Posted on 06/27/2009 3:52:26 PM PDT by BornToBeAmerican
Thank you. They did a wonderful job with this old favorite. And they sang my favorite verse so sweetly it brought tears to my eyes...
In the beauty of the lilies, Christ was born across the sea...
Don’t know if anyone has seen the movie “Rocket Science”, but it contains an updated version of the song. It is actually a pretty cool rendition. It may take a moment for people to realize what it actually is, though.
Actually, here is the link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CFy6uzB5aQ
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A lovely song commemorating Yankee aggression and tyranny.
I refuse to sing it when it’s played in church.”
Me thinks youm benefit from the example of a fella from Westmoreland County, Virginia, names be Robert E. Lee.
Better
Yes, I noticed.
When they sang it for the Pope on his White House visit, they used the correct, non-PC version. I was happy about that.
My favorite patriot song! Brilliantly done!
What an inspiration...
Thank you...
Happy Fourth of July...
“A lovely song commemorating Yankee aggression and tyranny.”
What’s lovely about agression and tyranny? Especially when it has continued unabated since 1865.
If you want a REAL song, sung by the men who would not be silenced, try this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDyF9n5pOqw&feature=related
Deo vindice
Love it! Thank you.
I’m with you! That verse speaks to me as well.
I noticed that, too. “Let us die to make men free” is very important historical context for the song as it was written by Juliet Ward Howe as part of the abolitionist movement. The funny thing is that they put the correct lyric on the screen.
Thank you both. I really did have tears in my eyes watching and listening to the clips, especially when the camera closed in on the White House and I remembered who is there now.
That is a classic arrangement. The copies we use in our church choir are falling apart from many years of use, although most of us don’t really need the music anymore. We love singing it, even if it is a “Yankee” song. I think someone always calls in a lighthearted complaint about it, probably the same guy who complains when the Armed Forces Medley omits the Coast Guard song.
ping
Thanks, but I’ll pass.
I’ll sing Dixie, though...
ping
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