I’ve just returned from helping on a Christian holiday party, where I was given the week off providing music for the main meetings.
For once I could enjoy just singing without having to worry about intros, links, keys, bridges, split fingernails and wobbly music stands. It reminded me that we need to keep it simple, so here it is — the main thing we need to focus on when singing: sing to your heavenly Father and sing to each other.
Those are the two main things the Bible tells us to do (from Colossians 3.16, Ephesians 5.19, and plenty of the Psalms). However, if you feel like you’re capable of multi-tasking, then here are a few more things that are important to think about as we sing together: