History makers. That means they make history. What they did, said, or some other things associated with them, was so phenomenal that it entered history and we will remember them. Well, like moon landing. As time moves on, we move with it. Something that is even more phenomenal is one…
We are social people. Each of us has so much we can take with respect to our social scale. Some of us prefer more time to ourselves, others prefer more times with familiar and loved ones, while others enjoy making new friends. No matter what, we have our circle of…
For part 1, click here. Mid Section. We will never know how the song can have a different effect if the mid section is different. Tha’ts a weird philosophical statement to make; it’s like saying if B, which is wholly dependent on A, is questionable but then A is also…
For part 1, click here. I think most people haven’t noticed this aspect in the music. The rhythmic structure is not too different from the syncopation in the rest of the music, but the subtlety here is so unobvious I think musicians need to take stock so we have the…
For part 1, click here. What is disappointing is that the bass part in the piano part is crotchet notes being the harmonic bass. See MUS 004. Pianist will find playing the music much more of a relief than a bass line that is more complicated. This is because the…
The musical style of Hope Is Here is similar to Blessed Be Your Name (Matt Redman version). Similar in the sense that the music is best sung syncopated, and there is not that much gap between phrases to take breath. I feel Hope is Here has a kind of ‘strong moving pace’; although Blessed Be Your Name also…
The song in discussion is Hope is Here. Which one? We need a bit more information since the words in the title are a combination of very popular words. It is by Tim Hughes & Nick Herbert. It has a secondary title in bracket (Jesus Saves). Key is B major. It is…
A bit more thoughts on music discipleship. Let’s make use of the song / hymn Give Thanks with a Grateful Heart. For the one who plays on the keyboard, piano or organ, they might take this opportunity to learn the basic harmony of F major. It gives them more than…
You might call it a hymn, or a song. For me, it’s a song. The music was not originally written for the organ, but for guitar and drum, and keyboard / piano, most likely in that sequence of primacy of musical instruments. That does not mean it should be played…
The news about Voyager 1 passing Ultima Thule is fascinating. It’s beyond my capacity to understand the “how” of operating such an aircraft to pass precisely that point. I recall a hymn that might be familiar to some, it has ‘earth’ in its title, first word: Earth, Rejoice, our Lord is King!. The…
If you are sure you don’t need some help, you can stop reading here. However, he will support you even the highest waves and the deepest depth. When it gets rather blazing and you wished you could draw the curtain in, hope that you will awake from your dream and…
When Christians sing Come, now is the time to worship, what do they mean? It’s a collective thing. They invite others to come and worship together. It’s a nice tune too. And there is a further thing, they worship, they say somebody or something else is really really fantastic they…
