Ed Walsh
Puritan Board Senior
Greetings, fellow believers who are and have eternally been loved of God,
This post will be short. I feel compelled after singing Psalm 27 this morning to say that for me, for the past 7 or 8 years, singing the Psalms, as opposed to reading only, has benefited my soul somewhere in a range from 5 to 10 times in magnitude, the former versus the latter.
That pretty much ends my post, except to add a silly example to test yourself on the value of singing versus reading the lyrics to any song.
Here's a song that I'm personally not too crazy about, but I still see the benefit of singing it over saying the words only. Give it a try. Try maybe humming a line or two of the song below. Pretty dull, I know. But go ahead. Now, as passionately as you can, read all four lines of the song. Is it just me? Or do you notice a difference too?
Finally, I'm hoping that this stimulates a discussion of my observation and motivates some who have never learned how, or for whatever reason, sung the Psalms put to music. They are, after all, songs, aren't they?
Now let's see if this goes anywhere.
Ed
Singing the Psalms vs. Reading Only -- (Not a Strictly EP Post)
Subtitle:
A Personal Experiential Evaluation of Singing the Psalms
versus
Reading Only
Subtitle:
A Personal Experiential Evaluation of Singing the Psalms
versus
Reading Only
This post will be short. I feel compelled after singing Psalm 27 this morning to say that for me, for the past 7 or 8 years, singing the Psalms, as opposed to reading only, has benefited my soul somewhere in a range from 5 to 10 times in magnitude, the former versus the latter.
That pretty much ends my post, except to add a silly example to test yourself on the value of singing versus reading the lyrics to any song.
Here's a song that I'm personally not too crazy about, but I still see the benefit of singing it over saying the words only. Give it a try. Try maybe humming a line or two of the song below. Pretty dull, I know. But go ahead. Now, as passionately as you can, read all four lines of the song. Is it just me? Or do you notice a difference too?
Happy birthday to you,
Happy birthday to you,
Happy birthday, dear so and so,
Happy birthday to you.
Happy birthday to you,
Happy birthday, dear so and so,
Happy birthday to you.
Finally, I'm hoping that this stimulates a discussion of my observation and motivates some who have never learned how, or for whatever reason, sung the Psalms put to music. They are, after all, songs, aren't they?
Now let's see if this goes anywhere.
Ed
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