[Magdalen] Kaddish [was Re: RIP Leonard Nimoy

[Jon Egger]

James, there's been a cosmic Snodgrass equilibrium.  Coral's action has
been equalized by Galen Snodgrass, who was recently priested here in
WestMo.  Galen stands abut 6-5 and was a deacon for 10 years before taking
the proverbial prebyteral plunge.

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Grace & peace,
jon


On Mon, Mar 2, 2015 at 10:59 AM, Roger Stokes <roger.stokes65 at btinternet.com
> wrote:

> I have never come across the last two stanzas you quote.  In this less
> bellicose (?) and more generous (?) age the plea to scatter our enemies is
> often omitted and the stanza asking for the nations to be one family the
> wide world o'er substituted.  Most of us this side of the pond (including
> me) can only remember the first stanza, which is generally the only one
> sung, and need to have the words in front of us if we are to sing any more
> - generally only two or three name;y 1, 3 and 4 in your version.
>
> Roger
>
> ------ Original Message ------
> From: "Allan Carr" <allanc25 at gmail.com>
> To: "Magdalen at herberthouse.org" <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
> Sent: 02/03/2015 09:35:56
> Subject: Re: [Magdalen] Kaddish [was Re: RIP Leonard Nimoy
>
>  Things were different in Toronto, Canada, where I grew up during WW2. In
>> elementary school (grades one thru eight), we sang the first verse of
>> British National Anthem every morning which refers to God in every stanza.
>> To my astonishment, the last stanza still refers to the commander-in-chief
>> of the English army during the Jacobite uprising in 1745 (or has it been
>> deleted?). He marshaled all his forces on the east coast but Bonnie Prince
>> Charlie's army, mostly Scots Highlanders, came down the west coast and
>> left
>> Wade and his forces in disarray. He was replaced by Prince William
>> Augustus
>> who eventually won the battle of Culloden in one hour. I have no idea why
>> Wade is honored rather than Prince William.
>>
>> In spite of at least one-third of the school being Jewish kids, I'm sure I
>> learned the Lord's prayer, memorized a number of psalms, memorized most of
>> the stanzas to Christmas carols, and even memorized some hymns from the
>> Anglican Hymnal at that school. Some patriotic teacher taught us all the
>> verses of the anthem which I'd forgotten and had to look up. I always
>> really liked the second stanza (confound their politics, frustrate their
>> knavish tricks . . . )
>>
>>
>> God save our gracious Queen
>> Long live our noble Queen
>> God save the Queen
>> Send her victorious
>> Happy and glorious
>> Long to reign over us
>> God save the Queen
>>
>> O Lord our God arise
>> Scatter her enemies
>> And make them fall
>> Confound their politics
>> Frustrate their knavish tricks
>> On Thee our hopes we fix
>> God save us all
>>
>> Thy choicest gifts in store
>> On her be pleased to pour
>> Long may she reign
>> May she defend our laws
>> And ever give us cause
>> To sing with heart and voice
>> God save the Queen
>>
>> Not in this land alone
>> But be God's mercies known
>> From shore to shore
>> Lord make the nations see
>> That men should brothers be
>> And form one family
>> The wide world over
>>
>> From every latent foe
>> From the assassins blow
>> God save the Queen
>> O'er her thine arm extend
>> For Britain's sake defend
>> Our mother, prince, and friend
>> God save the Queen
>>
>> Lord grant that Marshal Wade
>> May by thy mighty aid
>> Victory bring
>> May he sedition hush
>> And like a torrent rush
>> Rebellious Scots to crush
>> God save the Queen
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Mar 1, 2015 at 6:58 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>   Definitely no prayer in the public schools of Madison, Wisconsin.
>>>
>>
>> --
>> Allan Carr
>>
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