Songs of praises and alleluias come so easily from our lips when our cups are filled, when all is well, when victory is sure. Yet when resources dwindle, support falters, abilities fail, our songs of alleluias quickly turn to shouts of desperation, sighs of helplessness, and silence of defeat.
Yet it is in times like this that we look to Jesus Christ, for He sang (Matt. 26:30; scholars tell us He sang the Hallel psalms: Pss 113-118). When He faced the seeming failure of His three-year ministry with His disciples as their preoccupation with their egos turned to deaf ears to His words and an unwillingness to wash each other’s feet... Jesus sang. When Jesus knew that in a matter of hours, He was going to face the betrayal and abandonment of His disciples, the accusations and hatred of those for Whom He came to save... He still sang.
We pray that the songs in this volume will help you follow the example of Christ, so that as you sing these songs, you will find discover that “The LORD is my strength and my song; He has become my salvation” (Ps 118:14).
