The most beautiful noise

On page 116 (in my copy) of C.S. Lewis' The Magician's Nephew, Aslan begins to sing Narnia into creation out of a black void. One of the characters, Digory, describes it as, "...the most beautiful noise he had ever heard. It was so beautiful he could hardly bear it."

This is the explanation given for the name of a great new band "Page CXVI". Page CXVI has a project they are currently releasing reworking several great hymns of the Christian faith.

They further explain:
"As the hymns project began to form, our hope was to wrap the strong lyrical content of the hymns, with music that portrayed our personal reactions to the life that God has brought to our "black void." The most personal song on the album is by far "Joy" with the counterpart, "It is Well" was written by Horatio Spafford after losing his son to scarlet fever, all of his real estate investments to the Great Chicago Fire, and his 4 remaining children to the sinking of a boat. The contemplative turn from "Joy" into the lines from "It is Well" comes out of our own personal tragedy this past year and combines a Psalm like lamentation with hope. Our intention with all of these songs is to be a source of comfort and encouragement to all who hear them."

If you haven't already heard their music, you can download several songs for free for the next week by going here, but you should hurry if you want it for free, it's good through next week (March 25th).