Bonnie and I sing in a group. We are starting our practice tomorrow night. Tonight I was practicing for a choir which is singing this Sunday for Stake Conference. What a joy it is to sing the praises of Zion. We sang "Come Thou Fount..." and "The Spirit of God..." and "Ere You Left Your Room This Morning..."
The Spirit of God is the one where soloist sing the first verse, male soloists. What a joy it is to hear that sung as the Tab Choir does it. As I was singing these songs tonight, I felt the spirit of them, wondered about those who wrote them, the circumstances surrounding the creation of those hymns.
I can't help but recall to mind the history of William Clayton as he wrote Come Come Ye Saints. Therefore, I am sure there are special stories surrounding these and other hymns we sing all the time. Music can change a soul. It can influence one, and it can spread the Spirit of God into people's lives.
Songs can lift the soul, can cheer one up, and give one hope, and can inspire one. I love music. Since Bonnie started singing in a group about twenty years ago, I have not missed a yearly concert where hymns were sung and offered as praise to our Father.
I often think of the angels singing at the time of Christ. I wonder if you or I was involved in those Heavenly choirs. It would have been fun to sing of Christ's birth, the event that all had been waiting for throughout our lives in the Pre-earth life.
Bonnie writes music, and that is one talent I do not have. I praise her for the heart felt music she has written. It is sad to me that not many have heard such wonderful renditions of her testimony, yet ther music touches each one who hears her music. Oh well, some dreams must wait, life isn't long enough. Maybe in another time, I will enjoy the talent, privilege of sharing feelings of music. Who knows?
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