Ryanne Molinari

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Reblog: Answering the Hymn “Were You There?”

“Were You There?” is one of my all-time favorite hymns, and I play it every year during Holy Week. A few years ago, though, I was struck to realize that the refrain of “Were you there?” is not a rhetorical question; it actually demands answering…

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Ryanne Molinari (MLitt, University of St. Andrew’s) is a pianist/organist, pastor’s wife, and lover of words. She is the author of Spirit-Filled Singing: Bearing Fruit as We Worship Together, and her writing has been published in journals such as the Journal of the T. S. Eliot Society (UK). Connect with Ryanne by subscribing to her blog or following her on Instagram.

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