“I don’t feel I have a good enough voice to sing in church.”
This is a comment I hear quite often, and every time I hear it I cringe. There is nothing more beautiful than the sound of an entire congregation singing from the bottom of their hearts and the top of their lungs! No matter what kind of voice you have, it is always a voice the Lord wants to hear. From where I sit at the organ, it is sometimes difficult for me to hear resounding music coming from the mouths of our congregation, and I must admit, I long for more. On this last weekend of Ordinary Time, we will sing the “Alleluia” as the Gospel Acclamation once more before moving on to the acclamations of Lent. With this in mind, I decided to print a "challenge" of sorts in this blog post. I challenge everyone in attendance at Mass this weekend to sing the Gospel Acclamation, (Alleluia), the Holy Holy and the Opening and Closing Hymns like you’ve never sung them before - that is, with brave gusto! These parts of the Mass are typically sung strongly and with conviction. Below are some quotes I found that give you reason to sing with your whole heart.
“A bird doesn’t sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song.”
- Maya Angelou
“Some days there won’t be a song in your heart. Sing anyway!”
- Emory Austin
“Sing loudly in church with your head held high - especially if it embarrasses your children.”
- Ginny Ambrose
This is a comment I hear quite often, and every time I hear it I cringe. There is nothing more beautiful than the sound of an entire congregation singing from the bottom of their hearts and the top of their lungs! No matter what kind of voice you have, it is always a voice the Lord wants to hear. From where I sit at the organ, it is sometimes difficult for me to hear resounding music coming from the mouths of our congregation, and I must admit, I long for more. On this last weekend of Ordinary Time, we will sing the “Alleluia” as the Gospel Acclamation once more before moving on to the acclamations of Lent. With this in mind, I decided to print a "challenge" of sorts in this blog post. I challenge everyone in attendance at Mass this weekend to sing the Gospel Acclamation, (Alleluia), the Holy Holy and the Opening and Closing Hymns like you’ve never sung them before - that is, with brave gusto! These parts of the Mass are typically sung strongly and with conviction. Below are some quotes I found that give you reason to sing with your whole heart.
“A bird doesn’t sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song.”
- Maya Angelou
“Some days there won’t be a song in your heart. Sing anyway!”
- Emory Austin
“Sing loudly in church with your head held high - especially if it embarrasses your children.”
- Ginny Ambrose
