At concert, Eke calls for revival of hymns

An interdenominational concert, with the theme, “Sounds, Strings Hymnal Concert”, held astatine the University of Lagos Chapel Annex, Akoka, Yaba, Lagos, recently. It brought unneurotic hymnal lovers and different lovers of bully music.

Speaking astatine the inaugural programme that besides featured Freegift International Drama (Another Chance), the convener, Mrs. Lydia Eke, hinged the essence of the performance connected reviving hymnal singing that is gradually missing successful churches and Christian congregations today.

“What we person contiguous successful Christian gatherings are noises that are gradually and insidiously eroding the singing of accepted hymns that people convey heavy messages with the potency of addressing each problems, some spiritual and physical, arsenic good arsenic lifting up the soul.

“Another crushed is that galore young radical kick that hymns are boring and we privation to usage this mean to disabuse their minds and guarantee the adjacent procreation cardinal into this revival. This is the archetypal variation of this programme and we bash not privation radical to conscionable dwell connected praise and worship but to spot the interaction of hymns and Christian drama.

“This is the crushed we person brought unneurotic hymnal singers from assorted backgrounds including Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion); The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG); Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM); Chapel of Light and Foursquare Gospel Church successful Nigeria with a presumption to making the participants perceive and bask the lyrics successful hymns that people assistance up the souls of singers,” she said.

One of the peculiar guests, Acting Chairman, Editorial Board, Deeper Christian Life Ministry, Pastor Andrew Umoru, said the Church is the centre of excellence done hymnal singing,

He emphasised that hymns incorporate messages that inspire, edify and besides entertain with the benefits each encompassing, adding that hymns tin beryllium described arsenic deeper consciousness of praise and workshop.

He lamented songs rendered contiguous during praise and worship, which, according to him, are not inspiriting and not beneficial to the soul. Umoru said praise and worship are besides precise captious earlier God arsenic He is praised for Who He is portion He is worshipped for what He has done, emphasising that Hymn is besides praise and worship but successful much aggravated form.