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It was Neil Diamond who recorded the 1972 hit, "Song Sung Blue." It was a memorable tune that opened with the lines, "Song sung blue, everybody knows one, Song sung blue, every garden grows one." But while this song hit number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, the song we're going to look at today never enjoyed the same degree of popularity. It was a "song sung blue," but it didn't have a happy ending. And I doubt anyone found this tune particularly catchy or easy to dance to. Found in Deuteronomy 31:30-32:9, this song was written by God Himself and given to Moses to teach to the people of Israel before they entered the land of promise. And it's not a song of celebration. When sung, this song would not bring to mind happy memories or good feelings. It would remind them of their rebellion against God that was not just a potential possibility, but a foregone conclusion. They would sing this song, and every time they did they would recount their own unfaithfulness.
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It was Neil Diamond who recorded the 1972 hit, "Song Sung Blue." It was a memorable tune that opened with the lines, "Song sung blue, everybody knows one, Song sung blue, every garden grows one." But while this song hit number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, the song we're going to look at today never enjoyed the same degree of popularity. It was a "song sung blue," but it didn't have a happy ending. And I doubt anyone found this tune particularly catchy or easy to dance to. Found in Deuteronomy 31:30-32:9, this song was written by God Himself and given to Moses to teach to the people of Israel before they entered the land of promise. And it's not a song of celebration. When sung, this song would not bring to mind happy memories or good feelings. It would remind them of their rebellion against God that was not just a potential possibility, but a foregone conclusion. They would sing this song, and every time they did they would recount their own unfaithfulness.