meant to be

Each man is haunted until his humanity awakens...

william blake

5th canticle in song

5th Canticle Choir...

Church of St Mary's of the Angels, Singapore

http://www.stmary.sg/

in dedication to adeline and adrian on their birthdays...

hey...i wasn't joking when i said i'll sing with all of you till the day i drop dead and die. it's been close to 8 years. i joined way back in 2000. freshly enslaved in work...withdrawn and cornered myself in church. grew cynical of empty alleluias and 'praise till the break of day' jolly molly emotionally invincible groups. somehow, i led myself forth with your music...not knowing why but for certain, moved by your quiet devotion to Christ.many have come and gone, rejected the routines of every passing year. i looked back, still shocked and surprised i stayed behind. by the way, we were down to 3 at one stage. but we hung on, prayed like crazy, asked God to send more members to grace his harvest of song....there was little to disappoint us. in time, several trodded by. started with law and jo and many more of you. we now become captives of our own joy...taste and see the goodness of simple friendship, lost in moments especially when we gather for easter feast. ..... you know something? i learn to laugh again at the silliest little things around corners of my bright forgotten world. together, you help awaken the last flush of light from person to person, once unnoticed, now rekindled.every sunday becomes quite complete by itself. you turned my voice home. and the memory of age-old hymns learns to shine like an unspoken prayer...our hands joining, our choral breaking, our common bread at the close of day.