Celebrating World Music Day

Celebrating World Music Day: Songs that Speak to the Heart

Music is a powerful gift. It moves across cultures, speaks to the soul, and makes meaning memorable. On World Music Day, we celebrate the beauty of music, especially when it carries God’s Word in the heart language of a community.

In Bible translation ministry, music plays a vital role in Scripture engagement. Communities around the world are hearing and singing the Good News in ways that resonate deeply.

In places like Botswana, songwriting workshops bring people together to create original songs using Scripture. These songs help people internalize the message of the Bible, sparking joy, healing, and transformation. The below clips are from the recent Shekgalagari songwriting workshop in May:

We give thanks for the creative ways God’s Word is moving through and to His people.

Let everything that has breath praise the Lord!
Psalm 150:6