MAKE
A JOYFUL NOISE TO THE LORD
Read:
Psalm 100
It
has been said many times that those who sing pray twice. I sing in
the choir for a number of reasons and that is one of them – at
least that is my story and I am sticking to it.
There
is no question that I, with my tin ear, love the music we sing –
the chords, the harmony, the dynamics, rhythms and all that goes into
the music but the words in some of our music are exquisite, profound,
sometimes just plain fun and other times highly emotional and moving.
Recently
we sang a piece with the words which were found written on the walls
of a cellar in Cologne, Germany after World II.
“I
believe in the sun, even when it is not shining;
I
believe in love, even when I feel it not:
I
believe in God, even when He is silent”
Most
of us can only feel awe when contemplating that kind of faith
especially in the wrenching, dark times of war.
I
have often thought that the congregation misses out on the experience
of singing words like that and many times the words are sung fast and
unfortunately not articulately enough that they are missed all
together by the congregation. And yes once in a while the words are
in the bulletin but that is rare. I have often thought we ought to
change that.
So
in the meantime come and sing with us and you too, can pray twice
P.S.
Notice, folks, the psalm does not say that we all are going to sound
wonderful when we sing but only that we be joyful. Making a trained
bel canto sound is what we all strive for but that sound is not
essential. Oh, but yes, you do need to pay attention to Patti
G because she puts it all together and makes it happen on Sunday a.m.
Her talents and those of Charles are a true gift to our congregation
Vivian
Anderson
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