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