The Herald – If you are one of those people who love gospel music, but still haven’t listened to Shower Power’s song “The Sabbath”, then its high time.
Written by Shower Power’s chief executive producer Mandikudza Sithole in 2010, the song was recorded as part of the album “Shower Power Hymns”.
Three years after its release, the song still sounds fresh. Its message is clear and it deals with the subject of the Sabbath — one of the Holy Bible’s most important topics taught in both Old and New Testaments.
I always enjoy the song each time I play it or hear it anywhere and for those interested in understanding the concept, a decision to buy this 2010 hit album would not be a mistake.
And to top it all, you don’t need to be an Adventist to appreciate the song’s message about Sabbath, earth’s creation and the origins of life.
The objective of the song is to draw attention to God’s ordained law and reminding the world of God’s Ten Commandments.
While many may not agree with the song’s interpretation of Sabbath, most people agree with the fact that God is the source of life.
Moreover, Shower Power being adventists, are to be understood in the context of their faith, but all the same, if their message is founded in scriptures, the world needs to heed to their message.
What makes the song unique is that it centres on life’s origin and the fact that it emphasises the idea that God created everything in six literal days before resting on the seventh day which became known as the Sabbath.
In the Sabbath, the song writer explains how God’s authority and power is revealed in His ability to make things happen. His creative power was revealed when he created nature for example the sun, moon, mountains, flowers and animals before creating man and woman.
In the first section of the song, the song-writer describes the Sabbath as a gift intended by God for men’s enjoyment and a Holy day to worship.
“The Sabbath is a day that the Lord made for you and me to rest in, and worship the King” reads part of lyrics to the song.
It continues in a chorus where it describes God’s meticulous work in the creation of life. It says God created even the tiniest of creatures that crawl on earth, while giant objects such as the sun, moon and mountains became constant reminders of His eternal power and glory.
In the last section of the song, the track says Zimbabwe celebrates its birthday every year on April 18 which also meant that every Sabbath day needed to be understood as earth’s birthday.
According to the Sabbath doctrine, Friday is understood to be the preparation day for the Sabbath which begins at sunset.
Friday is also understood to be the day when Christ was crucified and this gave birth to commemoration of what is popularly known as Easter Friday.
According to the song’s message, Sunday is a day when Christ resurrected which effectively meant Saturday or the seventh day was the day when Christ laid in His tomb after His crucifixion.
It is also the day set aside for worship and reflection by all humans of God’s work of creation.
However, as the song draws to an end, one will undoubtedly enjoy other aspects to the song such as the beat-boxing and humming sounds which resonate well with the subsequent lines at the near end of the song which say “its holy, its holy, its holy”, referring to the idea of the Sabbath being holy.
