And after singing a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives. Matt. 26:30
Dear saints, let us pray that the saints would learn to select hymns in the meetings, especially in the Lord’s table meeting, according to the purpose of the hymns and the principle for selecting hymns (Matt. 26:30; 1 Cor. 14:26; Hymns, #513, chorus).
Hymns, #513, chorus:
All in all forever,
Only Christ I’ll sing;
Everything is in Christ,
And Christ is everything.There is always an atmosphere when the saints gather together. We need to learn to sense the atmosphere, the feeling. When we touch the atmosphere, the feeling, we can select an appropriate hymn from our memory that matches the feeling we sense. At the end of a meeting, if we sense that the feeling of the brothers and sisters is that the Lord Jesus is exalted, we should sing “All in all forever, / Only Christ I’ll sing” (Hymns, #513, chorus). This hymn can express the feeling of the brothers’ and sisters’ exaltation of Christ.
Since a hymn is for the expression of feelings, we must touch the feeling of the ones who are singing when we select a hymn. If a hymn matches the feeling of those who are singing, they will be released and will express their inner feeling through the hymn. Hence, we must be familiar with the hymns. We must ask, “What is the feeling of this particular hymn? Is the feeling adequately conveyed?” We need to be familiar with these points; then when we touch a certain feeling in a meeting, we will be able to select a hymn from our memory. Then everyone’s feeling will be expressed through the singing. (Collected Works of Witness Lee, 1952, vol. 1, “Guidelines for the Lord’s Table Meeting and the Pursuit in Life,” ch. 4)
More details via Beseeching.org, day 407.
