Over
many centuries the church has been responsible to train its own to sing parts.
Is it necessary for the congregation to sing parts? No, it is not a matter of necessity. It is a matter of giving a more beautiful
and excellent response to the God who created harmony. Psalm 33:1 and 147:1 both say that praise is
comely. In both verses the A.V.
translated the word comely from the Hebrew word naveh (5000) which means, among other things, suitable or
beautiful.
If the church does not provide written music
for the congregation, there will be less and less part singing when the
congregation sings together. If children do not grow up singing parts in church
it will be difficult for them to learn a part when singing in a small group or
in a choir. Perhaps there is more truth in the saying, “If you don’t use you
lose”. Such a decline in the quality of
the church’s musical offerings will contribute to the dumbing down of its sacred
musicing.
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