Oh how much more we get out of our praising if we praise our Almighty with song. A hymn with melody is such sweetness to the ear of the soul. It is even more sweetness to the ears of God. The echo throughout the sanctuary is such a beautiful sound. It makes the soul come alive with pure joy. The soul shows that it is so loved with its maker by the sound in the melody of which that soul makes.
Sing a joyful sound.
How I wept, deeply moved by your hymns, songs,
and the voices that echoed through your church!
What emotion I experienced in them! Those sounds
flowed into my ears, distilling the truth in my heart.
A feeling of devotion surged within me, and tears
streamed down my face - tears that did me good.
~St. Augustine
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