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| Tuesday, February 09, 2010 |
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“Come, Come, Ye Saints” – Though must support the New Orleans Saints, and by extension, recovery efforts in the Ninth Ward |
“America, the Beautiful” – No commentary needed. All units throughout the Church should sing on July 4. |
I would guess that Called to Serve is an anthem in support of national service programs. The Daydawn is Breaking is about daylight savings time but I am not sure which side of the issue it falls on. We are Sowing = plant a victory garden. Master the Tempest is Raging is about global warming and the resulting extreme weather, which the Second Coming will cure. Ye Elders of Israel deals with the issues of an aging Jewish population. There is a Green Hill Far Away deals with the environment and should always be followed with that Joni Mitchell song about parking lots. |
Ye Simple Souls Who Stray is a contempt-filled, damning indictment of Republicans such as Gov. Huntsman, who dare to depart from party orthodoxy as defined by Rush Limbaugh. In Our Lovely Deseret shows Utah as a model for other states to follow in demographics and in vice-oriented legislation. Have I Done Any Good In The World Today is an Irish drinking song that subtly acknowledges the contributions of Irish immigrants and their descendants — such as Joseph Smith — to the development of our nation. |
Very funny guys! |
“God Save the King”…we need to do more missionary work to the rulers of the Earth. |
Angels we have heard on high is clearly an endorsement of medical marijuana. Praise to the man is an endorsement of corporate greed and lavish bonuses. Should you feel inclined to censure is a condemnation of Bill Clinton’s censure from Congress in the 90’s. What glorious scenes mine eyes behold is an advertisement for HD TV. Ye simple souls who stray speaks to the wisdom of having a GPS device in your car. You can make the pathway bright reminds us to replace our vehicle headlight lamps when they grow dim. |
You’re right about all the evil political messages found in the hymnal. Just like the hymn, “Who’s on the Lord’s Side?” which has a political message supporting McCarthyism:
Since the Lord is Jehovah, and Jehovah is Jesus, this is also a clear endorsement of anti-Semitism. I appreciate the irony of your post, and I heartily agree that we must purge the hymnal of these subversive and spiritually corrupt messages. We must replace this filth with more wholesome tunes like “Give Said the Little Stream,” which emphasizes that taxation is inhuman. |
I’m surprised nobody is paying attention to the real threat here: the Children’s Songbook. “Suffer the Children to come to me” leaves nothing to the imagination. “A Happy Family” never mentions that mom loves dad or dad loves mom. “I am a child of God and so my needs are great” tells kids they deserve to be spoiled. “With father and mother leading the way” has Proposition 8 written all over it. “Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise”… c’mon! |
Oh Say What Is Truth – The necessity of following an Objectivist policy in government. |
#9: I was just going to bring up the Children’s Songbook. “Pioneer Children Were Quick to Obey” – Thus spake the Ministry of Truth. Back to hymns: “Carry On” – O youth of the noble birthright, whining is permitted. “With All the Power of Heart and Tongue” – Anthropophagy restored to the earth in the latter days! |
“Pioneer Children Sang As They Walked, and Walked, and Walked and Walked” is clearly a call for boycotting public transportation. |
“God Save the King”…we need to do more missionary work to the rulers of the Earth. If that doesn’t advocate overthrowing the Constitutional government in instituting the reign of kings once again, I don’t know what does. |
Is it just me, or is it significant that the hymn isn’t called “God Save the Reign of the Judges”? |
Except “Beautiful Zion, Built Above” advocates for never building in a flood plain. |
“Gently Raise the Sacred Strain” Obviously we should be in favor of bioengineered food products. |
They, The Builders of the Nation (#36) This is about nation building, not labor unions. We should support nation building apparently. High on a Mountaintop Clearly another tip of the hat to mary jane. |
In the first line of hymn #87, “God Is Love,” the the earth’s flower population is capped at ten thousand. Apparently a worldwide floricide is in order. I also find it intriguing that “Joseph Smith’s First Prayer” doesn’t begin with any variation of the standard invocation: “Our [adjectives] Father [which / who art] in Heaven.” |
Excellent contributions! I think the one that left the biggest impression was Ellsworth’s (#4) suggestion of Have I Done Any Good as an Irish drinking song. I’ll never be able to sing that again without thinking I should be sitting in a pub with a bunch of my buddies on our fourth round of beers. |
Her light should there Obviously the Prop 8 campaign was a big mistake. |
Mark B., that is absolutely brilliant. |
Mark B.: ROTFLMAO! |
Ya gotta love homonym humor (and check out that unintentional pun). |
Thanks a lot, boys. I’m now going to giggle through the next 30 years of singing in church. And I have to lead this stuff! |
And if you grew up in rural Utah, you know that “Scatter Sunshine all along Your Way” is a reminder that farmers can go ahead and overload their manure spreaders, then drive along the public roadways with no need to apologize. |
