Martin Luther Quotes About Music

Quotes about: Music

• We can mention only one point (which experience confirms), namely, that next to the Word of God, music deserves the highest praise. No greater commendation than this can be found — at least not by us. After all, the gift of language combined with the gift of song was only given to man to let him know that he should praise God with both word and music, namely, by proclaiming [the Word of God] through music.

  Martin Luther

  Music, Song, Men

  "Liturgy and hymns".

• I have no use for cranks who despise music, because it is a gift of God. Music drives away the Devil and makes people joyful; they forget thereby all wrath, unchastity, arrogance, and the like. Next after theology, I give to music the highest place and the greatest honor.

  Martin Luther

  Inspirational, Music, God

• Next to the Word of God, the noble art of music is the greatest treasure in the world.

  Martin Luther

  Music, Art, Greatest Treasure

• As long as we live there is never enough singing.

  Martin Luther

  Music, Long, Singing

  Martin Luther, Helmut T. Lehmann (1986). “Luther's Works: Lectures on Isaiah”

• A person whodoes not regard music as a marvelous creation of God, must be a clodhopper indeed and does not deserve to be called a human being; he should be permitted to hear nothing but the braying of asses and the grunting of hogs.

  Martin Luther

  Music, Doe, Ass

• Beautiful music is the art of the prophets that can calm the agitations of the soul; it is one of the most magnificent and delightful presents God has given us.

  Martin Luther

  Music, Beautiful, God

• Music is the art of the prophets and the gift of God.

  Martin Luther

  Music, Wisdom, Art

• The devil, the originator of sorrowful anxieties and restless troubles, flees before the sound of music almost as much as before the Word of God....Music is a gift and grace of God, not an invention of men. Thus it drives out the devil and makes people cheerful. Then one forgets all wrath, impurity, and other devices.

  Martin Luther

  Music, Men, Wrath

• My heart, which is so full to overflowing, has often been solaced and refreshed by music when sick and weary.

  Martin Luther

  Music, Heart, Sick

• I have no pleasure in any man who despises music. It is no invention of ours: it is a gift of God. I place it next to theology. Satan hates music: he knows how it drives the evil spirit out of us.

  Martin Luther

  Music, Hate, Men

• Music is one of the fairest and most glorious gifts of God, to which Satan is a bitter enemy; for it removes from the heart the weight of sorrow, and the fascination of evil thoughts.

  Martin Luther

  Music, Heart, Evil

• Music is a discipline, and a mistress of order and good manners, she makes the people milder and gentler, more moral and more reasonable.

  Martin Luther

  Music, Order, Discipline

• After theology I give to music the highest place and the greatest honor.

  Martin Luther

  Music, Giving, Honor

  "Luther on Education in the Christian Home and School".

• Music is one of the fairest and most glorious gifts of God.

  Martin Luther

  Music, Music Is, Gift From God

  Martin Luther (1818). “The familiar discourses of dr. Martin Luther, tr. by H. Bell”, p.428

• Those who love music are gentle and honest in their tempers. I always loved music, and would not, for a great matter, be without the little skill which I possess in the art.

  Martin Luther

  Music, Art, Skills

• Those with prodigious skill in music are better suited for all things.

  Martin Luther

  Music, Skills, All Things

• facebook
• twitter
• googleplus
• email
• linkedin

• facebook
• twitter
• googleplus
• email
• linkedin