Sunday, November 24, 2013

Spirituals and hymns

I was watching a movie where people were singing hymns. I have always thought that song is a powerful tool, it communicates something more than words and I have noticed that where there is a love of music there is as much wisdom and love.

Teens use music to set moods and even to communicate one to another. I remember a movie scene where a person was not easily found at a train station so they sang a song that would only be recognized by the party they sought. It worked. I used to teach my siblings their entire address by setting it to music. I still know each address as well as our original phone number which my mother sang to us.

Regarding teens use of music, it becomes something that they almost need, sort of to fill in anything they lack, a lot like gangs or drugs do. I noticed that others sing words that they simply must convey. Isn't that what a spiritual is afterall? I noticed the hymns being sung were more than words set to music.

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