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==== He put a new song in my mouth!==== 

"Speak to one another with psalms, hymns and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your heart to the Lord, always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ!" Ephesians 5:19-20 

Christ teaches us to set our deepest and saddest experiences to music. We should sing about even our heart's bitterest anguish. 

It gives us anthems rather than dirges, for the expression of our deepest grief, because it reveals something of beauty and blessing in every dark hour, something other eyes cannot see. 

It lets us hear in our deepest trials, the voices of divine love, encouraging, cheering, and assuring us. 

Surely the lesson is worth the learning. It is nobler to sing a victorious song in time of trial — than to lie crushed in grief. 

Our songs bless the world, and they honor God. 

It is better for our own heart, too, to put our sorrows and pains into songs. 

" He put a new song in my mouth , a hymn of praise to our God!" Psalm 40:3 

"I will praise God's name in song and glorify Him with thanksgiving!" Psalm 69:30 

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