Theme: Shout

Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth — the psalmist's universal invitation to a particular volume of praise has inspired some of worship music's most exuberant and unrestrained songs. The shout is not theater but theology: a declaration with the full voice of a community that has news too good to whisper. Songs in this theme celebrate the moment in congregational worship when the sound level becomes a form of testimony, when the collective voice becomes a declaration that can be heard beyond the walls of the room and beyond the moment of the service.