Sing

Music is a very important part of every human life. There are many kinds of music all across this globe and each one portrays the essence and culture of it's people. Music speaks to an individual in a very personal way. I myself enjoy a wide variety of musical types from pop to country, hymns to gospel, classical to bluegrass, and Celtic to Jarocho and Batucada. There are some genres that I don't care for, but for the most part, I can listen to any music. Each one has it's own unique quality that can make me tap a toe or think of something in a very deep way.

Singing is a very integral part of a lot of music. There are some singers that are good and some bad while some are the absolute best and other are the absolute worst. I guess it's all subjective, but some really need to listen to themselves again before singing outside their house. I have several singers and groups that I really like to hear--Martina McBride, Linda Ronstadt, Selah, Nickel Creek, Il Divo, The Ten Tenors, Steve Green, Gaither Vocal Band, and many more. There are others I like, but I will be the first to admit that they can't sing just any kind of music. Has anyone heard the Dolly Parton/Rod Stewart duet "Baby, It's Cold Outside"? Rod needs to stick to "Maggie May". His voice was made for a rocker. Nothing more.

My absolute favorite singer is Wynonna. She can belt out a song like no other and turn around and send chills up your back with a heart-rending ballad. She can rock and she can also move one to tears just with a slight change in her voice. Her lastest CD is entitled Sing and is absolutely wonderful. In it, she covers several different songs from several different genres that have influenced her music throughout the years. All I can say is, "That girl can 'sang'!"

The title song from the CD talks about singing and how one with a singer's heart can't help but sing out on anything. Singing is their method of expression and their mode of communication.

It's in the wind,
Noise and steam.
'Neath your skin
And in your dream.
It's who you are;
It's how you feel.
A guiding star,
Your driving wheel.

Sing
(Let it take you,
Let it make you,
And never break you down.)
Sing
(Let it mold you,
Let it make you bold,
And never hold you down)
Sing.
Sing, your heart out.

Sing.
(Your songs of truth and pain;
All the things you can't explain.)
Sing.
(The way you feel inside;
Let the music be your guide.)
Sing, your heart out.

Sing it like you hear it,
Like you have no need to fear it now.
Sing it like you know it,
Like you're not afraid to show us how.
Sing from somewhere way down deep.
Sing and make the angels weep.
Sing and open heaven's door.
Sing 'til you can't sing no more.

Sing.
(Your songs of dark and light
Make your mark with all your might.)
Sing.
(Your songs of hope and fear.
Sing the song that sent you here.)

Sing, your heart out.

We, as Christians, should sing our hearts out. With the Almighty God living within us, there should be a song on our hearts and in our minds at all times. Singing shows how alive we are and that the Living Savior is transforming us into His likeness. God created music and we should use it to honor and glorify Him forever.