Article December 3, 1932 Issue

Song Service

VALDA HENDERSON BRUMAGIN

With the advent of the revised Christian Science Hymnal for the use of The Mother Church and branch Churches of Christ, Scientist, comes the opportunity to participate in the joyous and uplifting song practies which are being held in many of the churches.

How better can students of Christian Science serve than by carrying a song in their hearts at all times? It has been proved by many that the expression of song either mentally or audibly, persisted in, will rout the suggestions of "the evil one," or "one evil," as Mrs. Eddy puts it on page 16 of "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures." How long can one be melancholy or discordant regarding any seeming material condition if one turns to joyous song? Under this influence how quickly will hatred vanish, also its copartners, jealousy, envy, resentment, and revenge!

Singing holds no small place in our church services. In the Manual, where Mrs. Eddy gives the order of services in The Mother Church and branch churches (pp. 120-127), she has provided for two hymns in the Sunday school, three hymns and a solo in the Sunday services, and three hymns in the Wednesday evening services. All present may participate in the singing of the hymns. Should one seem weighed down with a problem, or closed in by walls of sorrow, lack, or remorse, he has a glorious opportunity to drop the problem by lifting up his thought in song. Many times when one is successful in replacing the problem with song and praise to God, and then looks back to it, he finds that it is solved.

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