Why do we stand up when we sing hymns?
Related Posts
Church Covenant…
Well, I almost walked out of Sunday Morning Meeting today. I literally came this close, |–|, to doing it. What stopped me? I do not know, I guess I wanted…
Update – Where have I been?
Hey Everyone! I know I haven’t really posted anything in the past two weeks. The reason? Well, I moved. My wife and I finally moved down to Georgia. We are…
Isaiah 1:22 – Con’t.
In my previous post I talked about an interesting verse that I discovered in the book of Isaiah. After discussing it with some friends I have come decided there are…
Light-Switch Christianity
Recently I have been thinking a lot about Sunday morning meetings. In fact, I have a post coming, next week, that has to do specifically about this topic. But today…
Question of the Week – #20
There are many who do not read the book of Revelation because of the tough material. And he said to me, “These words are faithful and true”; and the Lord,…
Email: Church Covenant – Part 3
Last week I emailed my friend, Benjamin (the associate pastor of the church I meet with). I emailed him to ask him his position on the subject of church covenants….
I have no idea if this is the true origin of standing when we sing, but I have two guesses: 1. Standing is the proper position for singing from a purely musical/physiological standpoint. It allows for the best breath support.
2. Perhaps this is a tradition that started because the preacher didn’t want to the congregation to get leg cramps from sitting too long.