Happy New Year!!! 2006 is on the wane and 2007 is on the horizon!
Welcome to my first EVER blog!!! I don't really have the slightest clue about what I am doing here but we will endeavor to learn. LOL My only hope is that someone will actually read this and perhaps even comment and I won't be wasting valuable time typing and thinking of things to write! HAHAHA
Why the title Notes of Joy? Well, simply put, I want to share notes about the JOY of the LORD!!! If you haven't noticed yet, I LOVE MUSIC!!! I love to play it on the piano, sing it, or just simply sit back and enJOY listening to the harmonies of GOOD GODLY music! I am currently endeavoring to memorize the song "Jesu, JOY of Man's Desiring" I have been MAKING myself go back to my classical training so that I can be a well rounded musician. Sometimes, we get so caught up in one particular style of music that we neglect other styles of beautiful, powerful songs that can minister to our souls. I have been SOO guilty of that and want to change the NOTES of JOY I play so that they can reach all people, not just those that like the same style of music I do!!! There HAS to be a balance in our music in our churches. We all seem to be getting away from the "OLD" and immersing ourselves in the "NEW" contemporary music of the day. But how many of us are still blessed when we hear "How Great Thou Art" or "He Looked Beyond My Needs" or "I See A Crimson Stream Of Blood"? Let us not forsake the music of yesteryear in our attempts to "please" the visitor who is used to the music on the radio. The songs of Zion are STILL powerful and have a message that many of our contemporary songs do not. Well, enough of beating that drum!
Please come back and visit my blog. Maybe even take a moment and share your thoughts of JOY. God Bless and Keep you in 2007!!! Get ready for the coming of the Lord and make sure your garments are white and your lamps are full of the oil of JOYous commune with Jesus Christ our Saviour!!!!!!
THE JOY OF THE LORD IS OUR STRENGTH!!!
Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our LORD: neither be ye sorry; for the JOY of the LORD is your strength. Nehemiah 8:10
Welcome to my first EVER blog!!! I don't really have the slightest clue about what I am doing here but we will endeavor to learn. LOL My only hope is that someone will actually read this and perhaps even comment and I won't be wasting valuable time typing and thinking of things to write! HAHAHA
Why the title Notes of Joy? Well, simply put, I want to share notes about the JOY of the LORD!!! If you haven't noticed yet, I LOVE MUSIC!!! I love to play it on the piano, sing it, or just simply sit back and enJOY listening to the harmonies of GOOD GODLY music! I am currently endeavoring to memorize the song "Jesu, JOY of Man's Desiring" I have been MAKING myself go back to my classical training so that I can be a well rounded musician. Sometimes, we get so caught up in one particular style of music that we neglect other styles of beautiful, powerful songs that can minister to our souls. I have been SOO guilty of that and want to change the NOTES of JOY I play so that they can reach all people, not just those that like the same style of music I do!!! There HAS to be a balance in our music in our churches. We all seem to be getting away from the "OLD" and immersing ourselves in the "NEW" contemporary music of the day. But how many of us are still blessed when we hear "How Great Thou Art" or "He Looked Beyond My Needs" or "I See A Crimson Stream Of Blood"? Let us not forsake the music of yesteryear in our attempts to "please" the visitor who is used to the music on the radio. The songs of Zion are STILL powerful and have a message that many of our contemporary songs do not. Well, enough of beating that drum!
Please come back and visit my blog. Maybe even take a moment and share your thoughts of JOY. God Bless and Keep you in 2007!!! Get ready for the coming of the Lord and make sure your garments are white and your lamps are full of the oil of JOYous commune with Jesus Christ our Saviour!!!!!!
THE JOY OF THE LORD IS OUR STRENGTH!!!
Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our LORD: neither be ye sorry; for the JOY of the LORD is your strength. Nehemiah 8:10
1 comment:
Hey, Jana! I enjoyed reading about your return to classical music and talk of the "oldies." I just recorded my first solo project in Nashville and I revived some oldies from the 1950's. It was great fun. My album should be released in February. Take care and let's stay in touch via our blogs. :)
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