Orchard Ridge United Church of Christ

On Sunday, October 28 Hanna Josephs (grade 10) offered this poem as a way of describing why she like giving back to the church through music.

I have been through so much in my life, some things good, some things bad.
I have, lost loved ones, that made me feel like I lost everything I had.
But, somehow I’ve managed to hold onto my one true love,
Which, sometimes seems like the only true gift from above.
To me, music is Her spirit, given to us by each and every lyric.
When I, feel her spirit I choose to let ones around me hear it.
I sing her tune, and, watch her spirit come to you.
Music is my past, my present, and my future,
I know this even though I have had my doubts,
Constantly the question was Her ‘where-abouts’.
Her music brought me out from doubt and
Showed me how bad I needed to search for help.
Music.
Such a simple thing, but there is so much to it.
Love, and laughter.
Tears, and the feeling of a happily ever after.
My mind constantly portrays a beat,
And the words in me eventually begin to fill the sheet.
But to sing, to sing is another thing.
Listening to harmony, melody,
Sometimes it seems like so much, but it never seems to bother me.
As long as we have a beat, a slow and steady tap in our feet,
We listen to the music, and sing the best we can to it.
But the point is not just singing well, but we sing for a reason, its what She really can tell.
Most people don’t just sing to sing,
Or play the bell just to hear it ring.
But, to see and feel all the joy it brings.
Just watch each other’s eyes,
You will see her spirit, I would never lie,
Because music is the passion of his, hers, and mine.
The one thing that helps me stay strong,
Is simply expressed in words, or in a song.