First time at a baptist church

I worshipped at Northcote Baptist church today. It took me 1.5 hours to get there because I didn't know the arrival times of the two trams I had to take and thus I had to wait for twenty minutes for each. I'm still getting used to it, because in Singapore and Shanghai, the public transport comes with greater frequency, and it's only a matter of minutes before the next bus/train comes.

I loved the music at the church. They sang traditional hymns with organ/violin accompaniment, and one of my favourite hymns was sung today.

When I gaze into your holiness
When I look into your loveliness
When all things that surround become shadows in the light of you.
I worship you, I worship you.
The reason I live is to worship you.
I worship you, I worship you. The reason I live is to worship you.

When I find the joy of reaching your heart
When my will becomes enthroned in your love
When all things that surround become shadows in the light of you.
I worship you, I worship you.
The reason I live is to worship you.
I worship you, I worship you.
The reason I live is to worship you.

Lovely hymn. I like traditional hymns, those that fill you with reverence and awe for God. I'm not very comfortable with hymns that sound too much like love songs. You know, those hymns that seem as if you could sing it to your lover and it will still sound alright. It's unusual if you sing 'I worship you' and 'my will becomes enthroned in your love' to your girlfriend, right? (maybe some pompous people will still do that, nevertheless)

Then, after the service, the church secretary, Colin drove me back, explaining the layout of the roads as we were travelling. This was the second time I've been given an explanation of the city on a car ride here and this is really one aspect of the Melbournian's hospitality that I'm deeply grateful for.

Things to do this afternoon
1. Read Old Curiosity Shop
2. Read Othello
3. Think of key words for my research