"A silent love is acceptable only from the lower animals. God has given us speech that we should call upon his name. Worship is to religion what fragrance is to the flower."
—Henry Van Dyke in The Upward Path. Christianity Today, Vol. 42, no. 7.
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Psalm 30:4 (NKJV) Sing praise to the LORD, You saints of His, And give thanks at the remembrance of His holy name.
Matthew 3:9 (CEB) And don't even think about saying to yourselves, Abraham is our father. I tell you that God is able to raise up Abraham's children from these stones.
Luke 2:13-14 (NRSV) 13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and saying, 14 "Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace among those whom he favors!"