What A Morning!

Sunday morning was a special thrill for the lyricist (me) and composer (Paulette) who wrote the Thanksgiving anthem, which was sung by the adult choir, the children's choir, and the chorus by the entire congregation.

As noted by Judy Cain's Facebook post [see below],  there was quite an age range, and there were also additional instrumentalists.

Probably six months ago, organist and composer Paulette Fry asked me to select some text from scripture and write a poem, which could become a song.   We had done one other anthem earlier in the year. The scripture I chose was from Psalm 65, a song of thanksgiving.  First came the words, then came the music, which was absolutely phenomenal.  Then came the choir director Sue Bonne and the choir, including the Sunday School kids, working their magic putting flesh and blood to bones.  What a morning, indeed!

To add to the special-ness,  I learned later from Paulette, that she had given flowers in honor of the man who donated the incredible organ to the church.  Usually,  after the service,  flowers are given to individuals who may be ill, or in the hospital, or celebrating a special event.  They chose to give the flowers to me!  So the goodness and glory of the morning are still being enjoyed!

'You know that song, "My Lord, What A Morning!"? That's what it felt like yesterday at UPC Cortland. One of the anthems was written by two UPC-ers, and the choir that shared it with us had an age range of over 80 years, from the 2.5-year-old in the front row to the senior citizens in the back row. AND the anthems were accompanied by piano, digital tympani, percussion, flute, French horn, and glockenspiel. I'm telling you, it was awesome, literally awesome, and I walked out of there well and truly blessed!'         by Judy Cain