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shows and movies, listen to and sing along with their songs—and think nothing of it. Most likely when we get home from school, work, or whatever it is, we go right to the radio and turn it to our favorite station. Then a song that we especially like will come on, “Oh, my favorite song! I just love i
Yet when someone comes along and decides to change the notes a bit to be more suitable to himself you are bound to hear many mistakes, because now the choral group is singing a new song. For the purpose of this article, let us as young people picture ourselves as though we were that choral group sin
blames rock lyrics for the unmarried teen baby boom of the seventies. Frank Sinatra: rancid-smelling aphrodisiac. Pablo Casals: poison put to music. Garrett Byrne, a Massachusetts district attorney: Tin Pan Alley has unleashed a new monster, a sort of nightmare of rhythm. Some of our disc-jockeys ha
It is a song quite different from the lyrics and tunes on the lips of unbelievers. Studying this song, we ought to ask the questions: What kind of songs do we sing? do we sing? To whom do we sing? (Consider that all singing is done to someone, in worship of that being). And why do we sing? Are the s
Song writers as a group state that their lives are energized and bounded by things like speed and whiskey and groupies being on the road and one night stands.” Frye Gaillard, “Watermelon Wine”. “Since rock is a highly effective medium of communication, it has been a major force in precipitating the
Music and Song – enchanting words! And little wonder, for truly the gift of song is one of the most wonderful creations of God. When we read in Genesis that the Lord saw that His works were good and that He rejoiced in them, we can imagine He also listened to the wonderful harmony arising from all c
Naturally these songs do not attempt to versify the very text of God’s Word, but they surely convey beautiful truths which stir the righteous soul. We do not sing these in our worship services (nor am I asking that these be put on a list for that use), but some of them emphatically speak of doctrine
Your singing reveals a great deal to us; but it should also serve greatly for your spiritual wellbeing. Striking is it not? That because these Scriptural truths are remembered more quickly and taken with us more surely when they are set to music, that David also said, “I will sing of mercy and of ju
As a matter of fact, it is our spontaneous reaction, displaying our mood. By means of a song, we can express sorrow and penitence and. on the other hand, it is the best way of voicing joy and thankfulness. No one can live without music: it is a very vital part of our everyday life, in fact, more so
Room for that there surely is, not only because tunes themselves become tiring after repeated use, but also because tunes are not always appropriate for the sentiment expressed in words of the song. But let us be on our guard, lest it be the words which tire us. Let us be sure that the truth which i