61. The legend is that the Greek poet Simonides attended a banquet where he sang lyrical hymns to the gods and his host. 62. The patriarch is Adrian Condit, a hard-shell Baptist preacher who would summon his young sons to sing hymns beside the pulpit at tent revivals. 63. The procession of relatives and friends who proceeded the hearse sang hymns and danced to the music. 64. The Ugandans decorated the bus with flowers and sang hymns. 65. The visiting nurse who came to give her injections to boost her white blood count sang church hymns with her. 66. The worshipers recited the liturgy, sang hymns, exchanged greetings of peace and received Communion. 67. These days, young people on this rocky fishing islet in southern Japan can indeed worship Jesus freely and loudly sing hymns that once had to be whispered. 68. They plan to sing some hymns. |