Hugh Ross Quote
Typically, preachers in our work-oriented society teach that God rested to provide humanity with a precedent for rest, an example for our good. Seldom have I heard mention of the other meaning for rest, the one used in musical notation. This meaning refers to cessation rather than recovery from weariness. Our enjoyment of music owes much to these brief pauses.
Hugh Ross
Typically, preachers in our work-oriented society teach that God rested to provide humanity with a precedent for rest, an example for our good. Seldom have I heard mention of the other meaning for rest, the one used in musical notation. This meaning refers to cessation rather than recovery from weariness. Our enjoyment of music owes much to these brief pauses.
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About Hugh Ross
Hugh Ross may refer to:
Hugh Ross (musician) (c. 1898–1990), American choral director and conductor
Hugh McGregor Ross (1917–2014), computing pioneer and specialist in the Gospel of Thomas
Hugh Ross (Australian politician) (1846–1912), New South Wales Labor politician
Hugh Ross (Northern Ireland politician) (born c. 1944), Northern Ireland Presbyterian minister and member of the Orange Order
Hugh Ross (astrophysicist) (born 1945), astrophysicist and Christian apologist
Hugh Ross (actor) (born 1945), Scottish actor
Hugh Ross (bridge) (1937–2017), American contract bridge player
Hugh Ross (editor), film and television editor and voice actor
Hugh Ross (musician) (c. 1898–1990), American choral director and conductor
Hugh McGregor Ross (1917–2014), computing pioneer and specialist in the Gospel of Thomas
Hugh Ross (Australian politician) (1846–1912), New South Wales Labor politician
Hugh Ross (Northern Ireland politician) (born c. 1944), Northern Ireland Presbyterian minister and member of the Orange Order
Hugh Ross (astrophysicist) (born 1945), astrophysicist and Christian apologist
Hugh Ross (actor) (born 1945), Scottish actor
Hugh Ross (bridge) (1937–2017), American contract bridge player
Hugh Ross (editor), film and television editor and voice actor