ask Him to open your ears to His music. It is indeed everywhere!

The heron above was snapped early one morning. I used a filter to blur out it’s surroundings and circled the heron with some light. He blended in so well to the water.

The picture below Jerry pointed out to me when we were sitting outside one summer evening. Mom is still feeding her young, even out of the nest.