Gospel songs like Angel Band, Just a Closer Walk With Thee, Down in the Valley to Pray and many others engender a sense of musical community when heard and sung. It is, I believe, the simple, directness of the melodies and the words that amalgamates the singers and the listeners into a musical persona that vibrates as one body.

I believe that singing and the playing of instruments are spiritual acts, though not exclusively religious, or Christian, clearly.

No one of any credo, ethnicity or belief system should miss the opportunity to sing or hear these songs.
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