As a 50-something Christian, I have a long personal history with hymns. Actually, I really like hymns, especially some of the older ones that were standbys before the advent of the “praise chorus”—well, I won’t go there. But the problem with many of the old hymns is that they are hard to sing. The melodies [...]
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The song of rejoicing softens hard hearts. It makes tears of godly sorrow flow from them. Singing summons the Holy Spirit. Happy praises offered in simplicity and love lead the faithful to complete harmony, where there’s no discord. So let those still living on earth sing and yearn for heavenly gold because divine grace banishes [...]
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This post is excerpted from Simple Acts of Moving Forward. Do you ever feel like this? Something inside me feels light today, as if my soul needs to bounce around the room. I feel restless, but I can’t think of any way to relieve it. Music is a great gift to us. We should use [...]
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