THE LOVE OF MUSIC

Let my heart always shout for joy aloud,
For God has given to me a love of music
Rare and sweet. music to ease some hidden pain,
Or fill me with rapture to rise above the clouds.


The haunting melodies of love that still the beating heart,
The rousing march that plays some triumphant winners song,
The hymn or psalm that tells of Gods eternal love for us
And lifting my voice in some song, do my very small part.


The operatic story of love and hate and wars gone by,
The simple song by choirs unknown singing some melody,
The quite hush of the chants so sweet, one simple line
Sung from the hearts of men, like a prayer and a sigh.


The mighty choirs melodic sounds, singing Messiahs grand amen,
That swells even the in the hardest heart the touch of a God.
It inspirers the mind, the heart, the soul to better things
And drives the thought of evil away, and helps us pray again.


The sweet sound of a boy singing "I know my Redeemer lives,
Sends a message to my weary heart, God loves a poor sinner
Who has a pure contrite heart, So let good music fill my soul
And pray I'll always love music, and all the good it gives.


ANN MARGETSON

Feb 1 1995
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