Sacred Songs Quotes

I always loved music. I liked to go to church because I liked to sing the hymns.

My father started me singing in church.

My sweet Lord, hallelujah. My, my Lord, hallelujah. My, my Lord, hare krishna.

I'm from the gospel world. I grew up playing in church.

The singing of our sacred hymns, written by the servants of God, has a powerful effect in converting people to the principles of the Gospel, and in promoting peace and spiritual growth.

The most consistent musical experience I had growing up was church music.

Since I was two years old, all I knew was gospel music. That music became such a part of my life it was as natural as dancing. A way to escape from the problems. And my way of release.

As a child, I had lived many years in Southampton and sang in the choir of the Dune Church.

I sing God's music because it makes me feel free. It gives me hope. With the blues, when you finish, you still have the blues.

Sincere composers believe in God.

I wasn't one of those girls who sang at church.

I've been singing forever; I grew up singing in church.

There are certain songs that are sacred. People want to hear them just as they are in their head; they don't want you messing around with them. And then there are some other songs, if they've been around a long time in our set list, that I think we can take some creative liberties with.

Hymns are the poetry of the people.

I am saying voluntarily that I have sung for almost every religious group in the country, from Jewish and Catholic, and Presbyterian and Holy Rollers and Revival Churches, and I do this voluntarily.

I have a church background. I've been playing piano and keyboard and organ all my life in church.

I feel most alive when I'm singing along to old gospel music.

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.

My grandfather once ventured upon publishing a volume of hymns. I never heard anyone speak in their favour or argue that they ought to have been sung in the congregation. In that volume, he promised a second if the first should prove acceptable. We forgive him the first collection because he did not inflict another.

Aartis and spiritual songs never get dated.

The Psalms, the anthology of the hymns of Israel, are still used by Christians.

The lullabies I grew up with were usually Brazilian religious ones, and they still soothe me into sleep.

Seated upon the convex mound Of one vast kidney, Jonah prays And sings his canticles and hymns, Making the hollow vault resound God's goodness and mysterious ways, Till the great fish spouts music as he swims.

I don't know much about God. But if everything does originate with God, then certainly songs do as well.

All music is God’s music. The Devil ain’t got no music.