{"id":5984,"date":"2022-08-28T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-28T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.barbdahlgren.com\/?p=5984"},"modified":"2022-08-05T17:38:21","modified_gmt":"2022-08-05T22:38:21","slug":"hallelujah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/barbdahlgren.com\/?p=5984","title":{"rendered":"Hallelujah"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It Is Good to Be Thankful: Appreciation makes the world a better place\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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While in high school, our choir director had us sing the \u201cHallelujah Chorus\u201d from Handel\u2019s Messiah<\/em> at a concert. I think that\u2019s when I fell in love with the word hallelujah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In college, I auditioned for the choir who was planning to sing Handel\u2019s Messiah<\/em> in the spring. When asked if I had ever sung Handel\u2019s Messiah<\/em> I said, \u201cYes!\u201d When asked how much of it I sang I said, \u201cAll of it!\u201d Perhaps this was the catalyst that got me accepted into the choir. However, imagine my surprise when they handed me this big thick book full of musical compositions which compiled the complete Handel\u2019s Messiah<\/em>. What I had sung in high school was only one small portion of this tome. Fortunately, I was a fast learner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The word hallelujah first appeared in the Book of Psalms which dates back to the 5th<\/sup> or 4th<\/sup> century B.C. It is a rare word that was preserved intact when nearly every other Hebrew word in the Bible was translated first into Greek and then into Latin. So in Hebrew, Greek, and Latin it actually means the same thing\u2014praise the Lord.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The word hallelujah is used in scriptures at least twenty-eight times. Ancient choral groups using the Psalms sang it and the great multitude gathered around the throne will cry out, \u201cHallelujah!\u201d (Revelation 19:1-8) It\u2019s like an eternal hallelujah full of perpetual praise. But praising God should not be just reserved for heavenly realms, it should encompass our daily lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m thankful for a word like hallelujah. To me, it has a lilting, melodic sound. It\u2019s a word full of joy, exaltation, and exuberance. I love to say it throughout the day\u2014not in a flippant way, but as a form of rejoicing. It constantly reminds me that God is worthy of all my praise. Plus, it acknowledges what God is doing in my life. I like to stay in a \u201challelujah frame of mind,\u201d one that is grateful and thankful for God\u2019s blessings!  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Throughout the day we can praise God for His goodness, for His creation, for His mercy, for His love, for His protection, for His gift of salvation, for His wisdom, for His guidance, for His hope, for His promises, for His provision, for His joy, for His past deliverances, for His faithfulness\u2014the list is endless.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Each day we have an opportunity to practice praising God. Each morning we can awake and praise God. Each night we can go to sleep praising God. A hallelujah frame of mind can brighten our day and bring peace to each night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cIt is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord..<\/em>.\u201d ~ Psalms 92:1 (KJV)<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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