Comments on: Music Powerful and Fun

By: Jeannie Zehr

Jeannie Zehr — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 17:16:55 +0000

Enjoyed your reflections and the wonderful way you wrote! I was glad to hear there were lots of smiling faces singing “606″ because one thing that has struck me through the years when groups sing “606″ is that people don’t look particularly happy or joyful. It’s been difficult to imagine how we can sing those words, that melody, with all the gusto a Menno group does, and not show it on our faces! The spell maybe was broken!! Whoopee!!!

By: Martin Leben

Martin Leben — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 09:01:19 +0000

… but each and every individual.

By: Martin Leben

Martin Leben — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 09:00:24 +0000

Thank you!
I especially love your ending sentence: “I have to say that 1300 people singing a song that touches each one of them is a pretty close second.”
It is not the many that counts, but each and every the individual.
Bless you!

By: John Goerzen

John Goerzen — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 22:16:16 +0000

Here’s another recording of 606: http://www.themennonite.org/attachments/audios/0000/0067/Singing01-606.mp3

By: terah

terah — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 22:13:40 +0000

Kevin, that is an interesting article. Thanks for sharing the link!

By: Kevin Mark

Kevin Mark — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 17:34:21 +0000

Did not know about the history of ’606′. Google pointed to this:
http://www.themennonite.org/issues/11-6/articles/606_When_why_and_how_do_Mennonites_use_the_anthem