[COBOL2Java]

I used to think the same, then I heard for the umpteenth time that going to church is supposed to be more about me singing to God and any voice He gave me is a joyful noise to Him.

It’s not supposed to be about pleasing those around me, but pleasing God.

One day I noticed myself singing louder and not caring what others think. There are plenty of people off key and worse, but it’s about God, not others, or me.

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[Mears]

He married a woman named Harmony.

I love that !

:-)

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[YogicCowboy]

I am afraid I cannot agree with your juxtaposition:

As a trained chorister and an ordained minister, I entirely agree that worshipful singing is about the Lord.

As a student of music history, I do not consider Charles Ives a good example of that principle: I consider him a lover of worldly chaos, not godly order - like so many that came out of the anti-Christian late Nineteenth Century.