He sings because he can!

One of the potential complications the surgeons mentioned to Dad before the surgery was potential damage to his vocal cords or to a nerve in his neck region very close to where they were working that controls speech.  This was a particular concern for Dad who, of course uses his voice to preach, to comfort, and to minister. So, it was a great comfort for him to be able speak yesterday upon coming out of anesthesia, and while his voice is a bit raspy right now with tubes in his nose, and the workout his lungs went through yesterday, his vocal cords don't seem to have been damaged at all. This morning, as Mom was reading Psalms out loud and dad was drifting in and out of sleep, he stared singing Our God Reigns and was able to actually belt it out. So thankful for this gift.