Here’s a cool exercise for you; listen to worship tunes that aren’t in your native tongue, and translate them. Without having to go into too much detail, I am sure you can already see what kind of value this has. I am currently listening to an album that is sung almost entirely in Hebrew, and I have a Spanish one coming up shortly thereafter. If you have a hard time finding this kind of stuff, browse iTunes. You’d be amazed at what they’ve got on there.
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How’d you find the Hebrew translation?
Hmm…interesting idea. When I was in Brazil last year, the congregation would start singing a song that sounded familiar. I’d wrack my brain for hours afterword (since sleep wouldn’t come until I figured it out) trying to figure out what song it was and why it sounded like I should know it. Turn out it was “It Is Well”. So the next night they sang it again and I knew it. It sounded so much more meaningful hearing it in another language, but still singing it in English.