David and I are looking forward to be teaching a Chanting Wisdom course at the FICS in a few weeks.  We’ll be sharing chants from 6 wisdom traditions. The 4th one that we’ll share is from the Christian tradition entitled This is the Day the Lord Has Made.  If you missed the posts on the first 3, you can still find them by scrolling down below this post.

This is the Day the Lord Has Made is a celebration of this day, this one day, that we have been given as a precious gift from God.  It holds great possibilities and opportunities.  It reminds us that we only have this one day and not to dwell on the past days or become anxious about the future days.  But be completely present with this day.

Let us celebrate this one and glorious day that the Lord has given us.  Let us look at it with fresh eyes and hopeful anticipation of what good could arise, no matter what has come in our days of the past.

Here are some of the lyrics in the song that we will chant in class by Fred Hammond.

Just clap your hands like this
Just clap your hands like this….
You know that He’s good and His mercy endureth forever
And the people of God said, they said what
And the people of God said, yeah
And the people of God said, yeah…

Now we serve notice to depression, confusion
All manner of evil and every sickness
You came in to bind but you cannot stay
’cause the people of God we ain’t havin’ it

It’s a good day, even though I cried last Tuesday
And I was out of cash by Friday
No matter what comes next, I’m gonna stand up
And give him the praise ’cause this is the day
This is the day, this is the day
That the Lord has made, that the Lord has made

I will rejoice, I will rejoice
And be glad in it, glad in it
This is the day that the Lord has made
I will rejoice and be glad in it
This is the day, this is the day
That the Lord has made
This is the day, this is the day
That the Lord has made, that the Lord has made
I will rejoice, I will rejoice
And be glad in it, glad in it….

Come join us and rise in celebration for this one wonderful day that we are given to live!
Interested in Chanting the Wisdom Traditions?  Join my class starting soon at the FICS.  More details here.