tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795284845836270713.post6894223935704972733..comments2024-03-27T11:23:43.902+00:00Comments on Beaker Folk of Husborne Crawley: When Organists Play "Pointless Hymns"WodeWosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18381754587879658356noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795284845836270713.post-29996580481605996472014-08-07T14:07:33.757+01:002014-08-07T14:07:33.757+01:00That example is a good one - the same debate is he...That example is a good one - the same debate is held regarding which tune was played on the Titanic. HJPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04537892560100741636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795284845836270713.post-2967275174443205602014-01-09T20:27:03.349+00:002014-01-09T20:27:03.349+00:00we all like thinking of witty responses to posts l...we all like thinking of witty responses to posts like this; you carefully honed etc etc leave us lost in wonderAngelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17698419206075182180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795284845836270713.post-68321627026388015552014-01-08T22:15:32.747+00:002014-01-08T22:15:32.747+00:00Speaking for myself, I enjoy posts like this which...Speaking for myself, I enjoy posts like this which are easy to read and comment on, but I bookmark your theology ones for careful pondering later.Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795284845836270713.post-14786453291917106192014-01-08T20:30:27.488+00:002014-01-08T20:30:27.488+00:00I chose "Nearer my God to Thee" at a sma...I chose "Nearer my God to Thee" at a small village church recently and provoked a very lively discussion on which tune we should use. None of the those on offer in "Hymns and Psalms" or the MHB were "the right one" and the general conclusion was that it was a great pity that no-one could located the copy of the old Primative Methodist hymn book that used to bekept in the chapel for this sort of eventuality. One member of the congregation offered to nip home to seek out her father's United Methodist Hymn Book, but in the end we plumped for one othe MHB tunes and managed very well.<br /><br />Why is is that the singing goes so much better in a congregation of 7 Methodists than in a full CofE church?Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08279585502913902103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795284845836270713.post-23555341202278338612014-01-08T19:52:27.721+00:002014-01-08T19:52:27.721+00:00Thanks for all your responses. Yes, technically it...Thanks for all your responses. Yes, technically it's tunes.<br /><br />Obviously you're all welcome and very kind. But grief. You sweat away for hours, crafting a carefully-honed piece of theology for zero responses and a few visits.. Or you can put out four pictures of "pointless" boards or insult the Daily Mail, take about 2 minutes over the two combined, and they get 1000 views in a day <i>each</i>.<br /><br />*sobs and pounds keyboard* Archdruid Eileenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11849759985107161674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795284845836270713.post-41466295710807151802014-01-08T19:35:27.172+00:002014-01-08T19:35:27.172+00:00Although I'm not an organist (I wish!) I am th...Although I'm not an organist (I wish!) I am the chief CD player. A couple of years ago I played the tune King's Lynn for the hymn "For all your saints still active". Nobody sang! (Well one or two valiantly tried). Later, I was told in no uncertain terms that despite the fact that this was the tune traditionally associated with this hymn, "We don't use THAT tune!" I used Ellacombe the next time and everyone was happy!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16119287080056521502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795284845836270713.post-28445516183589549472014-01-08T16:23:32.596+00:002014-01-08T16:23:32.596+00:00The tune is definitely involved somehow. Some orga...The tune is definitely involved somehow. Some organists play the wrong tune deliberately! I mean, just because a particular tune is suggested in the hymn book that was introduced a mere 40 or 50 years ago doesn't mean it's the right one. The one in the Old Blue Book is the right one.Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17343576593315811633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795284845836270713.post-37097525592282007712014-01-08T12:25:12.816+00:002014-01-08T12:25:12.816+00:00Now to forward this to my trainee organist teenage...Now to forward this to my trainee organist teenage grandson. He's going to have a lot of fun.....Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795284845836270713.post-1970424092858312902014-01-08T10:02:07.276+00:002014-01-08T10:02:07.276+00:00Surely these are not Pointless hymns, but Pointles...Surely these are not Pointless hymns, but Pointless TUNES? I prefer Michael Perry's words to those of Blake for Jerusalem [see BPW30] and tunes like Abbot's Leigh or Duke Street will be associated with a number of different lyrics in people's minds. <br />I have fun during the offering listening to the organist, but watching the Pastor and lip-reading, to see if he is thinking of the same hymn as I am [which is then discussed over Sunday lunch in the Manse]Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494078135251214182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795284845836270713.post-38267459948544777712014-01-08T08:08:46.239+00:002014-01-08T08:08:46.239+00:00I love playing that game! It's amazing how ma...I love playing that game! It's amazing how many 'pointless' hymns are thoase I actually choose quite often and some of my congregation say 'never heard of it'. Mwahahahaha!Catrionahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00468626701017307017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795284845836270713.post-81313177360262369592014-01-08T07:23:08.534+00:002014-01-08T07:23:08.534+00:00At last I have an answer!At last I have an answer!jantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00427413040090881660noreply@blogger.com