Nick and Rosemary have a pet peeve... singing worship songs that include actions that no one is doing. I'm sure some pop to mind immediately ("We stand and lift up our hands...")
The lyric that is currently vexing them is Paul Baloche's "I Will Not Forget You.".
Anyone got a scripture reference for "a huge bell?"
Actually... when we start church services we open in prayer with holy lands lifted to the Lord so Chris Tomlin's song IS very appropriate for me! Not sure about the bell but David DID pen many songs so possibly the bell is referring to-
Praise Him with the sound of the trumpet; Praise Him with the lute and harp! Praise Him with the timbrel and dance; Praise Him with stringed instruments and flutes! Praise Him with loud cymbals; Praise Him with clashing cymbals! Let everything that has breath praise the LORD. Praise the LORD!
I love Nick and Rosemary's comment as I too share this opinion. I also like this song. A huge bell? Of course, it's a metaphor, but I did find an interesting scripture in addition to the Psalms mentioned in the previous post. Exodus 28 mentions the priestly garments required of Aaron to have bells around the hem. Huge? Hardly. The image is powerful, nonetheless.
"The bells will be heard when he enters the Holy Place and comes into the presence of God..." (The Message).
Thank you Nick and Rosemary for making us think about this and be more consistent in our worship and our lives.