Why do people sing? I\u2019m sure you can come up with several different answers, not the least of which includes being happy over something or trying to become happy when sad. We sing to newborns in the cradle; we sing to pets on our lap; we sing to an audience at a local high school musical; we sing to ourselves in the shower \u2013 well, at least the off-Broadway wannabes do. We also sing to God at worship services. We sing everywhere and often.<\/p>\n
I think the Scottish hymn writer and minister, John Bell, just a few years my senior, oversimplified the reason why we all sing when he wrote, \u201cWe sing because we can.\u201d I prefer to think, \u201cWe sing because we want to.\u201d I know I do. I know my older brother did \u2013 in the shower, every day, and so loud the neighbors joined in chorus.<\/p>\n
Some of my most favorable memories revolve around singing, from listening to, to engaging in. 50 years later, I still sing along to all the strains of every song in the Oscar-winning Best Film of 1965, \u201cThe Sound of Music;\u201d and 40 years later, I still hum all my harmony parts from when I sang for my college\u2019s PR male quintet.<\/p>\n
I love singing and I know why I love singing. But there\u2019s one subject about singing that fascinates me more than all my personal experiences combined. If you love music, you won\u2019t want to miss this Sunday. Please come and be uplifted by what you\u2019ll learn!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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