The Song That Everything Wants to Sing

My lips will shout for joy, when I sing praises to you; my soul also, which you have redeemed.
(Psalm 71:23, ESV)

Human-kind just does not want to be alone. We have searched the heavens – since long before we had the technology to do the search any justice – for some sign that we’re not the only ones living, thinking, talking. We’ve searched the earth, too, and the depths of the seas – maybe we could decipher a language among the creatures? Along the way, we found music. Along the way, we found worship. No, we’re not alone – all of Creation is singing, singing, singing…so happy to have been created... so happy to have such a God.

Watch: Louie Giglio Mashup of Stars and Whales Singing God's Praise

Yes, the stars are singing (it’s not really a new discovery, by the way – it’s in the Bible).

The whales are singing.
The north wind is singing (check out an album titled, “Dis”by Jan Garbarek).
The waves are keeping time.
Planets are keeping time.

I love this video clip and I love his question, “Do you wanna sing along with stars and whales?” And while I understand what Giglio is saying about there being no lack of God-worship in song throughout the universe, I also believe the Song of the Redeemed – which can only be sung by a redeemed mankind – stands alone among the worship in the universe. I believe it could also be asked, “Do the stars and whales wanna sing along with us?”

With all the care God takes to teach the birds to sing and teach the bear to hibernate and tell all those migrators how to find the way home again – He cares that much more for the ones He made with His own hands, kissed to life with His own breath and redeemed with His own blood. I suspect all of creation wants in on one song in particular, and that song is ours to sing. It’s the Song of the Redeemed, and the rest of Creation very joyfully accompanies us.

Wind, water and ice at the edge of the river combine to play

sweet-sounding "ice chimes" at sunrise on a fall morning.

We’ve had the stars-and-whales music in the Louie Giglio video playing over and over in our house today, and there is a lot of wild dancing going on in the kitchen. The stars and the whales and my sons are singing about our Great God. I can't wait to hit "save" on this post and go join in!

O Lord, our Lord,

your greatness is seen in all the world!
Your praise reaches up to the heavens;

it is sung by children and babies.
You are safe and secure from all your enemies;

you stop anyone who opposes you.
When I look at the sky, which you have made,

at the moon and the stars, which you set in their places—

what are human beings, that you think of them;
mere mortals, that you care for them?

Yet you made them inferior only to yourself;
you crowned them with glory and honor.
You appointed them rulers over everything you made;
you placed them over all creation:
sheep and cattle, and the wild animals too;
the birds and the fish
and the creatures in the seas.

O Lord, our Lord,

your greatness is seen in all the world!

(Psalm 8, The Good News Translation)

Ambushed by the One-for-whom-everything-is-singing,
Kimberly