I've been feeling rather homesick recently, so to listen to such beautiful music was a great comfort to me. One of the songs the choir sang was a spiritual in English, and it reminded me of singing at First ARP with Dr. Potter. It was nice to have a few songs in English, but I'm also learning enough Bulgarian to get a vague idea of what they are singing. Maybe someday I'll be in the choir here, but for now, I find great comfort in hearing them praise God in a way I can understand musically, if not lyrically.
Today was a special day at my church. Instead of a typical sermon, the choir sang, along with guest soloists and an ensemble. It's amazing to me how music transcends language barriers. One woman who came to sing is a missionary in Plovdiv, a city that is about 2 hours away. She is from Korea and does not speak English, but she sings in many different languages, including English. One of her solos, "Via Dolorosa" was beautiful. She sang it in both English and Spanish! I've been feeling rather homesick recently, so to listen to such beautiful music was a great comfort to me. One of the songs the choir sang was a spiritual in English, and it reminded me of singing at First ARP with Dr. Potter. It was nice to have a few songs in English, but I'm also learning enough Bulgarian to get a vague idea of what they are singing. Maybe someday I'll be in the choir here, but for now, I find great comfort in hearing them praise God in a way I can understand musically, if not lyrically. Comments are closed.
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