Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord;
let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation.
Let us come before him with thanksgiving
and extol him with music and song.
Psalm 95: 1-2
I have always enjoyed singing, especially some of the beautiful hymns we have. Unfortunately, I can’t carry a tune in a bucket (as anyone who has ever sat near me in church can attest to). In fact, no one in my family ever could sing well. I remember several years ago my brother joined the junior choir in our church. He went to all the rehearsals looking forward to the day they would sing in church. When the big day came, the choir director asked him to just mouth the words. Needless to say, he quit the choir!
When in church, I try not to sing too loudly, but I do sing. I also sing or hum hymns at home and in the car. We have several CDs of hymns, and we play one every Sunday before going to church. We also have them recorded to play in the car. I think the Lord forgives me for my poor voice, and He knows that I am singing praises to Him.
Faith is blessed to have so many talented musicians and singers to lead us in worship each week. I look forward to the Sunday when we can return to worship together and we can all sing for joy to the Lord. I hope the first hymn we sing that day is one everyone will sing very loudly, loud enough that the neighbors down the street can hear.
Probably to God, it doesn’t matter how well you sing. Just that you enjoy doing it, and you are doing it for Him. Life is a lot like that too. We can make mistakes sometimes, but God always enjoys hearing us sing, and God always saves a seat for us.
Mary Johnson