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Sing-along Café 2024-11-21

Our singing night was short but sweet and fun. We had to go home early so that the crew of folks who were moving furniture to set up Saturday's Christmas Bazaar wouldn't have to stay too late. The Bazaar is being set up this morning (Friday22nd) and it's a pretty big deal. The people who run and help to run the bazaar are Angels Among Us. 

Our theme was Angels and Heaven in songs. It's interesting that many of the songs were bittersweet. Angels Among Us was heartwarming and hopeful, but it made us sad. A lot of angel and heaven activity happens at night and in darkness, and the angels and heaven are light, beacons of goodness and hope. I expected more happy and magical angel stuff, like Heaven Must be Missing an Angel ('cause you're here with me right now. Your love is heavenly.) and Bryan Adams' Heaven (when you're lying here in my arms,...we're in heaven). Then, there were things I couldn't quite understand, like Pennies from Heaven (?), and Sarah McLachlan's Angel, which I love but we needed to look up what it's all about. I had a Trinity story to share about a special performance of Angel. The angel in that song is heroin. Not happy, uplifting, but interesting. And, a segue from our theme of flying away to escape difficulties. I'm reminded that we usually picture an angel as a beautiful young woman with with wings, but the way they're described in the bible is really terrifying. In one place they had four faces, each facing in a different direction, and one is a Lion's face, with wheels and wings and eyes all around. They always appear to people and immediately say something like "Fear not!" I would even be frightened of a pretty person with wings.

Ezekiel's Angels





Whatever our theme, we always find lots to talk about and think about and lots of good music to sing, obviously we sing. We had some tea, and although I didn’t bake or bring cookies, we had some little Halloween chocolates in case we needed a little something. The “regulars” were happy to have Rev. Sydney join us, and we hope that he comes again. It was a lovely evening in lovely company.

Here's a selection of the songs from my Songs with Heaven and Angels Playlist:

  • Heaven Must be Missing an Angel by Tavares
  • Heaven by Brian Adams
  • Angel by Sarah McLachlan
  • Halo by Beyoncé and by Caleb Chan&Brian Chan
  • Angels Among Us by Alabama
  • Angel of the Morning by Juice Newton
  • Earth Angel by The Penguins
  • All Through the Night by The Irish Rovers and by Sheryl Crow
  • Knockin' on Heaven's Door by Eric Clapton
  • Nightshift by The Commodores
  • Too Much Heaven by The Bee Gees
  • Pennies from Heaven by Frank Sinatra
We'll revisit this theme in the future. I'm going to keep adding songs to the list, and next time I want to sing Stairway to Heaven. 

Next week's theme will be Winter. I was feeling like starting Christmas, but I think we can ease into that by starting with a winter theme. I have a pretty big list of Winter themed songs. 



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