A Few Notes on Music in Life and Worship
One of the most delightful gifts we human beings have is music. Thank
God we can enjoy listening to it, making it, singing to it, whistling
it, humming it, and dancing to it. Although preferences range from
stirring classical pieces like Beethoven’s “Fifth Symphony” and operatic
arias to rock numbers and toe-tapping songs like “Happy,” everyone
likes music. It’s no surprise that music plays a dominant role in our
worship. Singing is a way to use our body to praise God. As St.
Augustine remarked, “Singing is praying twice,” or as my friend pointed
out, the saint really said, “Singing well is praying twice”! Click to continue
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