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Can a hymn heal you?

Have you ever experienced tears rolling down your eyes when you hear a hymn or a song of praise? I have been listening to hymns since I was a kid, but there was this one time when I had returned home when I was around 20 years old. I had just returned from the hospital where my mom was undergoing chemo. I thought I would just say hello to Snadden at his home, and his mom happened to be listening to Don Moen's praise and worship songs. It was on the computer, and it had the lyrics displayed as subtitles, and for the first time, I sat in front of the computer reading the lyrics. I hadn't heard these songs before in my life, so I kept listening to them while everyone went about their chores around me. By the third song, there were tears rolling down my cheeks. I wasn't sad; I don't remember feeling anything, but those words were doing something to me. It was like the floodgates had been opened. The dam was about to burst. I had never experienced this before. If you know me...