Richard Morris Quotes

I come from the performance world, but the idea of a worship song is different. It's useful music.

I love singing devotional songs, in whatever language.

And whether you're drawn to gospel music or church music or honky-tonk music, it informs your character and it informs your talent.

I actually grew up playing the piano in the church and was deeply involved in music ministry.

For four years, my mum allowed only church music in the house.

Music is part of God's universe.

I'm a big fan of gospel music, and you cannot be a fan of rock and roll, you cannot be a fan of country western music, and you can't really be a fan of jazz without listening to a lot of music that's religious.

The Church knew what the psalmist knew: Music praises God. Music is well or better able to praise him than the building of the church and all its decoration; it is the Church's greatest ornament.

Creating music is a wonderful way to celebrate our devotion for Lord Shiva.

Music is God's gift to man, the only art of Heaven given to earth, the only art of earth we take to Heaven.

I find most 'sacred music' pretty dismal.

Writing songs out of my faith was a real natural progression. I grew up singing in my dad's choir and singing with my family. Christian music became the music that I identified myself with and was a way that I expressed my faith. Even at a public school I would take my Christian music in and play it for my friends.

There is no dogma that the organ or harmonium can be used in church, but not the drum.

I listen to Bach a great deal. In general I like to listen to hymns and liturgical music.

I have been singing gospel music since I was four years old.

I've done gospel songs on every album.

Music, among those who were styled the chosen people, was a religious art.

People love to hear the choir sing the hymns.

I was a choir boy my whole life.

I've definitely seen huge shifts, but the church is a little afraid of hip-hop, and hip-hop is a little afraid of the church. It's a weird middle area I'm often stuck in.

A lot of church music really inspired me. A lot of ancient music that's made for God. If you get really into the history of music, inevitably you're going to have to get into sacred religious music.

I like to sing with my cousins. We're in a church choir.

I grew up on a lot of gospel music.

Some of the greatest sermons that have ever been preached were preached by the singing of a song.

A great influence in my life was the sanctified or Holiness churches...Everybody in there sang and they clapped and stomped heir feet and sang with their whole body... Their music was so strong and expressive, it used to bring tears to my eyes.