Music is an inherent part of our humanity as image-bearers of God. And like all gifts, it is meant for the good of the receiver.

We are continuing our summer series on a theology of worship through the lens of language. Before moving forward, let me highlight a few points by way of review.

Like any language, the liturgy has syntax—a structure that provides order and intelligibly communicates meaning through all that is said.

Over the next few months, I invite you to join me in looking at what the Bible and the Lutheran Confessions have to say about the subject of worship through the lens of language.