Some clever people have a sidebar that includes a list of current books they're reading, movies they've watched, and music they are listening to. Here, I am less cleverly recommending the music playing in my CD player right now.
Every Sunday morning the classical station plays sacred choral music instead of the mainly instrumental pieces. Whenever I can I turn the radio to that for the short five minute trip to church. Movie soundtracks with such choirs or boys choirs are my favorite. There is a track at the end of The Fellowship of the Ring with a boys choir. And Shadowlands has choral music straight through. Disney made a movie in the 90's that was all about a boys choir, called Perfect Harmony. I first discovered Michael Card through Unveiled Hope, when he was in his more classical style stage.
When I was a senior in high school I attended a concert by Moody Bible Institute's Chorale. It was the most soaring worship experience in which I ever participated - and I only listened. Honestly, the waves of music and blending of parts brought me with it to the throne of heaven, and I worshiped my God with a hundred silent amen's.
After that I also heard the Women's Concert Choir and Bell Ensemble, and then the Men's Collegiate Choir, both of which were incredible. I happened to have friends in each, but that was only the door to interest. If you want uplifting, beautiful music, go to their concerts; buy their CD's.
To God be all glory.
I sampled some music clips at the Moody link you gave.It sounds good.I have listened to Old Christian Music radio station that is online and plays music like that.
ReplyDeleteAt the site http://everythingdomestic.blogspot.com/ there is a post on Oct 28 called Let them sing Psalms.Jessie has a link to a male choir singing the Psalms that you might enjoy.
Thanks for the link and article, Robert. I finally got around to reading my May/June edition of Every Thought Captive (Highland Study Center/RC Sproul, Jr.) and it included an endorsement for the music of Nathan Clark George which I got to check out. You can hear samples of his praise music, and yes, Psalms, here: http://www.indieheaven.com/artist_main.php?id=72306
ReplyDeleteTo God be all glory,
Lisa of Longbourn
There's a balance, isn't there, between being honest and between trying to change what you honestly feel. I honestly want to love my church and be gracious and edifying in what I say, but I also honestly get very frustrated sometimes. Tired. I just want to sing like the choirs in heaven, without risk of insincerity (in me or my companions) or bad doctrine catching me in the next line of the song. But I know that just complaining, even just blogging, isn't going to help my church. So "let us CONSIDER one another, in order to stir up love and GOOD works."
ReplyDeletePart of my frustration is my fault because I so seldom put in the Christian CD's I have and worship God on my own, out of my experience, in my environment. I think I need, like Jessie suggested in the post Robert linked, to take a walk through my neighborhood singing good praises to my ever-good, mightily glorious King.
PS: Sad day, about websites at work. Does that mean you can't write posts when inspiration hits at work, either? I do that all the time, but I have a cushy job.
To God be all glory,
Lisa of Longbourn