Sing to the Lord
by Brian Tada
Title
Sing to the Lord
Artist
Brian Tada
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photograph
Description
Perched on a Ceanothus bush (California lilac), a song sparrow (Melospiza melodia) is doing what it does best ~ singing its praises to the Creator.
Found throughout North America, it is a prolific singer, with most males of this species singing up to 24 variations of a song consisting of a few short notes followed by a varied trill.
The bird’s voice box that enables it to sing complex tunes is an amazing instrument called a syrinx, which has been likened to a pan flute. It enables birds like the song sparrow to sing through two wind pipes simultaneously.
Those who study evolutionary theory are perplexed, because they have found this vocal structure has "evolved" only once. According to a geneticist at the University of Geneva in Switzerland, it is "something that comes out of nothing".
For those who hold a creationism view, it is yet another piece of scientific evidence supporting intelligent design in nature.
Meanwhile, the song sparrow seen in this photo goes about its merry way, doing what the Creator designed it to do.
"Oh, sing to the Lord a new song!
Sing to the Lord, all the earth.
Sing to the Lord, bless His name;
Proclaim the good news of His salvation from day to day.
Declare His glory among the nations,
His wonders among all peoples."
~ Psalm 96:1-3
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08.12.21: THANK YOU to the precious customer from Plano, Texas who purchased a Greeting Card of “Sing to the LORD”. God bless you abundantly!
05.23.20: THANK YOU to the precious customer from Cotati, California for ordering a greeting card of this image. God abundantly bless you!
03.01.20: THANK YOU to the precious customer from Moravian Falls, North Carolina for ordering 10 greeting cards bearing my photo of this lovely song sparrow singing praises to The Creator. Massive blessings in Yeshua Jesus to you and the card recipients!
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Giving glory to God that "Sing to the Lord" received the following contest awards:
1st Place, "Bible Quotes and Words of Encouragement" contest, 04.26.20. Thank you to James Thomas for hosting the contest and to all who voted. God bless you
3rd Place, "Christianity-vaganza 2 - Anything Christian Goes" juried contest, 11.21.19. Truly an honor, as the top image in each category of traditional/mixed media art, digital art and photography were selected for the top three images. Thank you to Gert J. Rheeders for hosting and jurying the contest. God bless you!
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Grateful to God and thankful to the group administrators for kindly featuring this image on the home pages of the Fine Art America groups ::
* POETIC POULTRY, 04.01.19
* WORD FOR THE WORLD, Special Feature, 04.19.19
* TEXT ART, 06.03.19
* CHRISTIAN PRAYER PRAISE AND WORSHIP, 06.11.19
* IMAGES THAT EXCITE YOU, 11.23.19
* 1,000 VIEWS LIMIT 1 PER DAY, 05.17.20
* CHRISTIAN ART AND PHOTOGRAPHY, 01.20.21
* 100 FAVORITE, 08.17.21
* OVER 5,000 VIEWS, 11.21.22
Special Recognition:
Peer-nominated for a Special Feature in the 1,000 Views on 1 Image Group. Thank you so much.... To GOD the Creator be the glory!
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Artwork notes::
Embedded in the top right-hand corner is the Hebrew acronym for "B'ezras Hashem" [ ב ס " ד ] meaning "with God's help". It is a reminder to me as an artist of my dependence on the Almighty, the Originator of all creativity. This is a similar acknowledgement used by great artists like Johann Sebastian Bach and George Frideric Handel who signed their work with the Latin phrase, "Soli Deo gloria" which means, "Glory to God alone".
This image may be ordered as greeting cards (quantity discounts available), prints, and other products featured on this page. All artwork ordered through Fine Art America comes with a 30-day money-back guarantee, and world-wide shipping is available.
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Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Photo image and description copyright © 2019 Brian Tada. All rights reserved. To the glory of God. Downloading, duplication, and/or retransmission, in whole or in part, is prohibited.
As this is part of my livelihood, your purchase would be appreciated to help support my work in fine art Scripture-based inspirational photography. Thank you very much. God bless you.
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Comments (247)
Hazel Holland 3 Days Ago
Re-visiting this most wonderful song sparrow capture that is paired with the perfect title and Scripture, Brian! Love this so much! L/F
Hazel Holland
Re-visiting this awesome and uplifting digital capture of this beautiful song sparrow singing his heart out, Brian! I so love birds and this one truly blesses me today! Thank you for sharing and many Blessings in this New Year, my friend! L/F
Brian Tada replied:
Thank you so much, Hazel, for the honor of your revisit... New Year Blessings in Yeshua Jesus to you and yours!
Marcia Colelli
Beautiful capture of this lovely bird with nice timing and pose. Lovely religious artwork. L/F
Emmy Vickers
Beautiful scene of sparrow singing matched with Psalm 96:1. Beautifully composed work of art Brian! l/fave
Robyn King
Congratulations Brian your amazing artwork is being featured in Over 5000 Views:-) Please take a moment to add your beautiful art to our archives in the message area and have a wonderful day!
Brian Tada replied:
Robyn, thank you so much for the kind feature in your awesome group, Over 5,000 Views, this is greatly appreciated! Thank you very much for all you do as our group host extraordinaire. God bless you!
Kathryn Jones
A beautifully crafted piece of religious artwork! Your explanation of the bird's vocal apparatus is very interesting.
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