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May you live to be 100 and may the last voice you hear be mine.
May you live to be 100 and may the last voice you hear be mine.
We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof.
We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof.
[T]he music's pure algebra of enchantment.
[T]he music's pure algebra of enchantment.
Music religious heat inspires,
It wakes the soul, and lifts it high,
And wings it with sublime read more
Music religious heat inspires,
It wakes the soul, and lifts it high,
And wings it with sublime desires,
And fits it to bespeak the Deity.
Music exalts each joy, allays each grief,
Expels diseases, softens every pain,
Subdues the rage of poison, read more
Music exalts each joy, allays each grief,
Expels diseases, softens every pain,
Subdues the rage of poison, and the plague.
God is its author, and not man; he laid
The key-note of all harmonies; he planned
All read more
God is its author, and not man; he laid
The key-note of all harmonies; he planned
All perfect combinations, and he made
Us so that we could hear and understand.
The high note is not the only thing.
The high note is not the only thing.
And hears thy stormy music in the drum!
And hears thy stormy music in the drum!
ext to the Word of God, the noble art of music is the greatest treasure in the world.
ext to the Word of God, the noble art of music is the greatest treasure in the world.