I, John, looked and there was the Lamb standing on Mount Zion,
and with him a hundred and forty-four thousand
who had his name and his Father’s name written on their foreheads.
I heard a sound from heaven
like the sound of rushing water or a loud peal of thunder.
The sound I heard was like that of harpists playing their harps.
They were singing what seemed to be a new hymn before the throne,
before the four living creatures and the elders.
(Rev 14:1-3)
As the Scriptures of today mention the sound of harpists, I think of my friend, the late Donna Germano. Donna played hammered dulcimer and harp. When I was at Saint Joan of Arc Parish in Asheville, NC, Donna would play the evening Vigil Mass on Saturday. It was heavenly. Now our dear Donna gets to play for the angels before the throne! The video is of Donna playing the English tune, Greensleaves.
