Praise the Lord indeed! God bless you

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I'm glad to hear you enjoyed it and thank you for the kind comment

Thank you so much for your kind words and I am delighted that you enjoyed it and were touched by it's beauty :)

I am happy to hear you enjoyed it and am delighted to share! ☺

Wonderful! I do hope it is a wonderful delight for you ☺️ And thank you for the encouraging comment - it's always a joy to know that it is a gift that others enjoy ! I'm happy to help as I'm able, so feel free to reach out if desired ---- enfoldedheartmusic@gmail.com

Happy to hear it was a gift to you and happy to share. Thanks for the comment ☺

It is wonderful to hear how the lyre touches your heart. It is such a delicate and gentle instrument - something I too find very beautiful. Thank you for your encouragement and I will continue to create and share all that is so generously and lovingly given to me. Blessings to you!

I'm happy to hear that you enjoyed it! It is wonderful to be touched by beauty myself and to share with others. Thanks for the comment and sharing your response!

Thanks so much and I'm glad you enjoyed it!

I'm so glad to hear you enjoyed it. And the blessings and peace of Christ be with you as well! Thanks so much

Thanks so much and I'm glad to hear you enjoyed it (:

I'm delighted that you enjoyed it and appreciate the comment. Thanks so much :)

I'm glad that you enjoyed it and appreciate the comment (: thanks so much

Wishing you the best with your lyre ☺ it's a beautiful instrument and I hope it is a wonder-filled journey for you! Glad you enjoyed the song and appreciate the comment as well

Thanks so much (: and I'm glad you enjoyed it

Thanks so much Salvatore! I watched some of your most really videos and really enjoyed the lovely Christmas songs! I was especially touched by your tribute to your nonno...I am sorry for your loss and will pray for him and your family. Your title , "A New life begins," so beautiful...a new life indeed! Many blessings and peace to you in Christ.

Thank you 🙏

Thanks so much for your comment and It's wonderful to hear you were touched by it!

It's wonderful to hear that you enjoyed it and thank you for your encouraging words. I hope the music continues to be a gift to you! It is certainly a joy for me to share ☺

@@enfoldedheartmusic Aw, thank you so much for the kind feedback, have a blessed New Year! 😇😍🙏🙏🙏

@@joalexsg9741 A very blessed year to you as well!

@@enfoldedheartmusic 😍🙏🎄

You are most welcome! I'm happy to share and it's wonderful to hear that the beauty touched you. Thanks for the comment ☺️

I'm delighted to hear that you enjoyed it and appreciate the comment (: thanks so much

It's wonderful to hear you enjoyed it ! Thanks for the encouraging comment

I had the same question when I first started....everything felt very awkward and never a good grip on the lyre especially for playing with both hands. I actually made a little video about this strap that will explain more easily than I'd be able to show you in words here. Feel free to let me know if you have any additional questions though! Here's the link : kzfaq.info/get/bejne/m56HerxessW3oWg.html

I'm glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for the comment :)

@@enfoldedheartmusic I am not sure your motivation for playing this but I read the whole Bible and after reading all of Psalms I realized I wanted to learn to play the 10 string Lyre and hear how music may have sounded when he played to God. So I got one for Christmas and since I am musically challenged I found your videos, intimidating to say the least. But I am inspired! Thank you!!

@@michaellopez1760 I must say that your comment was a special delight for me to receive! Though I didn't originally learn the lyre as a direct inspiration from David, it didn't take long for me to develop a particular love for the instrument due to its connection to Scripture and the life of David. There is something quite amazing and very special about playing an instrument that is connected to such a significant person in salvation history and to the culture of the Jewish people at large. Admittedly, I did learn that David likely played it with a pick (like you use for a guitar) and in a style quite different than what I personally feel called to, but nonetheless, I'm still deeply inspired by it and love to pray with the lyre to God and to do so, in a sense, under the example of David. (As far as I understand, Michael Levy plays in this ancient style kzfaq.info/get/bejne/btOKf5qLyNObn6c.html) On a secondary note: A while back, I began to write some simpler pieces for specific psalms such that I could sing the psalm while playing the little tune on the lyre (you can see the biblical inspiration there!). Truthfully, I was hesitant to share them because I wasn't sure if they would be of much interest (and my singing voice isn't amazing), but I plan to begin sharing them actually next week with sheet music on my website. My hope is that perhaps that will be a bit more encouraging for you and others, and may be a small gift if it's of any interest to you. It's a way I very much enjoy praying. Apologies for an unusually long message....! I do hope that the lyre is a wonderful instrument for you to play and that it is a joyful activity for you. If I can be of help, you're welcome to reach out via a comment or email (enfoldedheartmusic@gmail.com). All the best and God bless

Thanks so much and I'm delighted to hear that you enjoyed it. I'm happy to share as I'm able (: Love your comment about David and Saul as well. I certainly think of them often when I play! Regarding tuning, yes the lyre (as far I know) usually comes tuned in G major but for this song I lowered the F# to put it into C major / a minor.

I'm glad you enjoyed it :) thanks so much

I'm glad to hear you enjoyed it :)

Happy to hear you enjoyed it ☺️

Thanks so much and I am delighted that you enjoyed it. Regarding the wrap - yes, I find that it helps add stability and allows my left hand to move and play more freely without moving the entire instrument. You can't really see it in the video, but the wrap (which is just a strip of cloth from an old t-shirt, nothing fancy) is twisted around my left wrist so it basically holds the lyre without needing to use my hand. Happy to explain more if it's of help to you, though I am by no means an expert! (:

@@enfoldedheartmusic I was also wondering about your wrap it would be awesome if you made a video explaining it. I'm sure people would appreciate it

@@achessjourney402 Thanks for voicing the desire for a little demo video. I'll do a short one explaining it this week. 😊

Oh thank you so much ! I am so glad you enjoyed it and appreciate your kind and encouraging words.

I hope you enjoy this wonderful instrument! Thanks so much for the comment and I hope the music continues to be a gift to you.

Thanks for your question :) I play with the tips of my fingers and actually keep my nails quite short. If it's of help, I play quite lightly / softly and don't pull the strings as much as give a light pluck or strum to them. I find it helpful to have a touch more similar to what seems to be more akin to picking a guitar than plucking a harp. Hope that helps out a bit ! Feel free to reach out via comment or email (enfoldedheartmusic@gmail.com) if I can be of any additional help to you. I hope you enjoy the piece and am touched that you're learning the tune. All the best to you !

@@enfoldedheartmusic Thanks so much for the reply and comments! I have a hollow body lyre, and it seems to echo more, so that could be the difference, too. I play with the tips of my fingers as well, and learned quickly on that if my nails are too long, I tend to accidentally hit the string next to the one I'm trying to play. I have occasionally seen videos where people are literally using their nails to play, so that's why I asked. Your videos and tutorials have been very helpful, and I look forward to seeing your future work! Thanks again! Rosemary J

@@rhsjohn6163 Happy to help as I can! And yes...! I too found that my nails often just caught the next string. That is also very interesting to learn about folks playing with their nails. I remember reading that the harp used to be played in this manner but I had no idea it was a technique still used today. Thanks for sharing! I'm very glad to know that the content has been helpful to you, so another thanks for sharing that. If you ever have additional suggestions for the tutorials or things you would find helpful, I'd love to hear it and consider how best to integrate your thoughts. Many thanks to you as well, Rosemary! Catherine

I'm glad you enjoyed it and hope the music continues to serve as a small gift to you

I'm delighted that you enjoyed it and I too am touched by the lovely and delicate sound of this instrument! It's a little gem

(: I've recently had someone else also mention this same reference. Grateful for all the little aspects of beauty God has given in these simple videos!

@@enfoldedheartmusic Ha! you know, I've read so many times on socials that "Oh. You gorgeous, like a pre-raphatlite painting" And I everytime just had my eyes rolling, cause everytime it was so exagerrated. But this time it's realy strong recembliness!)) I'm talking about john william waterhouse's paintings.

Admittedly I did have to look up the reference, so thanks for naming the specific artist as well (: It always seems a bit amazing to me how people can quite strongly resemble each other even many years later in history and in rather distant parts of the world. What a beautiful reminder of our common humanity!

@@enfoldedheartmusic beautifully said!

Thanks for your comment and I hope the time to play opens up for you to enjoy this lovely instrument (:

Thank you for your support and I hope the music is and continues to be a delightful gift to you!

(: glad to see you enjoyed it

You are most welcome (: I'm glad you enjoyed it

I'm glad to hear you enjoyed it (: To access the notes see the video description where you will find a link to the sheet music on my shop page, link to my Patreon which gives access to sheet music, and link to the tutorial walkthrough video I made for this video. Hopes this helps and feel free to let me know if are'nt able to find what you're looking for. Many thanks!

Thank you so much and it's wonderful to hear that you enjoyed it ☺️