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But as for me, I will sing about your power. Each morning I will sing with joy about your unfailing love. For you have been my refuge, a place of safety when I am in distress. (Psalm 59:16 NLT)

I'd be willing to bet from the abundance of his writings on morning worship that the Old Testament's

King David was a morning person.

I am not, nor have I ever been, a morning person.

Every single time my alarm goes off in the morning it makes me frown and mutter unkind words under my breath.

I rarely ever wake up in a good mood.

But I have found that there is one thing, in addition to an abundance of coffee, that is guaranteed to change my morning mood.

Singing, like David, about God's power, and His unfailing love for me.

There is nothing in life that brightens my mood like belting out God's praises at the top of my lungs.
Of course, I can't carry a tune in a bucket, so I can't speak to the effect on the mood of those in earshot.

But there is an undeniably powerful spiritual component to music.
It can lift us up and remind us of the good in life, or pull us down and deepen an already dark mood.

Not just in the mornings either.

When we're completely overwhelmed by life and can't even formulate the words to pray, songs of praise will help us to focus our attention on things that are true, honorable, just, pure and lovely every time.

So, even if we're not morning people or talented singers, let's sing with joy this morning.

May we all take the time to lift our voices and our hearts in praise.