Singing a hymn is not like singing a popular piece of music. In church music, singing and making music is a service: both the collective singing and … - Joseph Nguyễn Năng

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Singing a hymn is not like singing a popular piece of music. In church music, singing and making music is a service: both the collective singing and the solo singing are an integral part of the liturgical celebration, intended to help lift the souls of the faithful to God, and the singers themselves are called to a genuine love of God and a fervent life of faith. The goal is to glorify God by sanctifying the liturgical community, not to showcase individual talents.