I was just watching a DVD of the Three Priests and enjoying it very much. I seldom hear a good choir arrangement anymore what with modern Christian music used in every worship service. Sometimes I miss it.
I grew up in Zion Lutheran Church. I was in choir from the third grade up to middle adulthood. My voice was inherited from my father's side. He was a bass and Grandma sang alto. Our Easter parties used to include Handel's Hallelujah chorus sung with all the parts while Uncle Larry carved the turkey - spontaneous and wonderful.
I always enjoyed singing in choir. Sometimes we had excellent, heartfelt pieces and, now and then, a good rousing song that made your spirit fly. I always loved the song "This Joyful Eastertide". One choir always did it every Easter. Most often it was the junior choir, but sometimes the adults sang it.
But the song I remember most was a wonderful song called "The Song of Zechariah". The lyrics included the phrase "Rejoice, daughter of Zion, for your King comes to you, meek and riding on a donkey". It was happy and uplifting. It had a really strong beat going - and I was a daughter of Zion. What more could you ask for in a song?
On the Sunday that we sang it, I was pouring myself into the music and just enjoying the moment. Right after the benediction, however, one of the men in the bass section leaned forward and said to me, "I hope we never do that song again. You were almost dancing."
Well, poke a pin in my balloon and burst it.
I'm older and wiser now. I've read the Bible several times and this is what I've learned. King David danced before the Lord and God called him a man after God's own heart. I since have belonged to a number of churches and they allow dancing if that's the way the worship goes. Now I try to make sure there's no doubt whether I'm dancing or not. And on a Sunday when I don't let my feet get happy, someone is sure to ask me if I'm feeling okay. That's the way it should be.
Once I heard someone say that if Christians worshipped properly, they wouldn't need gym memberships.
Please check out this song for a little added inspiration:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFcVeQlDDdw&feature=related
God bless us all,
Kathi
I grew up in Zion Lutheran Church. I was in choir from the third grade up to middle adulthood. My voice was inherited from my father's side. He was a bass and Grandma sang alto. Our Easter parties used to include Handel's Hallelujah chorus sung with all the parts while Uncle Larry carved the turkey - spontaneous and wonderful.
I always enjoyed singing in choir. Sometimes we had excellent, heartfelt pieces and, now and then, a good rousing song that made your spirit fly. I always loved the song "This Joyful Eastertide". One choir always did it every Easter. Most often it was the junior choir, but sometimes the adults sang it.
But the song I remember most was a wonderful song called "The Song of Zechariah". The lyrics included the phrase "Rejoice, daughter of Zion, for your King comes to you, meek and riding on a donkey". It was happy and uplifting. It had a really strong beat going - and I was a daughter of Zion. What more could you ask for in a song?
On the Sunday that we sang it, I was pouring myself into the music and just enjoying the moment. Right after the benediction, however, one of the men in the bass section leaned forward and said to me, "I hope we never do that song again. You were almost dancing."
Well, poke a pin in my balloon and burst it.
I'm older and wiser now. I've read the Bible several times and this is what I've learned. King David danced before the Lord and God called him a man after God's own heart. I since have belonged to a number of churches and they allow dancing if that's the way the worship goes. Now I try to make sure there's no doubt whether I'm dancing or not. And on a Sunday when I don't let my feet get happy, someone is sure to ask me if I'm feeling okay. That's the way it should be.
Once I heard someone say that if Christians worshipped properly, they wouldn't need gym memberships.
Please check out this song for a little added inspiration:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFcVeQlDDdw&feature=related
God bless us all,
Kathi
