April 12, 2013

My Journey to God

Music is the Voice of the Church

We all cry out to the Lord with song
No one song is too short or too long
The notes like incense rise to the rafter
Heralding the journey to the hereafter.

Choir voices resound like those of an angel
Sounds of bell-like notes never to strangle
Freeing the soul to ascend closer to God
Helping faith to be true and not slipshod.

King David’s instruments of lute and harp
Today replaced by brass and string guitar
Music praising God from mountains on high
The joy and beauty makes the listener sigh.

Music in the Church is a way of praying
The psalms come alive with the singing
Singing from the pews by the young and aging
All are united with God in musical praying.

By Thomas J. Rillo
 

(Thomas J. Rillo is a member of St. Charles Borromeo Parish in Bloomington.) †

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