Well, ya see, all that singing took their minds off the fact that, until Martin Luther standardized written German, they all spoke something different, even across the backyard fence!! HA!!!
So....did ya play A Mighty Fortress Is Our God???? ;-))
No, but we did "Onward Christian Soldiers", a few familiar ones, and a couple of very Lutheran-sounding chorale-type hymns which I really, really liked.
Also one dippy song we sing in our church, only the words were sort of different and the accomapniment was WAY different. Of course I didn't bother to practice much so I was basically sight-reading.
Did I mention there were a man & woman who wanted to sing a song after one of the readings and had neglected to get me the music ahead of time?
So we did a quick run-through right before the service started. It went very well, considering it was a very jazzy piece with tons of syncopation.
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01/21/2006 4:44:09 PM PST by
MozartLover
( My son, my soldier, my hero. Protect him, Lord, wherever he goes, and keep him strong.)