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From:  Karen Mercedes <dalila@R...>
Karen Mercedes <dalila@R...>
Date:  Thu May 17, 2001  1:34 pm
Subject:  Re: [vocalist] Inspiring Texts


I don't know if King's is a church school or a secular school, nor if you
want only music-related texts or generally inspiring texts. I found one
recently that is generally inspiring which I have put up on my office
wall:

"What lies behind us, and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to
what lies within us." - Ralph Waldo Emerson


If it is a religious school, the other generally inspiring text that I
keep coming back to is this one:

"In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths." -
Proverbs 3:6

Then there's also the text in my .sig, below, from first Corinthians. You
may find a translation of the same text that you like better - I've found
several, some substitute the word "psalms" for "hymns", and others drop
the word altogether, but they all say, in essence, "One should sing from
their spirit, but also from their brain." I think this is a crucial
message for any singer, regardless of what they're singing.

KM
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+ I sing hymns with my spirit, +
+ but I also sing hymns with my mind. +
+ - 1 Corinthians 14:15 +
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