[Magdalen] On a humorous note

Judy Fleener fleenerj at gmail.com
Sat Oct 10 12:28:50 UTC 2015


Well, I am with you, Susan.  I hate that hymn.  Almost as much as Faith of
our Fathers and Onward Christian Soldiers.  I must admit, I have not sung
either of the last 2 lately.

On Sat, Oct 10, 2015 at 1:14 AM, Sally Davies <sally.davies at gmail.com>
wrote:

> No special objection to Bread of Life as long as it doesn't drag - but the
> complaints apply equally well to other songs that I could do without.
> Thanks for sharing...
>
> Sally D
>
> On Saturday, October 10, 2015, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I don't dislike it either, nor do the Lutherans of my current church
> home,
> > who sing it lustily and with good courage, despite not being followers of
> > Wesley....but then, Lutherans do like to sing!
> >
> > On Fri, Oct 9, 2015 at 7:46 PM, Sibyl Smirl <polycarpa3 at ckt.net
> > <javascript:;>> wrote:
> >
> > > On 10/9/15 6:29 PM, Grace Cangialosi wrote:
> > >
> > >> Well, I have to confess that I like this hymn...thought it should NOT
> be
> > >> sung kneeling during Communion! But I also love this little parody,
> and
> > I
> > >> get it! YMMV, and all that...
> > >>
> > >> On Oct 9, 2015, at 6:42 PM, Susan Hagen <susanvhagen at gmail.com
> > <javascript:;>> wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>> A new verse to one of the worst crafted hymns of all time.  It's on
> my
> > >>> short list of hymns I hate most.
> > >>>
> > >>> http://www.episcopalcafe.com/bread-of-life-one-more-verse/
> > >>>
> > >>
> > > I _love_ the hymn, without reservation, and I don't want to hear a
> parody
> > > verse.
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Sibyl Smirl
> > > I will take no bull from your house!  Psalms 50:9a
> > > mailto:polycarpa3 at ckt.net <javascript:;>
> > >
> >
>



-- 
Judy Fleener, ObJN
Western Michigan


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