We have staff musicians, vocal groups and a bell choir. Sometimes we have drums, maracas, vibraphone, piano, and even a Dixieland band for our Sunday services to mark Mardi Gras. We treasure the organ as a time-tested leader of group singing. We sing every chance we get, and often all five or six stanzas of a hymn. And our hymns are not only about praise; they teach, and console, and explain, and describe—AND praise. Our hymnal shows us that we’re part of a long history of the church: we’re the Now of today’s church, and probably we’re the Yesterday of tomorrow’s church. Music shows us our place in the parade.