Oh, my. What songs do I like? My favorite songs are the old time gospel songs, those whose words reflect God’s Word. Many of the gospel songs written today are just a bunch of words that do not even sound like they should be sung in a house of worship. There are also those whose accompanying music is offensive to my ears.
Some of my favorite songs were written by Bill and Gloria Gaither. All, or some I haven’t heard, follow the meaning of the scripture and are worshipful. At The Cross, I Know Whom I Have Believed, Precious Memories, One Day at a Time, Stand Up Stand Up For Jesus, How Great Thou Art, Take My Hand Precious Lord, Oh Mary Did You Know (Jason Wix sings this at church and he does a great job), One God, Softly and Tenderly, The Old Rugged Cross, Just As I Am (which was being sung when I joined the church after giving my heart to Jesus), You’ll Never Walk Alone, Come Thou Fount, When We All Get to Heaven, He is The Potter I Am the Clay, In His Hands, People Need The Lord, are just a few of my favorite gospel songs. My former choir director, Asa Couch, could send shivers down your spine with The King is Coming. Tera has written one of the most worshipful hymns I’ve ever heard. It is as yet not published so I won’t give the name of it but when she sang it a’ Capella, it is one of the most beautiful songs I have heard. Tanya and Tera sang In The Garden at Thomas’ and Ma Myrt’s funerals. Tera sang Beulah Land at Ma Myrt’s graveside service a’ Capella. There are so many wonderful worshipful songs that the titles just slip away as soon as the slip into my brain.
For secular songs, one of my very special “favorites” is “Honey”. Of course, country and/or westerns would be what I like second to my gospel songs. Sixteen Tons, Mrs. Otis (by my cousin, Linda Davis), and, again the titles are here and flip away as a moth flies. However, they do not fly back into the light of my memory.
This would be a longer story if those fly-bys would land and stay. That is not the way of this world of the older folks these days. I never thought God would bless me with longevity but HE has and it is a wonderful life. It is so rewarding to ‘make a joyful noise’ with the talented singers in my church choir. It is also a blessing when I worship with some of my kids and hear the harmony of the A’Capella congregations. What a great God we have and such a One that His Son gave His life for you and me. I pray this world will take notice of the happenings that we have in the world now. Evil has come full force and many have joined into that world rather than coming to Christ. Prayers for their salvation. Prayers for our country and this world.
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