http://lutherankantor.com/2009/04/21/joy-to-the-heart/ Receiving the gifts God gives through Word and Sacrament Fri, 09 Jul 2010 03:47:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://lutherankantor.com/2009/04/21/joy-to-the-heart/comment-page-1/#comment-64 Susan Robbins Fri, 08 May 2009 16:43:59 +0000 http://lutherankantor.wordpress.com/?p=463#comment-64 Thanks so much for that Youtube link. Now I can share it with friends. Not bragging in the least, but just to let folks know: our little 10-member choir sang this a few Easters ago, with only the organ accompanying (a little piano augmentation here and there) and it was glorious. All I'm saying is: a small choir can sing this, without trumpets and tympani and bell choirs if they're not available. We made sure the congregation had their copies of the text as well, in order to sing the final verse along with the choir, and thank God for their singing. Do not let this large choir and added instruments intimidate you smaller choirs from taking on this song. It's too good--words and music--to pass up. I was hoping it would be offered as a hymn, in fact, in our new hymnal. Maybe some day, in some hymnal. Thanks so much for that Youtube link. Now I can share it with friends.
Not bragging in the least, but just to let folks know: our little 10-member choir sang this a few Easters ago, with only the organ accompanying (a little piano augmentation here and there) and it was glorious.
All I’m saying is: a small choir can sing this, without trumpets and tympani and bell choirs if they’re not available. We made sure the congregation had their copies of the text as well, in order to sing the final verse along with the choir, and thank God for their singing.
Do not let this large choir and added instruments intimidate you smaller choirs from taking on this song. It’s too good–words and music–to pass up.
I was hoping it would be offered as a hymn, in fact, in our new hymnal. Maybe some day, in some hymnal.

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