Psalm 95: 1-3.
O come, let us sing unto the LORD: let us make a joyful noise to the Rock of our salvation.
Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto Him with psalms.
For the LORD is a great God, and a great King above all gods.
If you grew up as I did, attending Sunday school and church, perhaps you remember singing this:
That, my friends, is “making a joyful noise”!
Then we would go to the main auditorium, and the first song we’d sing, with grand piano and organ accompaniment, was this:
Both songs are equally joyful; one informal, one formal, both deeply meaningful. Such was my early experience with church music. Along with it, my parents had recordings of the Blackwood Brothers Quartet with Rudy Atwood at the piano:
Listening to this kind of music attuned me to the piano. I longed to be able to play like Rudy Atwood 🙂 I’ve never come close to his ability, but I did learn to play and have been influenced by him and many other outstanding pianists.
How thankful I am for good, God-honoring music!