Mark 14 [NIV Dramatized Audio]

When Jesus shared His Last Supper with the disciples, they sang a hymn together before they departed. I wonder … what was the nature and subject matter of their song? Surely t wasn’t a song written by Bill and Gloria Gaither, or Fanny Crosby.

The Greek definition of the word used in this text means, “song of praise.” They obviously knew the words well enough to sing it from memory. It was probably Christ’s idea and leading to do it.

Paul instructs us to sing using “Psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs.” May we take a lesson here from Christ and His Disciples to know from memory some good songs for opportune times. Also, singing a hymn at the conclusion of communion would certainly follow Christ’s example of making the most of our time around the Lords’ Table.