“[The priests] shall have linen turbans on their heads, and linen undergarments around their waists. They shall not bind themselves with anything that causes sweat.” [1]
God is concerned about the smallest facet of the lives of His children. It is not an insignificant matter to speak of the relationship of Christians with other people. Our conduct toward outsiders is a matter of great importance to the Lord. Even cursory reflection on this point will obtain almost universal agreement from professing Christians. We know intuitively that we who follow the Master must not to enter into their deviant practises. We must not give tacit approval of that which is evil; we must never embrace those practises or attitudes that dishonours the Master. In fact, we are to be gentle toward outsiders, knowing that they are incapable of honouring God.
How we treat fellow believers sharing this holy Faith is critical in the eyes of the Lord. We are to pray for one another, holding each other accountable for our conduct. These are big issues that most of us recognise and treat with the seriousness expected.
How we conduct worship, how we praise Him, is a matter of concern. I don’t mean that God prescribes a ritual that we must slavishly follow. I don’t mean that we must fight over whether we have a written liturgy that must be strictly followed, whether we have stringed instruments or pipe organs to accompany the hymns we sing, or even whether we must avoid the use of instrumentation altogether. I don’t mean that we must dress in a certain way if we intend to worship. I do mean that principles concerning how we honour the Lord are provided in the Word of God. And these principles should be recognised intuitively, and applied to our worship.
Throughout the message, I will be equating worship and service. Those who will honour the Lord with worship seek to serve Him, to exalt His Name, to glorify Him through doing what He wills. Consider one portion of Jesus’ instruction to His disciples. “If you love me, you will obey my commandments. Then I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate to be with you forever—the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot accept, because it does not see him or know him. But you know him, because he resides with you and will be in you.
“I will not abandon you as orphans, I will come to you. In a little while the world will not see me any longer, but you will see me; because I live, you will live too. You will know at that time that I am in my Father and you are in me and I am in you. The person who has my commandments and obeys them is the one who loves me. The one who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and will reveal myself to him.
“‘Lord,’ Judas (not Judas Iscariot) said, ‘what has happened that you are going to reveal yourself to us and not to the world?’ Jesus replied, ‘If anyone loves me, he will obey my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and take up residence with him. The person who does not love me does not obey my words. And the word you hear is not mine, but the Father’s who sent me” [JOHN 14:15-24].
I am not suggesting that we should not plan how we will conduct our services of worship, nor am I even suggesting that it is somehow wrong to think of how we may make our service more meaningful, more vibrant, whenever we gather for worship. I am, however, suggesting that the attitude which we hold as we prepare to gather for worship and our conduct during those times is critical. If our excitement is contrived, if our emotions are stirred by false fire, if all we experience is self-generated fervour, then we cannot say that we have worshipped. If despite all our efforts to worship we failed to meet the Risen Saviour, we have nothing of eternal worth for the effort we have exerted.
ACCEPTABLE WORSHIP — I should imagine that an explanation is in order. From the biblical perspective, worship is the response of the individual when he realises he is in the presence of the One True God. This worship is spontaneous, unplanned, an unbidden response to the knowledge that the individual is in the presence of One who is pure, One who is righteous. Tragically, few of us have ever had such an experience. However, once we have found ourselves in the presence of the LORD God, we will never again be content with merely going through the motions of what is commonly called “worship.” That is worship—real worship!
Then, there is what we commonly call “worship,” referring to liturgy that is planned for our meetings. This is the ritual that comforts us because it is familiar. It is the particular action that we are assured makes us acceptable before God. The grave danger of such “worship” is that it can prove deceptive. Because of our fallen condition, it is distressingly easy for us to imagine that what we plan makes us acceptable to God, rather than actually ascribing to the Lord the praise and adoration that speaks of His worth. In short, our liturgy is often designed to make us feel good about what we are doing, though it does not necessarily mean that we are doing what God expects of those who come before Him.
Focus for a brief moment on what it means to worship God. Our English word “worship,” speaks of ascribing worth to a person or an object. When we worship God, we realise that we are in His presence, and we are overwhelmed by the realisation of His presence. Without attempting to create a feeling, we are overcome by a sense of awe, we are lost in marvel and wonder as we recognise His mercy and His majesty, we admire His character, His Person. We find it difficult to look up because we are stunned into silence by the august Person in whose presence we find ourselves.
When Jacob was on his journey to Mesopotamia to find a bride, he encountered the Living God. The account of that meeting is instructive. In GENESIS 28, we read, “Jacob … came to a certain place and stayed there that night, because the sun had set. Taking one of the stones of the place, he put it under his head and lay down in that place to sleep. And he dreamed, and behold, there was a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven. And behold, the angels of God were ascending and descending on it! And behold, the LORD stood above it and said, ‘I am the LORD, the God of Abraham your father and the God of Isaac. The land on which you lie I will give to you and to your offspring. Your offspring shall be like the dust of the earth, and you shall spread abroad to the west and to the east and to the north and to the south, and in you and your offspring shall all the families of the earth be blessed. Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land. For I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you’” [GENESIS 28:10-15].
Carefully note the account of what followed after this dramatic encounter. The divine text reads, “Then Jacob awoke from his sleep and said, ‘Surely the LORD is in this place, and I did not know it.’ And he was afraid and said, ‘“How awesome is this place’” [GENESIS 28:16-17]!” Realising that he had been visited by the LORD God, Jacob was afraid. He exclaimed, “Surely the LORD is in this place, and I did not know it.” Then, spontaneously, Jacob confesses, “How awesome is this place!”
Honestly, when was the last time you entered the house of God and exclaimed, “How awesome is this place!” When we the last time you came into the presence of the Lord and truly felt holy fear? I find myself in awe of God, not nearly as often as I should, but often enough that I know that I am missing a powerful encounter whenever I fail to realise His presence. I wish I could say that I always come to the house of the Lord with a sense of holy awe, but I allow myself to be consumed with the moment far too often. Fortunately, God graciously reveals Himself to me often enough that I am compelled to confess my sinful neglect, allowing Him to restore me to that position of intimacy that I so desperately require.
There is, in the Letter to Hebrew Christians, a statement intended to encourage all who pursue God. In HEBREWS 12:25-29, we read, “See that you do not refuse him who is speaking. For if they did not escape when they refused him who warned them on earth, much less will we escape if we reject him who warns from heaven. At that time his voice shook the earth, but now he has promised, ‘Yet once more I will shake not only the earth but also the heavens.’ This phrase, ‘Yet once more,’ indicates the removal of things that are shaken—that is, things that have been made—in order that the things that cannot be shaken may remain. Therefore let us be grateful for receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, and thus let us offer to God acceptable worship, with reverence and awe, for our God is a consuming fire.”
The writer calls on readers to “offer to God acceptable worship.” He states that “acceptable worship” is to be offered to God “with reverence and awe.” There is something that we might overlook if we move too quickly. Note that the worship in view, acceptable worship, arises in this instance because the attention of the worshippers is on several character facets of the Living God. His holiness is prominent as a motivating reason for us to worship Him. God’s demands for righteousness in those on the earth, and this is yet another motivating reason for worshipping Him. His grace toward us, in particular, giving to us a Kingdom that cannot be shaken, is yet another reason for us to worship Him. Though I am prepared to argue that meditating on any facet of the Person of the Living God should lead us to worship, think of these particular characteristics of His Person as reason to worship.
First, we recognise God’s holiness as a foundation for our worship. The writer argues, “If they did not escape when they refused him who warned them on earth, much less will we escape if we reject him who warns from heaven.” God is holy, and that which offends His holiness invites judgement. God is holy, and His people are expected to be holy, reflecting His character. This is evident from even a casual perusal of the first chapter of Peter’s first epistle. He writes, “Preparing your minds for action, and being sober-minded, set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ. As obedient children, do not be conformed to the passions of your former ignorance, but as he who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, since it is written, ‘You shall be holy, for I am holy’” [1 PETER 1:13-16].
The call to holiness is especially appropriate in this day. We have witnessed the cultivation of a culture characterised by licentious behaviour. Thus, the Apostle’s words recorded in 1 THESSALONIANS 4:3-8 are all the more essential for God’s chosen people now. “This is the will of God, your sanctification: that you abstain from sexual immorality; that each one of you know how to control his own body in holiness and honor, not in the passion of lust like the Gentiles who do not know God; that no one transgress and wrong his brother in this matter, because the Lord is an avenger in all these things, as we told you beforehand and solemnly warned you. For God has not called us for impurity, but in holiness. Therefore whoever disregards this, disregards not man but God, who gives his Holy Spirit to you.”
Holy people are qualified to offer acceptable worship. Holy people will want to worship. When we have allowed our lives to be sullied by the filth of this dying world, we shrink from coming into the presence of Holy God. However, we need to be in His presence so that He can cleanse us from the filth that contaminates our lives. Though we may not want to come before Him, we need to come into His presence so that we can be purified and made acceptable. Only then will we offer acceptable worship.
Again, the writer of the Letter to Hebrew Christians points us as readers to think on God’s righteousness when he writes, “At that time his voice shook the earth, but now he has promised, ‘Yet once more I will shake not only the earth but also the heavens.’ This phrase, ‘Yet once more,’ indicates the removal of things that are shaken—that is, things that have been made—in order that the things that cannot be shaken may remain.” The writer was looking back to the time when the Lord GOD delivered the Law to Israel, using that as a springboard to look forward to what is yet to come. He writes, “You have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to innumerable angels in festal gathering, and to the assembly of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, and to God, the judge of all, and to the spirits of the righteous made perfect, and to Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel” [HEBREWS 12:22-24].
It is certain that whenever we think of God’s righteousness, we will be painfully aware of our own unrighteousness. However, rather than driving us from His presence, the thought that we are unrighteous when contrasted to His righteousness impels us to worship because we are His people. We realise that we have nothing of which we may boast, but that we are drawn by His mercy and by His goodness. Therefore, thinking on the righteousness of the Lord our God, we worship. And the worship we offer becomes acceptable because we recognise His perfection and hold no pretension of our own.
Yet again, the writer speaks tangentially of the grace of God, urging thankfulness. He writes, “Let us be grateful for receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken.” Whenever we permit ourselves to consider the grace we have received, the knowledge of God’s goodness toward us will compel us to worship Him who shows us such grace. God is good; and His goodness showers us with multiplied blessings. We tend to focus on the material blessings—and they are many! Food and the ability to enjoy the foods we receive. Shelter and the protection from the elements we enjoy. Transportation and the freedom of mobility that we enjoy in this modern world. These are wonderful gifts that should never be taken from granted. However, we have received rich blessings from the hand of God that are less obvious to the world, and which are far too often ignored by us who are redeemed.
The writer of this Letter to Hebrew Christians points to our having received a kingdom. You may recall that Peter makes this precise point as he encourages believers, when he writes these words, “You are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. Once you were not a people, but now you are God’s people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy” [1 PETER 2:9-10].
God’s mercy is something for which we must be grateful. If you can’t give thanks for what you have received, give thanks for what you haven’t received! The salvation we have received—the deliverance from sin, the confidence of the forgiveness of sin, the freedom to come into the presence of the Father, the fellowship of the faithful, the promise of Christ’s return—is a wonderful evidence of God’s grace. We enjoy this status as sons of the Living God, not because we deserve His kindness, but because He is gracious. That should induce gratitude in the heart of God’s holy people.
What I have written to this point is paralleled by Paul’s words in the Letter to the Roman Christians. In the twelfth chapter, the Apostle pleads with all who believe, “I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect” [ROMANS 12:1-2].
If we are grateful, we will reveal our gratitude by seeking to honour the one to whom we are grateful. Think about this—gratitude begins with voicing our gratitude. However, our thanksgiving must not be with words only. If we are truly grateful, we will seek to honour the One to whom we are grateful. If we receive a gift from a family member, or from a friend, of course we will tell them “Thank you.” We will let them know that we appreciate what they have done. However, if we grouse about what we received, speak ill of them or treat them with disdain, all our words are just that—words!
The Apostle tells followers of the Christ that we owe God “spiritual worship.” This is not because God has presented us with a demand for payment—He does not! All that God has done for us was grace! God delighted to shower us with rich gifts because His character is defined by grace. However, receiving His rich gifts, our natural inclination is to be grateful. We sing,
Thank you, Lord, for saving my soul.
Thank you, Lord, for making me whole.
Thank you Lord, for giving to me,
Your great salvation so rich and free. [2]
Having begun to be thankful by telling God of our gratitude, we will reveal the depth of our thankful hearts by presented our very lives for His glory. We will see our bodies as means by which to glorify Him. We will invest our lives in those matters that honour Him— worshipping Him in spirit and in truth, building the faithful, encouraging the discouraged, consoling the grieving souls, exercising the gifts with which He has blessed us. Above all else, we will seek to know what pleases Him and do those things.
TRUE WORSHIP MUST BE PROMPTED BY THE SPIRIT — Merely performing a ritual cannot qualify as worship that is pleasing to the Living God. Think of the times in Scripture that mere ritual is condemned. As one instance of such divine censure, remember that Micah penned the words of the LORD, warning,
“With what shall I come before the LORD,
and bow myself before God on high?
Shall I come before him with burnt offerings,
with calves a year old?
Will the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams,
with ten thousands of rivers of oil?
Shall I give my firstborn for my transgression,
the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?”
He has told you, O man, what is good;
and what does the LORD require of you
but to do justice, and to love kindness,
and to walk humbly with your God?”
[MICAH 6:6-8]
Burnt offerings, prized calves, multiplied rams and vast quantities of precious commodities are not worship. Fast forward into modern church life. Personal sacrifice of time and talent is not, of itself, worship. Large gifts to the work of the Lord, though a blessing to the ministries that depend on such largess, are not, of themselves, worship. Worship flows naturally from a life dedicated to honour the Lord of Glory. Worship is the inevitable result of a life invested in the people of God and in Christ’s work.
Hosea warned with a similar argument that attempting to worship through mere ritual when the heart remained bound by the stubbornness of a wicked life was unacceptable. He warned,
“The pride of Israel testifies to his face;
Israel and Ephraim shall stumble in his guilt;
Judah also shall stumble with them.
With their flocks and herds they shall go
to seek the LORD,
but they will not find him;
he has withdrawn from them.
They have dealt faithlessly with the LORD;
for they have borne alien children.
Now the new moon shall devour them with their fields.”
[HOSEA 5:5-7]
A life marred by filth cannot offer worship that glorifies the pure and holy Lord of Glory. It is not enough to perform rituals; worship must be grounded in a holy, righteous life.
How scathing are the words Amos delivered as he addressed Israel!
“I hate, I despise your feasts,
and I take no delight in your solemn assemblies.
Even though you offer me your burnt offerings and grain offerings,
I will not accept them;
and the peace offerings of your fattened animals,
I will not look upon them.
Take away from me the noise of your songs;
to the melody of your harps I will not listen.
But let justice roll down like waters,
and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.”
[AMOS 5:21-24]
Is it not obvious that God is offended when justice is absent from our lives? Is it not obvious that our lack of righteousness ensures that we cannot worship? Years ago, followers of the Christ would hear others caution that one cannot live like the devil during the week and expect to meet Holy God on Sunday.
Here’s a truth that must not be forgotten: Worship is not defined by what we do; worship is defined by Who we meet. If we do not meet the Risen Christ, can we say that we have worshipped? Whatever it is that we may have done, we cannot worship if we do not meet the One worthy of worship and praise.
In Heaven, as the saints of God are assembled before the throne of the Father, they will hear the angels of God ascribing praise to Him, as they say,
“Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God Almighty,
who was and is and is to come!”
[REVELATION 4:8b]
And as the angels worship, the redeemed saints of God cast their drowns before Him, saying,
“Worthy are you, our Lord and God,
to receive glory and honor and power,
for you created all things,
and by your will they existed and were created.”
[REVELATION 4:11]
God is worthy to be praised.
Then, the Revelator witnessed another scene, a scene so dramatic that no playwright could ever do justice to what will take place then. Look at what is written. “I saw in the right hand of him who was seated on the throne a scroll written within and on the back, sealed with seven seals. And I saw a mighty angel proclaiming with a loud voice, ‘Who is worthy to open the scroll and break its seals?’ And no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll or to look into it, and I began to weep loudly because no one was found worthy to open the scroll or to look into it. And one of the elders said to me, ‘Weep no more; behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has conquered, so that he can open the scroll and its seven seals.’
“And between the throne and the four living creatures and among the elders I saw a Lamb standing, as though it had been slain, with seven horns and with seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth. And he went and took the scroll from the right hand of him who was seated on the throne. And when he had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each holding a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints. And they sang a new song, saying,
‘Worthy are you to take the scroll
and to open its seals,
for you were slain, and by your blood you ransomed people for God
from every tribe and language and people and nation,
and you have made them a kingdom and priests to our God,
and they shall reign on the earth.’
“Then I looked, and I heard around the throne and the living creatures and the elders the voice of many angels, numbering myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands, saying with a loud voice,
‘Worthy is the Lamb who was slain,
to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might
and honor and glory and blessing!’
“And I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that is in them, saying,
‘To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb
be blessing and honor and glory and might forever and ever!’
“And the four living creatures said, ‘Amen!’ and the elders fell down and worshiped” [REVELATION 5:1-14].
When the Lamb of God appears, the Risen Lord of Glory Who gave His life as a sacrifice and was raised from the dead, angels and all the redeemed of God break into worship. The Lamb Who was slain is worthy to be praised, to be worshipped. When we worship Christ the Lord now, we are preparing ourselves for Heaven, for eternity. When we meet Him in our services in this day, we will worship; and we will worship because He alone is worthy to receive the praise we offer.
Here is my challenge to the people of God. As you prepare for worship this coming week, invest time throughout the week seeking God’s blessing on the services that will be presented. Invest time in prayer, asking the Lord to enable the preacher to speak with boldness and with divine authority. Invest time asking God to reveal Himself to worshippers, revealing His glory through those sharing the service. Take time to read His Word, asking that He will instruct you in what is pleasing to Him. Begin today to memorise Scripture, learning what God means and then incorporating the Word into your life each day as you prepare for the services. Then, as you come to the service this next week, come anticipating that you will meet the Risen Saviour.
TRUE WORSHIP MUST EXALT GOD’S SOVEREIGNTY — I wonder whether we who are called by the Name of the Risen Son of God truly understand what His sovereignty means. When we hear some of those who purport to speak in His Name, I must question whether Christians of this day actually believe He is Lord? Master? Sovereign Ruler? Does His will give direction to our lives?
I grew up in a home where my father believed that God lived, and that God actually involved Himself in directing my dad’s decisions. I recall an instance when we were on our way to Colorado for a church conference. We had only gotten about fifty miles from home when the old Hudson Hornet we were driving overheated and stalled. Dad opened the hood, found some water in a ditch, and managed to gather some of the water with an empty can in the trunk of the car.
Having tended to the immediate problem, he prayed and asked whether it was the Lord’s will to continue the journey that would take us across one state and into the next. After praying, he concluded that it was not the Lord’s will to continue our trip. We turned around, drove toward home and never had anymore trouble with the radiator overheating. My dad’s conclusion of this was that the fact that the car functioned perfectly was confirmation that he had made the right decision.
I understand that he was just a simple blacksmith and that his process of making spiritual decisions in that instance, and many other such decisions throughout my years in the home, were rather simple. However, he walked in the light of God’s love and in full confidence that God was in control of his life. That confidence made him much more secure than the many scholars and wise people with whom I worked in later years.
As I recalled my dad’s simple faith and his confidence in God’s goodness, I remembered Micah’s plea as he voiced the LORD’s complaint against His beloved people. “A son honors his father, and a servant his master. If then I am a father, where is my honor? And if I am a master, where is my fear? says the LORD of hosts to you, O priests, who despise my name. But you say, ‘How have we despised your name?’ By offering polluted food upon my altar. But you say, ‘How have we polluted you?’ By saying that the LORD’s table may be despised. When you offer blind animals in sacrifice, is that not evil? And when you offer those that are lame or sick, is that not evil? Present that to your governor; will he accept you or show you favor? says the LORD of hosts. And now entreat the favor of God, that he may be gracious to us. With such a gift from your hand, will he show favor to any of you? says the LORD of hosts. Oh that there were one among you who would shut the doors, that you might not kindle fire on my altar in vain! I have no pleasure in you, says the LORD of hosts, and I will not accept an offering from your hand. For from the rising of the sun to its setting my name will be great among the nations, and in every place incense will be offered to my name, and a pure offering. For my name will be great among the nations, says the LORD of hosts. But you profane it when you say that the Lord’s table is polluted, and its fruit, that is, its food may be despised. But you say, ‘What a weariness this is,’ and you snort at it, says the LORD of hosts. You bring what has been taken by violence or is lame or sick, and this you bring as your offering! Shall I accept that from your hand? says the LORD. Cursed be the cheat who has a male in his flock, and vows it, and yet sacrifices to the Lord what is blemished. For I am a great King, says the LORD of hosts, and my name will be feared among the nations” [MALACHI 1:6-14].
It is a challenge to ensure that I honour the Lord God in every facet of my life; I find myself thinking of this fact frequently. The challenge before me serves as a reminder that I am to seek His will always, that I am to endeavour to know His will, that I am to courageously walk with Him through every vicissitude of life. More immediately in the context of the message for this day, it means that I am to worship in the Spirit. It means that I am to seek the Risen Saviour in all that I do, allowing the Spirit of Christ to direct my thoughts and even my speech.
Do I do this perfectly? Not at all. But it doesn’t change the fact that I am responsible, and thus driven, to find His will in all things. It doesn’t alter the need for me to strive to ensure that I worship in spirit and truth. Jesus gave the promise as He spoke with the Samaritan woman at the well near Sychar. “The hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking such people to worship him. God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth” [JOHN 4:23-24]. We who worship at this hour must ensure that we are counted as being among those who worship in spirit and truth.
Paul encouraged the Philippian saints, and thus, he encourages us, with his words, “We are the circumcision, who worship by the Spirit of God and glory in Christ Jesus and put no confidence in the flesh” [PHILIPPIANS 3:3]. There are the elements of true worship! Ascribing worth by the Spirit of God! Glorying in Christ Jesus! Refusing to place confidence in the flesh. In other words, we don’t depend on rite or ritual, but we make it our aim to meet the Risen Son of God each time we come into the presence of the Lord.
I have no easy one-two-three steps leading to worship. There are no magic steps that will guarantee that we worship. What I do know is that when we meet the Risen Son of God, we will worship. The worship we offer will be spontaneous. We will not have to practise or engage in a particular ritual. We will fall at His feet and rejoice in the knowledge of His grace and majesty. As we come before Him, guided by the Spirit Who dwells within our lives, we will meet Him. Isn’t this the promise we are given through Jeremiah? “You will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will hear you. You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart. I will be found by you, declares the LORD” [JEREMIAH 29:12-14a]. It is not an oxymoron to urge us strive to ensure that we worship. Let us cease labouring to worship, determining that we will allow the Spirit to guide us. Amen.
[1] Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are from The Holy Bible: English Standard Version. Wheaton: Standard Bible Society, 2016. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
[2] Seth and Bessie Sykes, “Thank You, Lord”
