They gathered in one another's homes for fellowship meals, for the hearing of the Gospel, for the prayers and
joyful songs in which they expressed their praise and gratitude to God for the newly received faith and hope.
Not exact matches
Burton says that «had there not been a burst of
song, [and that the most
joyful burst
in history], we [would] have listened for the very stones to cry out, rebuking the silence.»
I know what
joyful songs of praise the hungry and starving parishes
in the East sing today; I have stood among them and my eyes have filled with tears, which does not happen easily.
It was really
joyful and fun, to sing such a merry
song in an otherwise usually somber place.
«When I think about «She Loves You,» and how much I loved that
song, how new it sounded, and how happy it made me feel to hear it, I think about how much it represented the mirage of a possible future, one that was more
joyful and more interesting than my lonely and borderline - grim childhood,» writes New Yorker cartoonist Roz Chast
in the book's opening essay.
Eleven
joyful songs celebrate pond life through the seasons
in this elegant, satisfying combination of visual drama, poetry, and scientific fact.