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primeidealLast night was Ash Wednesday (Christian observance that marks the beginning of Lent, lots of penitence/somberness) which meant choir sang at worship and then had a short rehearsal afterwards.
One of the texts that's traditionally read or sung for Ash Wednesday is Psalm 51, which is about confessing sin. The arrangement we sang seemed way too upbeat/peppy for this text/occasion, and some of the other guys were mocking the arrangement's text too.
One of the verses I like is #8 (I think this is from a more singable, less literal translation): Make me hear of joy and gladness, that the body you have broken may rejoice. A prayer to God, but also a sentiment I have felt over the years directed towards people/institutions who seem to be out to break my body and spirit. :(
Anyway, people were really social/chatty/timewasty/not in an Ash Wednesday frame of mind so the rehearsal afterwards was kind of frustrating. (Not that you have to be all somber and repentant, just...stay on task, please, so we can all go home??)
One of the texts that's traditionally read or sung for Ash Wednesday is Psalm 51, which is about confessing sin. The arrangement we sang seemed way too upbeat/peppy for this text/occasion, and some of the other guys were mocking the arrangement's text too.
One of the verses I like is #8 (I think this is from a more singable, less literal translation): Make me hear of joy and gladness, that the body you have broken may rejoice. A prayer to God, but also a sentiment I have felt over the years directed towards people/institutions who seem to be out to break my body and spirit. :(
Anyway, people were really social/chatty/timewasty/not in an Ash Wednesday frame of mind so the rehearsal afterwards was kind of frustrating. (Not that you have to be all somber and repentant, just...stay on task, please, so we can all go home??)
