who is the greatest singer of all time?

(hint: a legit Heavenly voice)

Jan 30, 2025

I grew up listening to and loving Luciano Pavarotti, but with this post, I’m aiming much higher than him.

Considerably higher.

In Zephaniah 3:17 (New Revised Standard), we’re promised:

“The Lord, your God, is in your midst, a warrior who gives victory; He will rejoice over you with gladness, He will renew you in his love; He will exult over you with loud singing.”

He will exult over you with loud singing!

Can you imagine hearing God sing?

Can you imagine God exulting over you with loud singing?

Do we even have the language to begin describing what He would sound like? How would/could our ears and minds handle the glory?

Here’s how I imagine myself in such a scenario (2 minutes):

Or maybe this (3 minutes):

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This line of thought reminded me that humans can also create heavenly art.

With the possible exception of Beethoven’s Ninth (Ode to Joy), the video below might represent the height (to date) of human musical brilliance. Pavarotti at his peak (1978) sang “Ave Maria” in the Notre-Dame Basilica of Montreal — with a choir.

As one commenter on this video stated: “I envision this man in heaven, singing this to the Blessed Mother herself, as the angels kneel and weep at the sound of his voice.”

To which another replied: “I am holding the buckets.”

(sign me up for that job)

Five minutes of near perfection (by human standards):

What do you think God’s singing voice sounds like?

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