130 Lines, and other music & worship links

The posting of links does not constitute an endorsement of the sites linked, and not necessarily even agreement with the specific posts linked.

• 130 Lines from Hymns to Encourage You -- “That though the wrong seems oft so strong, God is the ruler yet.”
• Camp Street Blues -- “When I found Camp Street, a few blocks from the Houston County Courthouse square, I wasn’t sure if I was in the right spot...”
• Hymns Written in Suffering -- “Thomas Dorsey wrote ‘Precious Lord, Take My Hand’ after his wife died giving birth to a son (who also died).”
• Shape-Note Singing: A living tradition of musical and social harmony -- “Classical music was the family practice for Randall Webber of Louisville, Ky., but after coming across a copy of the songbook “Southern Harmony” about 12 years ago, he started composing shape-note songs.”
• Sing!...Even If You’re Tone Deaf -- “Let’s be honest. Your tone-deaf voice singing praise to Jesus is infinitely more beautiful than your silence.”
• The First Worship War -- “The very first conflict following the Fall was a conflict over worship. Genesis 4:3–8 relates how Abel’s offering to the Lord’s was accepted, while Cain’s was not.”
• The texts and theology -- “A Unitarian explains how he sings Sacred Harp.”
• What makes Christmas music so Christmassy? -- “...sprinkling minor and diminished chords through a song or piece that’s otherwise in a major key...only enhances that warm Christmas fuzzy feeling.”
• What the Psalter Should Teach Us about the Songs We Sing -- “The collection of 150 psalms which we call the Psalter is...teeming with a variety of subjects and situations.”
• Why Churches Should Ditch The Projector Screens And Bring Back Hymnals -- “In a culture that treasures the new, convenient, and informal, and plants a sloppy wet kiss on every new tech toy, the appeal of worship screens is easily explained.”