So as you can see from my last few posts, I put up a few choral videos of hymns sung by the Choir of Westminster Abbey and King's College, Cambridge. I went on YouTube to find one thing and ended up in a posting mode. Which is not really blogging, I know.
For some strange reason, I cannot listen to those songs without getting severely choked up. Maybe it's the lyrics, maybe it's how the melody lines intertwine with the haunting organ.
The composers of this great music surely had a gift from God to create such masterpieces.
I have a vivid memory of being in Grandmother's room where she had a 'stereogram' that used to play hymns on a sunday evening. I would go in her room, pull out the threads from the fabric of her 'player' (much to her dismay) and eventually listen to some of the hymns.
I never really understood them, or why she listened to those songs, but now I do. They're captivating - great pieces of music with wonderful lyrics.
Gran, I hope they're playing your favorite hymns everyday in heaven. Thanks for exposing me to this great music.
Love always, your family here on earth.
For some strange reason, I cannot listen to those songs without getting severely choked up. Maybe it's the lyrics, maybe it's how the melody lines intertwine with the haunting organ.
The composers of this great music surely had a gift from God to create such masterpieces.
I have a vivid memory of being in Grandmother's room where she had a 'stereogram' that used to play hymns on a sunday evening. I would go in her room, pull out the threads from the fabric of her 'player' (much to her dismay) and eventually listen to some of the hymns.
I never really understood them, or why she listened to those songs, but now I do. They're captivating - great pieces of music with wonderful lyrics.
Gran, I hope they're playing your favorite hymns everyday in heaven. Thanks for exposing me to this great music.
Love always, your family here on earth.
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