Theme: Joy Of The Lord

The joy of the Lord is your strength — and this is a joy that does not require permission from circumstances to be real. Songs of the joy of the Lord celebrate the deep, irrepressible gladness that flows from knowing who God is and what He has done, a joy that coexists with suffering, grief, and difficulty without being cancelled by any of them. These songs connect the congregation to the laughing, dancing, singing faith of the Psalms — a faith that insists on being glad in the Lord even when the olive tree doesn't blossom and the fields produce no food.