Joshua Tan

“...what songs from your childhood do you most remember? What hymns do you know? What Bible verses and stories do you know because of songs? What hymns do you want to pass down to your children?”
― Keith Getty, Sing!: How Worship Transforms Your Life, Family, and Church

“We sing because we're created to, commanded to, and compelled to.”
― Keith Getty, Sing!: How Worship Transforms Your Life, Family, and Church

“God designed our psyche for singing. When singing praise to God, so much more than just the vocal box is engaged. God has created our minds to judge pitch and lyric; to think through the concepts we sing; to engage the intellect, imagination, and memory; and to remember what is set to a tune... God has formed our hearts to be moved with depth of feeling and a whole range of emotion as the melody-carried truths of who God is and whose we are sink in.”
― Keith Getty, Sing!: How Worship Transforms Your Life, Family, and Church

“Creative types know that simplicity is often this highest form of creativity... it is often the most simple thing done well and sincerely in church that will make the most significant impression. A stunning melody with clear and moving lyrics, sung with gusto and authenticity by a congregation, is a more powerful statement than a song that's difficult to play or is awkward for the congregation to sing.”
― Keith Getty, Sing!: How Worship Transforms Your Life, Family, and Church