Day 24: Praying for singing groups (1897)

Join with Salvationists of the Wales Division for day 24 of 150 days of prayer.

• ‘The whole Earth belongs to the Lord. Everybody who lives in the world and all the things in it belong to him’ (Psalm 24:1, EasyEnglish Bible). 

1897

In Volume 12 of The Musical Salvationist (July 1897 – June 1898) there is a section titled ‘Songs of Wales’ that features 11 songs. One has the words in Welsh as well as English. Several were written by members of Welsh corps. Four appear to use traditional Welsh tunes. ‘All Hail the Power of Jesu’s Name’ is described as ‘a great favourite in the Welsh valleys’.

Wales is rightly famous for music in general and singing in particular. (In the interests of balance, there were two other sections in the volume: ‘Songs of Ireland’ and ‘Songs of Scotland’.)

Prayer

• Thank God for the joy of music when voiced by a singing group. Recall the times when you have been uplifted by the sound of such a group.
• Pray for the singing groups you know of. 
• Pray for the Christians being salt and light in community singing groups.
• Pray that they will know the power of the Holy Spirit as they practise and sing out their praises.