I Will Sing With Understanding

[302 words] Some of the songs we sing may be difficult for us to understand if we are unfamiliar with the “poetic license” employed by the authors. The Friendly Visitor bulletin from a church of Christ in Oklahoma City gives the following information about songs which might help you better understand some difficult wording. EBON PINION speaks of the confinement of darkness. The dark of night held Jesus when He prayed in Gethsemane. BEULAH LAND was Palestine to the Jews. They longed to be free again, go back home from Babylonian captivity and be “married” to the Lord once more. EBENEEZER means memorial to divine aid. The Jews raised memorials in places where God had given them great success. We hold in solemn remembrance places dear to us because of special blessings from the Lord. LOWER LIGHTS are the lives of Christians shining forth in this dark world of sin….