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Saturday, August 13, 2022

Redemption is a fit theme, and other music quotes

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“Redemption is a fit theme for the heartiest music.” -- Charles Haddon Spurgeon

“I have a friend who writes music about sewing machines. He’s a Singer songwriter. Or sew it seams.” -- Unknown

“When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.” -- Jimi Hendrix, American rock musician

“Political correctness has grown to become the unhappiest religion in the world.” -- Nick Cave, Australian singer and songwriter

“With what moral dimension is my favourite music associated?” -- Dan Lucarini

“If we do not sing with the spirit and with the understanding, our singing is merely mechanical, consequently Heartless, and of no value to singers or to hearers.” -- Major W. E. Penn, Baptist evangelist

“As a rule, church choirs are an abomination in the sight of the Lord. They are only efficient in the worship of God when they are used as leaders of the congregation.” -- Major W. E. Penn, Baptist evangelist

“When a church gets so low down that it has to get the Devil to do its singing, a funeral sermon and a short burial service would be in order.” -- Major W. E. Penn, Baptist evangelist

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