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Re: OT: Opinions wanted: person of vocatives

From:Peter Bleackley <peter.bleackley@...>
Date:Friday, July 4, 2003, 11:01
Staving michael poxon:
>When we sung the Paternoster, it was not in verse form, more 'Gregorian >chant' style. But it grew on you after a time. Certainly there are some >beautiful hymns about. My ex and I (both pagans) frequently sung hymns to >our baby daughter - I don't know where this idea of 'the Devil having all >the best tunes' came from. There's no contest, God wins hands down. >Mike > >
The original of the quote, attributed to General Booth (the founder of the Salvation Army) is "Why should the devil have all the best tunes?" Pete