The Story of the Trapp Family Singers

by Maria Augusta von Trapp

IT WILL BE very interesting one day to follow the pattern of our life as it is spread out like a beautiful tapestry. As long as we live here we see only the reverse side of the weaving, and very often the pattern, with its threads running wildly, doesn’t seem to make sense. Some day, however, we shall understand. In looking back over the years we can discover how a red thread goes through the pattern of our life: the Will of God.

God sent his Singers upon earth, With songs of sadness and of mirth, That they may touch the hearts of men, And bring them back to heaven again.

“Oh God, we cry unto Thee, In the Name of Jesus, Through the Blood of Jesus, Through the most Sacred Heart of Jesus. Most wonderfully Thou canst help us. Holy God, Holy, strong God, Holy, immortal God, Have mercy on us!”