Light side
In praise of hymns & songs O
ur secretary at Bethel Lutheran Church, Auburn, Mass., must have been thinking about lunch when she listed this hymn in the bulletin: “Make Me a Channel of Your Peach.”
Louisa Klaven Oxford, Mass.
Our granddaughter Madeline, then age 3, was singing the chorus of a popu- lar camp song that goes: “The Lord liveth, and blessed be the rock, and may the God of my salvation be exalted.” But instead she sang, “The Lord limit
and blessed be the rock, and mama my salvation be exhausted.” Rachel Lind
Mendota Heights, Minn.
One Sunday as I walked down the aisle to begin worship, the pianist was playing a beautiful prelude. After the service I asked, “What was that music
you were playing?” With a slight smile he answered, “Send in the Clowns.” John Freed West Bloomfield, Mich.
The gathering song at St. Luke’s Episcopal and Our Saviour Lutheran
churches, Haworth, N.J., was listed as “Immoral, invisible .…” Jean Esposito Haworth, N.J.
RON MORGAN
“All right, which one of you is putting the ‘doowahs’ in ‘Amazing Grace’?”
Know your hymns
I’ve had this list of hymns for years and used it in different places. Dentist: “Crown Him with Many Crowns.” Meteorologist: “There Shall be Showers of Blessings.” Contractor: “The Church’s One Foundation.” Tailor: “Holy, Holy, Holy.” Golfer: There’s a Green Hill Far Away.” Politician: “Standing on the Promises.” Optometrist: “Open My Eyes That I Might See.”
IRS agent: “I Surrender All.” Gossip: “Pass It On.” Electrician: “Send the Light.” Shopper: “Sweet By and By.” Realtor: “I’ve Got a Mansion Just Over the Hilltop.”
Massage therapist: “He Touched Me.” Doctor: “The Great
“3,257 choruses of ‘If You’re Happy and You Know It,’ that’s what!”
Physician.” Lou Gibson Newport, Ore.
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