To God All Praise and Glory and “Sing Praise to God, Who Reigns Above” (#156)

There are a number of hymns which include a key phrase that is repeated in each stanza, either at the beginning or the end.  One of those is the 17^th century hymn, “Sing Praise to God, Who Reigns Above.”  (It is sometimes rendered as “All Praise to God,” rather than “Sing Praise to God.”)  Each stanza concludes with the words, “To God all praise and glory.”  There is no better summary of what worship is all about than that.  Too often today in many churches, and in many hearts, worship is all about us … the kind of music we like, the way the message makes us feel, how it helps us have a better quality of life, or the way it motivates us to live more selflessly for the benefit of others.  But shouldn’t worship be about God, above all else?  That’s certainly what we find in the Bible’s examples and instructions about worship, from the Old Testament sacrificial legislation to the descriptions of heaven’s worship in the book of Revelation.

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