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Classical: Zadok The Priest. Handel wrote it as coronation music for King George II. Mellow string and woodwind intro builds to a SUDDEN, LOUD crescendo when the singing begins. Once in a blue moon, our organist plays this as an instrumental and blows the doors off their hinges.
YES! Uncle Leonard. I shall always miss him. "You want it darker." I might be able to make something of the Hebrew if I were not exempted from the Hebrew and Greek language requirement in seminary, due to dyslexia. This song haunts. And yet, it is an expression of faith and even resignation in the face of what he knows enough to expect. Acknowledging that The Big Picture is beyond his own control. Artistic, humble, mature. By the same token, "Hallelujah" could not have been written by a younger man, at that point in his life.
From A.I.: Hineni conveys a deep sense of total readiness, attentiveness, and willingness to respond—especially to a divine or authoritative call. It signifies a heart posture of availability, humility, and surrender, often used in biblical contexts when someone answers God’s voice.
The lyrics also communicate to me an indictment of human inability to get out of our own way and screwing up everything, making victims of each other, extinguishing the Light.
Well, all of this is my own impression. Did I mention how much I like it?
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From A.I.: Hineni conveys a deep sense of total readiness, attentiveness, and willingness to respond—especially to a divine or authoritative call. It signifies a heart posture of availability, humility, and surrender, often used in biblical contexts when someone answers God’s voice.
The lyrics also communicate to me an indictment of human inability to get out of our own way and screwing up everything, making victims of each other, extinguishing the Light.
Well, all of this is my own impression. Did I mention how much I like it?