Katie's prayer: Rich Mullins' "Sing Your Praise to the Lord"

Just to sing anew
Just to sing aloud

I gotta be honest, sometimes... wait no, a lot of times, my songs are either one or the other, not both. I’m either singing the song ‘anew’ - actually praying the song, really listening to what I’m singing and what I’m praying and making sure what I’m singing is what’s going on in my heart. Or I’m singing the song ‘aloud’ - as loud as I can so others can hear my beautiful voice. But as I was listening to tonight’s song, I heard the above lyrics.

Even though they were spread out a bit, to me they go together. Why can’t a song be sung ‘anew’ and ‘aloud’? And really, shouldn’t a song sung anew automatically make it a loud song? Cause I’m actually singing for God to hear it. Each on their own is not sufficient. What good is singing super loud if there’s no feeling behind the words? What good is singing the song like you actually mean the words if people can’t hear you and let it effect them as well? It’s time to start singing anew and aloud.