Joyful Noise

Psalm 100:2, Serve the Lord with gladness!  Come into His presence with singing.

I LOVE to sing.  I love learning new songs, and having times of praise when I just belt it out.  However, if you have spent much time around me, my "songbird" voice is probably not one of the key things you would use to describe me.

I will never forget sitting at the dinner table one night with Trey, I told him I had learned a new song and wanted to know if he would like to hear it.  With his fork suspended in the air, and eyes large he looked at me and said, "Are you going to sing it to me?!"

I could not help but burst out laughing.  I had the song ready to play on Youtube, not to serenade him myself at the kitchen table.  Don't get me wrong, Trey and I enjoy our fair share of tunes together, I am simply not Reba Macintire.  Even without a songbird voice, I have managed to learn a few songs here in Haiti that I absolutley love.

I find as I learn a new worship song in Creole, I think about the meaning and truly sing from my heart.  Because Creole is obviously not my first language, I have to think about the words and what they specifically mean in order to sing.  It is for this reason, my heart, mind, and spirit are so in tune when I praise my Father through singing in Creole.

I have recently become slightly obsessed with the song below, check it out:

 

Wi mwen kwe = Yes I believe

The lyrics in the song sing the truths of God.  Some of the phrases are as follows:  Savior, Yes I believe you are God.  Yes, I believe you are the Prince of Peace.  Yes, I believe you have all the power.  Yes, I believe you died and now you reign.

As threats of Hurricane Isaac approach the country of Haiti today, I pray we remember the truths of our Father.  He is the Prince of Peace and He reigns today!