The Hub, May 8, 2019
The season of Easter is the high point of the Christian church year, lasting not just one day but a fabulous fifty! As the ELCA notes, “The season is an extended feast wherein the paschal candle is lit at every service as a sign of the risen Christ.” Along with the spring flowers and other festive colors, we will hear and sing many musical pieces. Where would we be without beautiful sounds to go along with the sights of Easter?
“This is the Feast,” “Christ the Lord is Risen Today,” “Crown Him with Many Crowns,” and so many other canticles and hymns bring back memories of the past and joy in our present. Yet, the music doesn’t just help set a mood for our worship. Martin Luther believed it had a holy purpose saying, “Next to the Word of God, music deserves the highest praise. The gift of language combined with the gift of song was given to [us] that [we] should proclaim the Word of God through Music.”
Throughout Lent, our choirs and bell choirs of all ages worked diligently under the leadership of Tim Wilson, our Music Director, and Susan Morin, our Organist, to prepare a joyful noise with a meaningful paschal message. From the Palm Sunday Cantata, Holy Week, and Easter through Pentecost, our worship experience is enriched by our dynamic music ministry.
Thanks to one and all who help our congregation rejoice and sing. You make a loving difference as your music stirs our hearts while engaging our minds and spirits as well.
Originally published in The Hub, a weekly email of Christ Lutheran Church, Fredericksburg, VA.
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