“Let us have a real tune, that is, a melody with some distinct air in it, that one
can take hold of, which people can learn, nay which makes them learn it, which
takes hold of them and goes on humming in the mind.. That is the sort of tune
to help you ; it will preach to you, and bring you believers and converts.”
The words of the Founder of The Salvation Army towards the end of the 19th
Century summarise the purpose of music in our Church: we make music to
help us in our worship, and to act as a vehicle for contact with non-Christians.
