Content Warning: Talk of bathrooms and showers. Obviously. 😜
Singing in the shower is something a lot of people do. Theater was the first time I heard it actually mentioned, but I’ve always had a habit of doing it myself. In the theater situation, our director told us to sing loudly, like we did in the shower.
And let me tell you, that’s pretty accurate.
What makes us do it? For me, it’s the result of the (usually wrong) impression that no one can hear me.
That’s sooo not true; it seems that at all the times you think no one can hear you, they hear you the loudest and clearest, especially with the echo effect that I’ve found in most bathrooms.
But that doesn’t stop me.
Before I get too off track, let me move on to the topic of this post . . .
First off, the cons of singing in the shower.
- Ummm, everyone can hear you.
Besides that, depending on how well you sing, it might cause pain to said listening ears.
But really, I’m a big advocate of singing in the shower. Let me tell you why.
My first reason is because of the good acoustics. It sounds amazing, at least to the person doing the singing.
Second, it gives me an opportunity to actually sing. Usually when I sing, I hold back. But I feel like I can actually let go when I’m alone (or not so alone, as the case may be).
This caused a rather embarrassing moment several years ago when we had company over while I was still showering. I hadn’t known anyone was coming over, so I was belting out my favorite hymn at the top of my lungs.
Until my sister started pounding on the door for me to be quiet. When I came out, I found one of the oldest and most respected members of our church talking to my parents in the living room.
Ooops.
Anyway, as I said—there are some less exciting parts to this whole singing business.
But my favorite part of singing in the shower is the songs I sing. I mostly sing old hymns and snippets of other favorites that I don’t remember all of.
And I sing them over and over.
I don’t think God minds the singing. He says in Psalms to make a joyful noise unto Him, and that’s what I do! It doesn’t matter if it’s perfectly pitched to Him; He understands the motive behind it.
Some of my favorite shower-songs are “Leaning on the Everlasting Arms,” “Angels We Have Heard on High,” “Come Thou Fount,” and “It Is Well with My Soul.”
Also, “Wellerman’s Sea Shanty,” in another genre.
It’s fun. It’s freeing. And it gives me true joy. I stand there singing my heart out to a God I know will always hear me.
And when I come out after my shower, usually no one comments on the singing anyway.
Usually.
And there you have it! I encourage you to go brush up your singing voice—and don’t be afraid to do it! And if your family (or roommates, as it might be) doesn’t like your singing, just take a shower when they’re not at home.
And on the topic of singing, you don’t have to stick to just in the shower. I sing while I’m painting, at work, doing chores around the house . . . usually when no one else is around, but that’s all the better. When I don’t have people listening, I don’t have to worry about what it sounds like. Only God hears me.
Until next week, God bless!
~Janet
PS: What’s your favorite song or hymn?
