Dancing In The Church

Let them praise his name in the dance: let them sing praises unto him with the timbrel and harp.

Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and organs.

And David danced before the Lord with all his might; and David was girded with a linen ephod.

A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;

Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, both young men and old together: for I will turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow.

Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard musick and dancing.

Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;

And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances.

And it came to pass as they came, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women came out of all cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with tabrets, with joy, and with instruments of musick.

Praise ye the Lord. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power. — read the full passage →

And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances. — read the full passage →

Praise ye the Lord. Sing unto the Lord a new song, and his praise in the congregation of saints.

Praise ye the Lord. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power.

Let all things be done decently and in order.

As well the singers as the players on instruments shall be there: all my springs are in thee.

Again I will build thee, and thou shalt be built, O virgin of Israel: thou shalt again be adorned with thy tabrets, and shalt go forth in the dances of them that make merry.

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.

And Jephthah came to Mizpeh unto his house, and, behold, his daughter came out to meet him with timbrels and with dances: and she was his only child; beside her he had neither son nor daughter.

How is it then, brethren? when ye come together, every one of you hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying.

And it came to pass, as soon as he came nigh unto the camp, that he saw the calf, and the dancing: and Moses’ anger waxed hot, and he cast the tables out of his hands, and brake them beneath the mount.

O sing unto the Lord a new song: sing unto the Lord, all the earth. — read the full passage →

And it came to pass, as the ark of the covenant of the Lord came to the city of David, that Michal the daughter of Saul looking out at a window saw king David dancing and playing: and she despised him in her heart.

And it came to pass as they came, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women came out of all cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with tabrets, with joy, and with instruments of musick. — read the full passage →

God is the Lord, which hath shewed us light: bind the sacrifice with cords, even unto the horns of the altar.

Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms.

Praise ye the Lord. Sing unto the Lord a new song, and his praise in the congregation of saints. — read the full passage →

And as the ark of the Lord came into the city of David, Michal Saul’s daughter looked through a window, and saw king David leaping and dancing before the Lord; and she despised him in her heart.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:

Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;

O come, let us sing unto the Lord: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation. — read the full passage →

I will wash mine hands in innocency: so will I compass thine altar, O Lord: — read the full passage →

And when he had brought him down, behold, they were spread abroad upon all the earth, eating and drinking, and dancing, because of all the great spoil that they had taken out of the land of the Philistines, and out of the land of Judah.

Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the Lord, and spake, saying, I will sing unto the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriously: the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea. — read the full passage →

And the Lord said, Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation? and to what are they like? — read the full passage →

And the servants of Achish said unto him, Is not this David the king of the land? did they not sing one to another of him in dances, saying, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands?

And saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented.

Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness; — read the full passage →

The joy of our heart is ceased; our dance is turned into mourning.

Praise ye the Lord. Sing unto the Lord a new song, and his praise in the congregation of saints. — read the full passage →

I will wash mine hands in innocency: so will I compass thine altar, O Lord:

They send forth their little ones like a flock, and their children dance.

But when Herod’s birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod.

Thy statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage.

Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all the earth: make a loud noise, and rejoice, and sing praise. — read the full passage →

O sing unto the Lord a new song: sing unto the Lord, all the earth. — read the full passage →

And David danced before the Lord with all his might; and David was girded with a linen ephod. — read the full passage →

And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints. — read the full passage →

Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, — read the full passage →

And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.

Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord; — read the full passage →

What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? — read the full passage →

And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart, — read the full passage →

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. — read the full passage →

For the Lord taketh pleasure in his people: he will beautify the meek with salvation.

O sing unto the Lord a new song: sing unto the Lord, all the earth.

The singers went before, the players on instruments followed after; among them were the damsels playing with timbrels. — read the full passage →

Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:

Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.

Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof. — read the full passage →

The singers went before, the players on instruments followed after; among them were the damsels playing with timbrels.

I will extol thee, O Lord; for thou hast lifted me up, and hast not made my foes to rejoice over me.

And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein. — read the full passage →

We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.

For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect.

And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son. — read the full passage →

A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.

Now it came to pass, as David sat in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, Lo, I dwell in an house of cedars, but the ark of the covenant of the Lord remaineth under curtains. — read the full passage →

Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.

Woe to the idol shepherd that leaveth the flock! the sword shall be upon his arm, and upon his right eye: his arm shall be clean dried up, and his right eye shall be utterly darkened.

Now these are the names of the tribes. From the north end to the coast of the way of Hethlon, as one goeth to Hamath, Hazar–enan, the border of Damascus northward, to the coast of Hamath; for these are his sides east and west; a portion for Dan. — read the full passage →

The hand of the Lord was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of the Lord, and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full of bones, — read the full passage →

Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the Lord, and spake, saying, I will sing unto the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriously: the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.