What our praise does

What our praise does
a meditation on Psalm 149

When we praise

When we sing

Drop everything

and sing

Sing in public

Sing out there

Sing in private

on your bed

Oh! do you know

what your praise does?

Do you know what

your praise does!?

When you dance

When we love God

Sing a new song

In His presence

With His people

Or in private

In our secret rooms

Do you know what praise does?

You see:

All God said He will do

He does through me

He does through you

When we employ song

When we sing a new one

When we out loud

And in our still hearts

When we employ shouts

When we exult

Do we know

Do we know what praise does?

Those who are out of line

Nations

Kings

Countries, a million

Our song is a sword

Our glory, our crown is

To sing to Him

and so execute them

Who? The people deserving

Wrath

The enemies of the Lamb

All God's foes

God knows:

We are those

Whose honor is

To sing and rule

To sing and judge

To bind up kings

To bind up the evil

To bind up the wicked

How?

By singing?

Why? 

God loves me!

Why? God loves me

This is our honor!

This is our glory!

This is our place:

To give Him praise

And so put the enemy

In his place

All of our days

Grab a song

Grab a sword

Sharp as light

Beautiful sight:

We are the bearers

of bad news

To all those who

Hate His Love

We glory in Him

and so begin

The judgement 'fore

His coming

The soundtrack to 

His glorious comeback

We are on track

When we 

Lift a cry!
Sing a new song!
Music? This is why!

This is why!

The case for music

The case for praise

The case for worship leaders

Always, always

Our praise does

What the rest can't do

Our praise does

What God wants it to

What God wants us to

This is our honor

A love-note from God

His request, his love

This is why

This is how

This is where

This is when

Praise Him

Praise Him

Praise Him again

And again

You are a God-friend

O singer

Sing again

O singer, sing again!