{"id":61594,"date":"2007-06-27T19:03:00","date_gmt":"2007-06-28T00:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/?p=61594"},"modified":"2023-07-01T21:36:03","modified_gmt":"2023-07-02T02:36:03","slug":"notes-on-the-words-and-terms-used-in-our-songs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/notes-on-the-words-and-terms-used-in-our-songs\/","title":{"rendered":"Notes on the Words and Terms Used In Our Songs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<p>by Roger and Becky Williams<\/p>\n<p>-A-<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Abba &#8211; Aramaic for father; Mark 14:36<\/li>\n<li>abhor &#8211; to shrink away from with disgust<\/li>\n<li>abide &#8211; to continue to stay; remain; wait<\/li>\n<li>abode &#8211; a dwelling place; home<\/li>\n<li>acclamation &#8211; strong approval or loud applause<\/li>\n<li>accord &#8211; being in agreement; harmony<\/li>\n<li>adoration &#8211; devoted love, respect, and honor for a divine being<\/li>\n<li>advent &#8211; coming, arrival<\/li>\n<li>affords &#8211; to provide<\/li>\n<li>Afric &#8211; Africa<\/li>\n<li>ailings &#8211; sickness; a state of not being well<\/li>\n<li>alienation &#8211; withdrawing or separating a person or his\u00a0affections from some former attachment<\/li>\n<li>all in all &#8211; Colossians 3:11; Ephesians 1:18-23<\/li>\n<li>allayed &#8211; put at rest; quieted; stopped<\/li>\n<li>allegiance &#8211; loyalty; faithfulness<\/li>\n<li>alloy &#8211; something bad mixed with something better<\/li>\n<li>allure &#8211; to fascinate, attract, or charm<\/li>\n<li>aloes &#8211; a bitter drug made from dried leaves of aloe plants<\/li>\n<li>amen &#8211; &#8220;So let it be&#8221; or &#8220;truly&#8221;; an expression of agreement<\/li>\n<li>amid &#8211; in the middle of<\/li>\n<li>ancient foe &#8211; enemy; Satan<\/li>\n<li>Ancient of Days &#8211; God; Daniel 7:9<\/li>\n<li>anthems &#8211; songs of praise or devotion<\/li>\n<li>arbor &#8211; extreme passion, emotion<\/li>\n<li>ardent &#8211; characterized by warmth of feeling; typically expressed in eager, zealous support or activity<\/li>\n<li>armor God has given you &#8211; Ephesians 6:11-17<\/li>\n<li>array &#8211; to decorate or dress in impressive clothing<\/li>\n<li>art &#8211; are, is<\/li>\n<li>ascribe &#8211; attribute to someone or something<\/li>\n<li>assail &#8211; leap upon in a violent attack with blows or words<\/li>\n<li>asunder &#8211; apart from each other in position<\/li>\n<li>atone &#8211; to make amends for a fault or sin<\/li>\n<li>aught &#8211; anything<\/li>\n<li>avail &#8211; be of use or advantage toward the attainment of a goal<\/li>\n<li>aye &#8211; eternal, always, continually<\/li>\n<li>azure &#8211; the blue color of the clear sky<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>-B-<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>bade &#8211; (past tense of bid) to invite<\/li>\n<li>balm &#8211; anything that heals or soothes<\/li>\n<li>balmy &#8211; pleasant fragrance; sweet odor<\/li>\n<li>band &#8211; a number of persons acting together<\/li>\n<li>bands &#8211; anything that ties or binds<\/li>\n<li>banish &#8211; to cause to leave; to drive away<\/li>\n<li>bar &#8211; the part of a law court where judges or lawyers sit or where prisoners are brought to trial<\/li>\n<li>bark &#8211; ship<\/li>\n<li>barque &#8211; boat or ship<\/li>\n<li>barter &#8211; trade<\/li>\n<li>Bartimaeus &#8211; Son of Timaeus, Mark 10:46-52<\/li>\n<li>base &#8211; fundamental; basic<\/li>\n<li>beacon &#8211; a fire or light used as a signal to guide or warn<\/li>\n<li>befall &#8211; happen, take place<\/li>\n<li>beguiled &#8211; to be deceived<\/li>\n<li>benedictions &#8211; expressions of good wishes or blessings with which public worship is concluded<\/li>\n<li>benighted &#8211; overtaken by night<\/li>\n<li>bereavement &#8211; a desolate or lonely condition<\/li>\n<li>bereaving &#8211; to deprive ruthlessly, rob<\/li>\n<li>bestow &#8211; to present something as an honorable gift<\/li>\n<li>betide &#8211; befall; happen to; occur<\/li>\n<li>Beulah land &#8211; the land of rest, peace; Isaiah 62:4; lit. married<\/li>\n<li>bid &#8211; request<\/li>\n<li>bidding &#8211; inviting<\/li>\n<li>billows &#8211; great wave or swelling mass of smoke, flame, water, sound, or the like<\/li>\n<li>blest &#8211; an abbreviated form of blessed; holy; sacred<\/li>\n<li>blight &#8211; anything that withers; decay<\/li>\n<li>bliss &#8211; great happiness or joy<\/li>\n<li>boist&#8217;rous &#8211; (boisterous) &#8211; violent; rough<\/li>\n<li>born of the spirit &#8211; John 3:5<\/li>\n<li>borne &#8211; (past participle of bear) &#8211; brought forth<\/li>\n<li>bound &#8211; (noun) &#8211; boundary; farthest edge<\/li>\n<li>bound &#8211; (verb) &#8211; to move with a series of leaps<\/li>\n<li>bowers &#8211; shelters (as in a garden) made with tree boughs<\/li>\n<li>Bread of heaven &#8211; John 6:32-35<\/li>\n<li>Bread of life &#8211; John 6:22-71<\/li>\n<li>breakers &#8211; things that break, crush or destroy; waves<\/li>\n<li>briars &#8211; thorny or prickly bushes<\/li>\n<li>bride &#8211; Revelation 21:2,9; Ephesians 5:22-27<\/li>\n<li>Bright and Morning star &#8211; Jesus; Revelation 22:16<\/li>\n<li>brine &#8211; very salty water; the sea<\/li>\n<li>brink &#8211; edge of a very steep slope<\/li>\n<li>brooded &#8211; hover over; hang close over; as a hen over her eggs<\/li>\n<li>brow &#8211; the edge of a steep place<\/li>\n<li>buffet &#8211; to strike; knock about<\/li>\n<li>bulwark &#8211; a defense; protection; support<\/li>\n<li>buoyant &#8211; able to float; tendency to rise<\/li>\n<li>buried in water with Him &#8211; Romans 6:3-4; Colossians 2:12<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>-C-<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Calvary &#8211; (lit. skull); a place not far from the walls of Jerusalem where Christ was crucified and near where He was buried; called &#8220;Golgotha&#8221; in the Hebrew language; Luke 23:33; Matthew 27:33; Mark 15:22; John 19:17<\/li>\n<li>Calvary&#8217;s tree &#8211; the cross on which Jesus was crucified<\/li>\n<li>Canaan &#8211; literally the land promised to Abraham; figuratively heaven<\/li>\n<li>carol &#8211; a song to celebrate joy or praise<\/li>\n<li>cassia &#8211; species of plant from which the drug senna is made<\/li>\n<li>celestial &#8211; having to do with the heavens<\/li>\n<li>charter &#8211; a written document or contract between 2 parties<\/li>\n<li>chasm &#8211; a very deep gap, crack, or break (in the earth)<\/li>\n<li>Cherubim &#8211; living heavenly creatures in winged human-animal form. Gen. 3:24; 2 Sam. 22:11<\/li>\n<li>children of day &#8211; I Thessalonians 5:5<\/li>\n<li>children of dust &#8211; Genesis 3:19; Job 34:15<\/li>\n<li>Christ &#8211; literally anointed; specifically of Jesus: the anointed of God<\/li>\n<li>Church of God &#8211; I Corinthians 1:2; I Timothy 3:15<\/li>\n<li>city foursquare &#8211; Revelation 21:16<\/li>\n<li>cleansing in the blood &#8211; Revelation 1:5; I John 1:7<\/li>\n<li>cleft &#8211; a space or opening made by splitting; a crack<\/li>\n<li>coming in the clouds &#8211; Acts 1:9-11; I Thessalonians 4:13-18<\/li>\n<li>commune &#8211; mutual sharing of feelings and thoughts; John 14:23<\/li>\n<li>comrade &#8211; a companion who shares one&#8217;s interests<\/li>\n<li>conducts &#8211; directs<\/li>\n<li>confess &#8211; I John 4:2,3,15; Matthew 10:32; Luke 12:8; Romans 10:9-10<\/li>\n<li>consecrate &#8211; dedicate to a sacred purpose; hallow<\/li>\n<li>consolation &#8211; comfort<\/li>\n<li>constrains &#8211; to force; compel<\/li>\n<li>consummation &#8211; completion; fulfillment<\/li>\n<li>contempt &#8211; the feeling that something is low or worthless<\/li>\n<li>contrite &#8211; showing deep regret and sorrow<\/li>\n<li>contrition &#8211; grief; remorse or repentance<\/li>\n<li>convene &#8211; come together<\/li>\n<li>corroding &#8211; to wear away; destroy<\/li>\n<li>counsel &#8211; deliberate purpose; plan<\/li>\n<li>courts &#8211; the residence of a supreme ruler<\/li>\n<li>covet &#8211; to wish for enviously<\/li>\n<li>crape &#8211; a piece of black cloth used as a sign of mourning<\/li>\n<li>creed &#8211; any statements of faith or principles<\/li>\n<li>crimson &#8211; a deep red<\/li>\n<li>crimson tide &#8211; fig. the blood of Jesus. Matthew 26:28; Revelation 1:5<\/li>\n<li>cross daily bear &#8211; Luke 9:23; Matthew 10:38; Luke 14:26-33<\/li>\n<li>crown of life &#8211; II Timothy 4:8; Revelation 2:10<\/li>\n<li>crowning day &#8211; Judgment day; II Timothy 4:8; I Peter 5:4<\/li>\n<li>crusts &#8211; the outer part of bread or other food; Matthew 15:26-28?<\/li>\n<li>crystal fountain (or sea) &#8211; Revelation 15:2-3; 4:6<\/li>\n<li>cumbered &#8211; burdened<\/li>\n<li>cup of anguish &#8211; Matthew 26:38-39; John 18:11<\/li>\n<li>cup of blessing &#8211; I Corinthians 10:16; 11:25; Matthew 26:27-28<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>-D-<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>dauntless &#8211; not able to intimidate or discourage<\/li>\n<li>debtor &#8211; one who owes something<\/li>\n<li>decree &#8211; law, statute<\/li>\n<li>decreed &#8211; something ordered or settled by authority<\/li>\n<li>deem &#8211; think; judge<\/li>\n<li>defile &#8211; to destroy the purity or cleanness of something<\/li>\n<li>delusive &#8211; misleading; deceptive<\/li>\n<li>deride &#8211; make fun of; mock; ridicule and treat scornfully<\/li>\n<li>desolate &#8211; lay waste; make barren<\/li>\n<li>desolations &#8211; ruined, lonely, or deserted places<\/li>\n<li>despair &#8211; a state of being without hope<\/li>\n<li>despondent &#8211; without courage or hope; discouraged<\/li>\n<li>detains &#8211; to keep in custody; confine<\/li>\n<li>diadem &#8211; a crown worn to symbolize honor<\/li>\n<li>din &#8211; a loud, confused noise that lasts a great while<\/li>\n<li>discord &#8211; a difference of opinion; disputing; disagreement<\/li>\n<li>dismayed &#8211; sudden disappointment and loss of courage<\/li>\n<li>distill &#8211; extract; to give off<\/li>\n<li>divine &#8211; characteristic of God<\/li>\n<li>domain &#8211; territory under one government<\/li>\n<li>dome &#8211; a rounded roof<\/li>\n<li>dominion &#8211; supreme authority; rule<\/li>\n<li>dread &#8211; to look forward with fear<\/li>\n<li>drear &#8211; sad; sorrowful<\/li>\n<li>drooping &#8211; hanging downward; figuratively sad<\/li>\n<li>dross &#8211; waste matter, worthless stuff; rubbish<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>-E-<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>e&#8217;en &#8211; even<\/li>\n<li>ebb &#8211; fall from higher to lower level or better to worse state<\/li>\n<li>Ebenezer &#8211; lit. stone of help; I Samuel 7:12<\/li>\n<li>ebon &#8211; black; dark; fig. sorrows<\/li>\n<li>employ &#8211; devote time to<\/li>\n<li>endow &#8211; to provide something<\/li>\n<li>endued &#8211; to supply with power; to put on<\/li>\n<li>endured &#8211; furnished; supplied<\/li>\n<li>enfold &#8211; (infold); embrace; encompass; enclose<\/li>\n<li>enraptured &#8211; full of gladness; happiness; great joy<\/li>\n<li>enshroud &#8211; to cover with a burial cloth<\/li>\n<li>ensign &#8211; an identifying banner or flag<\/li>\n<li>enthrall &#8211; hold spellbound; fascinate; charm<\/li>\n<li>entreat &#8211; to plead with urgently; esp. in order to persuade<\/li>\n<li>ere &#8211; before, sooner than, or rather than<\/li>\n<li>estate &#8211; a condition or stage in life<\/li>\n<li>ether plains &#8211; upper regions of space; fig. heaven<\/li>\n<li>exalted &#8211; to be raised in honor or rank<\/li>\n<li>excel &#8211; to do better<\/li>\n<li>exile &#8211; separation from one&#8217;s home; banishment<\/li>\n<li>extol &#8211; to praise highly<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>-F-<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>factions &#8211; self-seeking groups within a larger group<\/li>\n<li>fain &#8211; by choice; gladly<\/li>\n<li>fairest of 10,000 to my soul &#8211; Song of Solomon 5:10<\/li>\n<li>faith &#8211; unquestioning belief; Hebrews 11:1<\/li>\n<li>falter &#8211; to lose courage; fall back<\/li>\n<li>famish &#8211; to starve<\/li>\n<li>fare &#8211; fee; payment; fortune<\/li>\n<li>fathomless &#8211; too deep to be measured<\/li>\n<li>fervent &#8211; showing warmth or feeling<\/li>\n<li>fervor &#8211; great warmth of feeling; intense emotion<\/li>\n<li>fetters &#8211; bonds put around the ankles to restrain movement<\/li>\n<li>fidelity &#8211; steadfastness; loyalty; faithfulness<\/li>\n<li>fightings and fears within, without &#8211; II Corinthians 7:5<\/li>\n<li>finite &#8211; having definite or definable limits<\/li>\n<li>flee &#8211; to move swiftly away<\/li>\n<li>fleeting &#8211; passing away quickly<\/li>\n<li>flock &#8211; a group of the same kind<\/li>\n<li>flow &#8211; continuous forward movement<\/li>\n<li>foe &#8211; enemy<\/li>\n<li>foil &#8211; to bring to a stop or prevent from attaining an end<\/li>\n<li>fold &#8211; a group of people holding a common faith or enthusiasm<\/li>\n<li>folly &#8211; being foolish; lack of sense; unwise conduct<\/li>\n<li>forlorn &#8211; left alone; deserted<\/li>\n<li>forsake &#8211; abandon; renounce; give up<\/li>\n<li>frame &#8211; an established order<\/li>\n<li>fraught &#8211; full of or accompanied by something<\/li>\n<li>fray &#8211; a brawl or fight<\/li>\n<li>fruitage &#8211; fruit; a crop of fruit<\/li>\n<li>fruition &#8211; fulfillment; attainment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>-G-<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>gall &#8211; that which is bitter; John 19:28-29<\/li>\n<li>garb &#8211; clothing; any sort of covering worn<\/li>\n<li>garner &#8211; to gather and store away<\/li>\n<li>germ &#8211; something that serves as an origin<\/li>\n<li>Gethsemane &#8211; Aramaic for oil press, a place on the Mount of Olives where Jesus prayed; Matthew 26:36; Mark 14:32<\/li>\n<li>gird &#8211; to fasten or put on<\/li>\n<li>girded &#8211; equipped<\/li>\n<li>girt &#8211; surrounded, encircled, as with a belt<\/li>\n<li>glades &#8211; clearings in the forest<\/li>\n<li>glassy sea &#8211; Revelation 4:6; 15:2<\/li>\n<li>glean &#8211; to gather small bits of grain with patient effort<\/li>\n<li>gleaners &#8211; those who gather bits of grain by patient effort<\/li>\n<li>gleanings &#8211; that which is left on a field by reapers<\/li>\n<li>glory &#8211; great praise and honor that was given to someone<\/li>\n<li>glory circled throne &#8211; Revelation 4:2-6; 8:3<\/li>\n<li>Go ye into all the world &#8211; Mark 16:15<\/li>\n<li>God so loved &#8211; John 3:16<\/li>\n<li>God-head three &#8211; a term for the one only the living and true God, who subsists in Three Persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (Mt. 3:13-17; 28:19), although in essence, He is one (John10:30; I Timothy 2:5)<\/li>\n<li>gospel armor &#8211; Ephesians 6:10-17<\/li>\n<li>gospel call &#8211; II Thessalonians 2:14; II Timothy 1:9; Hebrews 3:1<\/li>\n<li>grace all-sufficient &#8211; II Corinthians 12:9<\/li>\n<li>grandeur &#8211; the greatness of appearance; magnificence grave where they laid Him &#8211; Matthew 27:57-61; Luke 23:50-53<\/li>\n<li>grope &#8211; to look for uncertainly or blindly<\/li>\n<li>guerdon &#8211; a reward<\/li>\n<li>gushing &#8211; rushing out suddenly<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>-H-<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>habitation &#8211; a place to live in; home<\/li>\n<li>hail &#8211; acclamation; exclamation; shout in welcome; greeting<\/li>\n<li>Hallelujah &#8211; &#8220;Praise ye Jehovah&#8221;; the beginning of many Psalms<\/li>\n<li>hallowed &#8211; holy; honored<\/li>\n<li>halls of Pilate &#8211; the official residence of the Roman governor<\/li>\n<li>Hark! &#8211; listen closely<\/li>\n<li>harvest is past &#8211; Jeremiah 8:20<\/li>\n<li>haste &#8211; quick and lively<\/li>\n<li>hasten &#8211; to act or move with speed<\/li>\n<li>haven &#8211; a place of shelter and safety<\/li>\n<li>heav&#8217;nly hosts &#8211; an army of angels; Psalms 103:20-21<\/li>\n<li>heavy-laden &#8211; oppressed with a burden; Matthew 11:28<\/li>\n<li>heed &#8211; consideration<\/li>\n<li>height and depth&#8230;length and breadth &#8211; Ephesians 3:18<\/li>\n<li>herald &#8211; to bring news of something<\/li>\n<li>hewn &#8211; to have made or produced<\/li>\n<li>Ho, every thirsting, sin-sick soul &#8211; Isaiah 55:1; John 4:5-15<\/li>\n<li>hoary &#8211; old; ancient<\/li>\n<li>hoary hairs &#8211; white or gray hair showing age<\/li>\n<li>Holy &#8211; regarded with or characterized by divine power; set apart to the service of God<\/li>\n<li>holy Dove &#8211; fig. Holy Spirit; Matthew 3:16<\/li>\n<li>Hosanna &#8211; &#8220;Save, we pray&#8221; &#8211; the cry of people as Jesus entered Jerusalem: Matthew 21:9-15; Mark 11:9-10<\/li>\n<li>hosannas &#8211; shouts of praise or adoration<\/li>\n<li>host &#8211; an army<\/li>\n<li>hosts of heaven &#8211; heavenly bodies; Deuteronomy 17:3<\/li>\n<li>house of light &#8211; Revelation 21:23; 22:5<\/li>\n<li>hue &#8211; the complexion, aspect, and degree of color<\/li>\n<li>hurl &#8211; to throw with much force<\/li>\n<li>hymns &#8211; songs giving praise to God<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>-I-<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I AM &#8211; The name of Deity, indicating self-existence,<\/li>\n<li>idly &#8211; doing nothing; inactive<\/li>\n<li>idol &#8211; anything put before or in place of God<\/li>\n<li>illumed &#8211; lit up and made bright<\/li>\n<li>Immanuel &#8211; &#8220;God with us&#8221; the title applied to the Messiah<\/li>\n<li>impart &#8211; reveal; grant; bestow; give<\/li>\n<li>impel &#8211; to spur to action; to drive forward<\/li>\n<li>implore &#8211; beg earnestly for something<\/li>\n<li>impulse &#8211; an act of driving onward, inspiration, motivation<\/li>\n<li>in my stead &#8211; in my place; instead of<\/li>\n<li>in our stead &#8211; in our place; instead of<\/li>\n<li>incline &#8211; to bend or bow forward<\/li>\n<li>Inspiration &#8211; &#8220;God-breathed&#8221;; the special influence of the Holy Spirit guiding certain persons to speak and write what God wanted to be communicated to others, without suspending their individual personality<\/li>\n<li>intercede &#8211; I John 2:2; To plead on another&#8217;s behalf<\/li>\n<li>interposed &#8211; to put between<\/li>\n<li>intervene &#8211; to come between<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>-J-<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>jasper &#8211; precious stone; Revelation 21:11,19<\/li>\n<li>jeering &#8211; making fun rudely or unkindly; mocking<\/li>\n<li>Jehovah &#8211; the name of the God of Israel; implies eternity<\/li>\n<li>Jericho &#8211; city 5 miles West of the Jordan and 7 miles North of the Dead Sea. There are three Jerichos: the Old Testament city, the New Testament city, and a modern town, all near each other. Probably the oldest city in the world.<\/li>\n<li>jubilant &#8211; expressing or showing joy<\/li>\n<li>jubilee &#8211; rejoicing; great joy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>-K-<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>King of kings &#8211; Jesus; Isaiah 33:22; John 18:37; I Timothy 1:17; 6:15; Revelation 17:14; 19:16<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>-L-<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>laden &#8211; carrying a great load or burden<\/li>\n<li>Lamb of God &#8211; Jesus; Isaiah 53:7; John 1:29; I Peter 1:18-19<\/li>\n<li>languish &#8211; suffer under unfavorable conditions<\/li>\n<li>languor &#8211; lack of energy; weakness<\/li>\n<li>laud &#8211; to sing or speak the praises of<\/li>\n<li>lay &#8211; short lyric or narrative poem; a song<\/li>\n<li>lest haply &#8211; for fear that perhaps; by chance<\/li>\n<li>Lily of the Valley &#8211; Song of Solomon 2:1<\/li>\n<li>linger &#8211; stay on; go slowly; hesitate; delay; dawdle<\/li>\n<li>list &#8211; listen<\/li>\n<li>living well &#8211; John 4:13-14; Revelation 21:6<\/li>\n<li>Living Word &#8211; John 1:1,14; Revelation 19:13; Jesus Christ<\/li>\n<li>Lo! &#8211; look!; see!<\/li>\n<li>loath &#8211; having a feeling of distaste<\/li>\n<li>lofty &#8211; having great imposing height; exalted; grand<\/li>\n<li>Lord of hosts &#8211; Lord of armies; Isaiah 54:5; James 5:4<\/li>\n<li>Lord Sabaoth &#8211; Lord of Hosts; Lord of armies; James 5:4<\/li>\n<li>Love one another &#8211; John 13:34-35; I John 4:7<\/li>\n<li>lowly &#8211; low in rank, station, position, or development<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>-M-<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Macedonia &#8211; country north of Greece; often visited by Paul<\/li>\n<li>Macedonian call &#8211; Acts. 16:9<\/li>\n<li>magnify &#8211; to glorify or praise someone or something<\/li>\n<li>main &#8211; the open sea; ocean<\/li>\n<li>majesty &#8211; grand; noble; dignified; stately<\/li>\n<li>Man of sorrows &#8211; Jesus; Isaiah 53:3<\/li>\n<li>manifest &#8211; reveal; display; show plainly<\/li>\n<li>mansion &#8211; fig. dwelling place in heaven; John 14:2-3<\/li>\n<li>mar &#8211; to scratch, scuff up, or deface so as to spoil the beauty of something<\/li>\n<li>margin &#8211; edge; border<\/li>\n<li>Master &#8211; ruler; lord; teacher; guide; prince; chief; owner<\/li>\n<li>maze &#8211; an intricate network of passages or pathways<\/li>\n<li>meekly &#8211; mildly and patiently<\/li>\n<li>melodious &#8211; sweet sounding; pleasing to the ear<\/li>\n<li>mercy&#8217;s gate &#8211; fig. obedience and acceptance of God&#8217;s grace<\/li>\n<li>mingled &#8211; to combine in a mixture<\/li>\n<li>mirth &#8211; merriment or joyousness; Ecclesiastes 8:15<\/li>\n<li>miry &#8211; wet, swampy ground; Psalms 40:20<\/li>\n<li>mite &#8211; a small coin or sum of money; Mark 12:41-44<\/li>\n<li>molded and meet &#8211; formed and suitable; Isaiah 64:8; Jeremiah 18:6<\/li>\n<li>molest &#8211; to bother, annoy, persecute<\/li>\n<li>Monarch of monarchs &#8211; (King of Kings); Jesus; I Timothy 6:15<\/li>\n<li>moor &#8211; to fix firmly; secure<\/li>\n<li>Morning Star &#8211; Jesus; Revelation 22:16<\/li>\n<li>mortal &#8211; subject to death<\/li>\n<li>Mt. Pisgah &#8211; a mountain peak in the Abarim range in Moab on the Northeast shore of the Dead Sea from which Moses viewed the Land of Promise (Deuteronomy 3:27) called also &#8220;the hill&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Myrrh &#8211; incense or perfume<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>-N-<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>narrow way &#8211; Matthew 7:13-14; Luke 13:23-24<\/li>\n<li>naught &#8211; nothing<\/li>\n<li>New Jerusalem &#8211; Revelation 3:12; 21:2<\/li>\n<li>nigh &#8211; very near; close at hand<\/li>\n<li>nobler &#8211; superior in character or nature<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>-O-<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>oft &#8211; often<\/li>\n<li>Olive &#8211; (Mount of Olives); (Olivet); a ridge approx. 1 mile long, with 4 summits, east of Jerusalem, through which the Kidron stream flows<\/li>\n<li>omnipotent &#8211; unlimited or infinite power<\/li>\n<li>one Lord, one faith, one birth&#8230;one hope &#8211; Ephesians 4:4-6<\/li>\n<li>Ophir &#8211; a place in Arabia or Africa from which Solomon obtained gold,\u00a0precious stones, and wood for the Temple; I Kings 9:28; 10:11<\/li>\n<li>oppress &#8211; to burden or trouble as if to enslave<\/li>\n<li>ordain &#8211; to establish an order<\/li>\n<li>own &#8211; confess; Matthew 10:32-33<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>-P-<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>pall &#8211; a heavy cloth used to cover a coffin<\/li>\n<li>paltry &#8211; of no worth; trifling; petty<\/li>\n<li>panoply &#8211; complete suit of armor<\/li>\n<li>pants &#8211; longs, desires<\/li>\n<li>parchment &#8211; the skin of sheep, goats, etc., dried and made into thin sheets for use as a writing material<\/li>\n<li>pavilion &#8211; shelter<\/li>\n<li>pavilioned &#8211; sheltered<\/li>\n<li>Peace, be still &#8211; Mark 4:39<\/li>\n<li>pearly gates &#8211; Revelation 21:21; figuratively the entrance to heaven<\/li>\n<li>perennial &#8211; lasting through the whole year; enduring<\/li>\n<li>peril &#8211; danger; risk; chance of harm, loss, or destruction<\/li>\n<li>perpetuation &#8211; indefinitely continued; occurring repeatedly<\/li>\n<li>pilgrim &#8211; (noun) one on a journey; Hebrews 11:13-16; I Peter 2:9-12<\/li>\n<li>pilgrim &#8211; (verb) to wander<\/li>\n<li>pilgrimage &#8211; a journey to some sacred place; life on earth<\/li>\n<li>pilot &#8211; guide; lead<\/li>\n<li>pine &#8211; to long earnestly; yearn<\/li>\n<li>pined &#8211; desired<\/li>\n<li>pining &#8211; pain; suffering; misery<\/li>\n<li>pinion &#8211; lit. to bind; also, as a noun, the wings of a bird<\/li>\n<li>Pisgah &#8211; a mountain peak in the Abarim range in Moab on northeast shore of the Dead Sea from which Moses viewed the Land of Promise (Deuteronomy 3:27) called also &#8220;the hill&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>plain &#8211; a level stretch of land<\/li>\n<li>plaintive &#8211; an expression of suffering or woe<\/li>\n<li>plane &#8211; a level of development, achievement, or existence<\/li>\n<li>plea &#8211; an earnest request; need<\/li>\n<li>plight &#8211; a bad condition or state<\/li>\n<li>pomp &#8211; showy display; boastful show<\/li>\n<li>portal &#8211; a door, gate, or entrance; esp. a large imposing one<\/li>\n<li>Potter, I am the clay &#8211; Isaiah 64:8; Jerermiah 18:6<\/li>\n<li>precept &#8211; a rule or command meant to guide one&#8217;s conduct<\/li>\n<li>prevail &#8211; to succeed<\/li>\n<li>Prince of glory &#8211; Acts 5:31; Revelation 1:5<\/li>\n<li>Prince of Peace &#8211; Isaiah 9:6; Ephesians 2:14<\/li>\n<li>prodigal &#8211; wasteful<\/li>\n<li>proffer &#8211; an offer made for acceptance<\/li>\n<li>Prophet and Priest and King &#8211; Matthew 2:2; 13:57: 21:11;<\/li>\n<li>prostrate &#8211; lying face down in demonstration of humility<\/li>\n<li>psalm &#8211; a sacred song or poem<\/li>\n<li>purge &#8211; to clear defilement or guilt<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>-Q-<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>quickened &#8211; made alive<\/li>\n<li>quill &#8211; (noun) a pen<\/li>\n<li>quill &#8211; (verb) comfort; console<\/li>\n<li>quiver &#8211; shake; shiver; tremble<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>-R-<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>radiance &#8211; vivid brightness; brilliance<\/li>\n<li>radiant &#8211; shining; bright; beaming<\/li>\n<li>rage &#8211; violent anger<\/li>\n<li>rally &#8211; come together; assemble; mass meeting<\/li>\n<li>ransom &#8211; the price paid before a captive is set free<\/li>\n<li>ransomed &#8211; those who have been delivered from captivity by the payment of a price. Specifically: Christians<\/li>\n<li>rapture &#8211; gladness; happiness; great joy<\/li>\n<li>rashly stirred &#8211; hastily moved to action<\/li>\n<li>realm &#8211; kingdom, sphere, or domain<\/li>\n<li>reap &#8211; to cut grain and gather a crop<\/li>\n<li>reapers &#8211; people who cut grain and gather a crop<\/li>\n<li>reckoned &#8211; thought; considered<\/li>\n<li>redeem &#8211; buy back or reclaim; Galatians 3:13<\/li>\n<li>redeemed &#8211; set free; rescued; saved<\/li>\n<li>Redeemer &#8211; one who buys back or reclaims; Galatians 3:13; Jesus<\/li>\n<li>redeeming grace &#8211; Ephesians 2:5; Acts 15:11<\/li>\n<li>redemption &#8211; deliverance; rescue (from sin)<\/li>\n<li>refine &#8211; free from impurities<\/li>\n<li>refrain &#8211; chorus; a phrase repeated regularly in a song<\/li>\n<li>refuge &#8211; a shelter or protection in times of danger<\/li>\n<li>renounce &#8211; give up entirely; cast off<\/li>\n<li>renown &#8211; famous reputation<\/li>\n<li>rent &#8211; torn; split<\/li>\n<li>repine &#8211; complain or protest<\/li>\n<li>repining &#8211; to be discontented; fret; complain<\/li>\n<li>repose &#8211; a state of eternal or heavenly rest<\/li>\n<li>reproach &#8211; guilty of blame; disgrace<\/li>\n<li>revere &#8211; love and respect deeply; honor greatly<\/li>\n<li>revile &#8211; abuse with words<\/li>\n<li>rifted &#8211; a cleft, break, or crack<\/li>\n<li>rills &#8211; tiny streams; little brooks<\/li>\n<li>riven &#8211; torn apart: split<\/li>\n<li>roam &#8211; to move about aimlessly or without a purpose<\/li>\n<li>robe and a crown&#8230;reward &#8211; II Timothy 4:8; Revelation 2:10; 7:9,13-15<\/li>\n<li>Rock of Ages &#8211; I Corinthians 10:4; II Samuel 22:2<\/li>\n<li>Rose of Sharon &#8211; figuratively Jesus; Song of Solomon 2:1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>-S-<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>sacred &#8211; worthy of reverence and honor<\/li>\n<li>sacred page &#8211; the Holy Scriptures<\/li>\n<li>saint&#8217;s and angel&#8217;s song &#8211; Revelation 5:9; 14:3<\/li>\n<li>sanctify &#8211; set apart; dedicate to God; John 10:36; Hebrews 2:11<\/li>\n<li>scoffers&#8217; creed &#8211; the rule book for those who mock the Bible<\/li>\n<li>scoffing &#8211; to mock<\/li>\n<li>scribe &#8211; a person whose occupation is writing<\/li>\n<li>scroll &#8211; a roll of parchment or paper<\/li>\n<li>seal &#8211; fasten; shut; close tightly<\/li>\n<li>semblance &#8211; appearance<\/li>\n<li>seraph &#8211; (seraphim); celestial beings whom Isaiah saw standing before the enthroned Lord. Isa. 6:2-7<\/li>\n<li>serene &#8211; peaceful; calm; tranquil<\/li>\n<li>sever &#8211; cut apart; divide; separate<\/li>\n<li>shackles &#8211; something that confines or prevents free action<\/li>\n<li>Sharon &#8211; coastal plain between Joppa and Mt. Carmel; figurative of fruitfulness, glory, and peace<\/li>\n<li>Sharon&#8217;s perfect sweet rose &#8211; Song of Solomon 2:1; a figure Jesus<\/li>\n<li>sheaves &#8211; something gathered and tied together in a bundle<\/li>\n<li>sheep that went astray &#8211; Lk. 15:1-7; Isa. 53:6; 1 Pet. 2:25<\/li>\n<li>shelt&#8217;ring wing &#8211; Psalms 57:1; 91:1-4; Luke 13:34<\/li>\n<li>shield and defender &#8211; Psalms 18:2; 28:7; 33:20<\/li>\n<li>shield and portion &#8211; Psalms 33:20; 73:26<\/li>\n<li>shirk &#8211; avoid or get out of doing a duty<\/li>\n<li>shirkers &#8211; one who evades the performance of an obligation<\/li>\n<li>shoal &#8211; sand bar, or ledge of rock; coral<\/li>\n<li>shrine &#8211; something considered sacred<\/li>\n<li>sickle &#8211; a tool consisting of a short, curved blade on a short handle, used for reaping grain<\/li>\n<li>Siloam&#8217;s fountain &#8211; reservoir located within Jerusalem<\/li>\n<li>slope &#8211; a stretch of rising or falling ground<\/li>\n<li>snare &#8211; something by which one is entangled, or involved in<\/li>\n<li>solace &#8211; comfort in a time of trouble or grief<\/li>\n<li>soldiers of the Lord &#8211; Ephesians 6:10-17; II Timothy 2:3-4<\/li>\n<li>solemn &#8211; serious; earnest; sacred<\/li>\n<li>solemnly uttered &#8211; seriously spoken<\/li>\n<li>Son of God &#8211; John 3:16; Romans 8:3; Galatians 4:4<\/li>\n<li>sordid &#8211; very dirty; filthy<\/li>\n<li>sore &#8211; tender or painful<\/li>\n<li>soul&#8217;s abode &#8211; dwelling place in heaven; John 14:2-3<\/li>\n<li>Sov&#8217;reign &#8211; (Sovereign); supreme ruler; Jesus Christ<\/li>\n<li>sown &#8211; scattered about like seed<\/li>\n<li>span &#8211; a very short distance between two points<\/li>\n<li>Spirit of light &#8211; the Holy Spirit<\/li>\n<li>Spirit&#8217;s call &#8211; II Thessalonians 2:14<\/li>\n<li>Spirit&#8217;s sword &#8211; the word of God; Ephesians 6:17<\/li>\n<li>spurn &#8211; refuse with contempt; oppose with scorn<\/li>\n<li>standard &#8211; a flag or other object used to indicate the rallying point of an army<\/li>\n<li>station &#8211; situation or position<\/li>\n<li>stem &#8211; to make progress against<\/li>\n<li>stirred &#8211; moved to action<\/li>\n<li>straight and narrow way &#8211; Matthew 7:13-14; Luke 13:23-24<\/li>\n<li>strain &#8211; a flow of language<\/li>\n<li>straits &#8211; difficulties; distresses<\/li>\n<li>strand &#8211; poetic: the land bordering a sea or lake; shore<\/li>\n<li>streets of gold &#8211; Revelation 21:21<\/li>\n<li>strength &#8220;it shall be as my day&#8221; &#8211; Deuteronomy 33:25<\/li>\n<li>strength and shield &#8211; Psalms 18:2; 28:7; 33:20<\/li>\n<li>strewn &#8211; scattered about<\/li>\n<li>strife &#8211; bitter and violent conflict or dissension<\/li>\n<li>strive &#8211; endeavor; struggle<\/li>\n<li>subdue &#8211; to conquer or overcome<\/li>\n<li>sublime &#8211; grand; noble; majestic; exalted; excellent<\/li>\n<li>succession &#8211; things following each other in sequence<\/li>\n<li>succor &#8211; comfort<\/li>\n<li>summit &#8211; the highest point attainable<\/li>\n<li>supernal &#8211; existing in the realm above life or earth<\/li>\n<li>surges &#8211; a large swell of water<\/li>\n<li>survey &#8211; to take a broad, general, or comprehensive view<\/li>\n<li>sustained &#8211; kept up without intermission<\/li>\n<li>sway &#8211; to exert influence or control<\/li>\n<li>sweat as blood &#8211; Luke 22:44; Hematadrosis: when stress causes the capillaries in the sweat glands to burst sword &#8211; Ephesians 6:17; Hebrews 4:12<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>-T-<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>table land &#8211; a high, broad, generally level region<\/li>\n<li>tarry &#8211; delay or be tardy in acting or doing<\/li>\n<li>teeming &#8211; full; alive<\/li>\n<li>tempest &#8211; a violent storm or disturbance<\/li>\n<li>tempestuous &#8211; stormy; violent<\/li>\n<li>temple within &#8211; I Corinthians 6:19-20<\/li>\n<li>tempter &#8211; the devil; Matthew 4:1-11; Mark 1:12-13; Luke 4:1-13<\/li>\n<li>terrestrial &#8211; having to do with the earth<\/li>\n<li>thirsty soul &#8211; John 4:13-14; 6:35; Revelation 22:17<\/li>\n<li>threadbare &#8211; 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a term for the one only the living and true God, who subsists in\u00a0Three Persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (Matthew 3:13-17; 28:19), although in essence, He is one (John 10:30; I Timothy 2:5)<\/li>\n<li>trod &#8211; past tense of tread; walk; step<\/li>\n<li>trump shall resound &#8211; I Thessalonians 4:16<\/li>\n<li>tumult &#8211; a state of agitation or disturbance<\/li>\n<li>turbid &#8211; muddy; obscure; confusing<\/li>\n<li>twain &#8211; two<\/li>\n<li>&#8216;twixt &#8211; (betwixt); between<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>-U-<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>unfurl &#8211; to spread out; unfold<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>-V-<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>vain &#8211; of no use; worthless; empty<\/li>\n<li>vale &#8211; valley, dale or rolling country<\/li>\n<li>vanguard &#8211; the forefront of an action or movement<\/li>\n<li>vanquish &#8211; to conquer, defeat or overcome (in a battle)<\/li>\n<li>vapors &#8211; smoke suspended in air; mist or fog<\/li>\n<li>vast &#8211; very large or great in size<\/li>\n<li>vaulted &#8211; 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were, was<\/li>\n<li>whence &#8211; from what place; from where<\/li>\n<li>white as snow &#8211; Isaiah 1:18; Psalms 51:7<\/li>\n<li>wholly &#8211; completely; totally<\/li>\n<li>wings of might &#8211; Psalms 57:1; 91:1-4; Luke 13:34<\/li>\n<li>woe &#8211; great sorrow, grief, trouble, or distress<\/li>\n<li>woeful &#8211; a condition of deep suffering from misfortune<\/li>\n<li>woes &#8211; deep suffering from misfortune or affliction<\/li>\n<li>worlds unknown &#8211; a figure of Heaven: Hebrews 11:16; John 14:2<\/li>\n<li>wretch &#8211; a very bad or evil person<\/li>\n<li>wretched &#8211; very miserable<\/li>\n<li>writhing &#8211; twisting and turning; suffering mentally<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>-Y-<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>yearn &#8211; to feel a strong desire for someone or something<\/li>\n<li>yield &#8211; to give in to something<\/li>\n<li>yoke &#8211; lit. a wooden bar used to join together two animals working together; figuratively the binding of things together<\/li>\n<li>yon &#8211; (yonder); 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May God favor you for blessing us and teaching us. You and many have given me so much knowledge in God's word and increased my faith. I am a member of the Church of Christ. I\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Answer&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":60633,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/why-do-most-churches-of-christ-use-shaped-note-hymnbooks\/","url_meta":{"origin":61594,"position":1},"title":"Why Do Most Churches of Christ Use Shaped Note Hymnbooks?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"May 1, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"by Wayne S. Walker Question: I'm still doing some research as time permits regarding hymnbooks and how certain practices arose among our brethren. I know the history of shape notes well, but not how the system came to be used (and how widely it still is) among our brethren. 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Answer: Given the simple fact that men and women do not sing\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Answer&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":50161,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/pitch-pipes-and-powerpoint\/","url_meta":{"origin":61594,"position":3},"title":"Pitch-Pipes and PowerPoint","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"March 11, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"by\u00a0Bryan Hodge Members of the church of Christ have historically emphasized that the Bible teaches that we should have Biblical authority for what we do.\u00a0 God has required such.\u00a0 He did under the Old Covenant (e.g. Leviticus 10:1-2; I Samuel 13:9-14; II Chronicles 26:16-21).\u00a0 He does under the New Covenant\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Answer&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":83721,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/music\/","url_meta":{"origin":61594,"position":4},"title":"Music","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"January 27, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"by Richard Blackford We don't limit \"Set for the Defense\" (Philippians 1:7,17) to responding to arguments made against God and the Bible (often in blasphemous attacks), but also in presenting positive affirmations for believing there is a highly Intelligent Designer who is the cause of all creation. 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