In class today, we learned about songs with the common meter and long meter. We also did a class “sing-along” for a few Bible verses that worked with some songs. For example, Psalm 23 fit to Amazing Grace. Yankee Doodle and Jack & Diane by John Mellencamp matched up to Bible verses, as well. Paraphrasing and matching songs to well-known melodies will definitely allow others to memorize and understand verses of scripture better. The hymns at my church have simple melodies and many sound similar. Now, I know why, because paraphrasing a song to the common or long meter makes it easier to match songs to melodies. Simplifying verses to be placed into a melody will make it easier for everyone to understand rather than some of the versions of the Bible. I look forward to forming a song of my own in the near future and sharing it with my church family.