Rise Up O Men of God is a hymn that was written to men.
William P. Merrill told the story about writing the great hymn, “Rise Up O Men of God”. He said, “Nolan R. Best, then editor of The Continent, happened to say to me that there was urgent need of a brotherhood hymn. I was on one of the Lake Michigan steamers going back to Chicago for a Sunday at my own church, when suddenly this hymn came up, almost without conscious thought or effort”.

As we sing this great hymn let the words challenge your heart. “Give heart and soul and mind and strength to serve the King of Kings”. This should be our desire on a daily basis. It won’t happen by accident. We have to choose to give God all our heart all our soul and all our mind each and everyday. As John Maxwell says, “Everyday means everyday”.

Our second song is Holy is the Lord. The result of giving your heart, soul and mind to the Lord everyday will be the Joy of the Lord.
“We stand and lift up our hands for the joy of the Lord is our strength.”
We need this strength everyday. Remember, everyday means everyday. We need His strength everyday.
Scott Underwood writes our third song for the morning. He wrote it while fishing and the original title was “The Fishermen’s Song”. He was fishing and the words and music came to him as easily as Rise Up O Men of God came to William Merrill. I love singing these two songs on the same morning. The Fishermen’s Song is also known as Take My Life.

Holiness, holiness Is what I long for.
Holiness is what I need.
Holiness holiness is what You want from me.

So take my heart and form it. Take my mind transform it.
Take my will conform it. To Yours to Yours oh Lord.
This is a great message for men and for women, everyday!