Music practice

Richard Simpkin  |  Features  |  Music
Date posted:  1 Apr 2007
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‘And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him’ (Colossians 3.17, ESV).

I’ve just had one of the most humbling experiences of my life. On the day before the operation to remove our son’s liver tumour, the surgeon said, ‘I will treat him as if he were my own son’. Though he’d never met Ollie, he said that he knew every detail of the inside of his body back-to-front from studying the various scans. Complete mastery of the profession, and dedication for someone he had never met and may never see again.

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In comparison, last week we sang, ‘Before the throne of God above’ to the tune ‘Jerusalem’. It’s organ or bust (unless you’re equipped with a double brass section and a box of fireworks). Here’s a conversation I had with someone the following day:

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