[jocon307]

Onward Christian Soliders
Marching as to War
With the Cross of Jesus
Going on Before

The great, great hymn, I always associate it with the Salvation Army, who are GREAT. Pray, what unfortunate denomination do you belong to that stripped this fine song from your hymnals? At least this is one sin that Catholics are not guilty of, it was never in our (is it still our for me? don't know!) hymnals. We just screwed up "Amazing Grace"! Also not our song, but we screwed it up anyway ("such a one as me" instead of "such a wretch as me".) At least I heard THAT decried from the pulpit.

Did 9/11 change anything? Did it change everything? Did it change this nonsense?

Sometimes when I'm on this site all weekend, I feel like we all can change everything; other times, I'm not so sure. But I tell you, the BS quotient has to be improved quickly, otherwise it won't matter whether or not the terrorists win, freedom, liberty, and natural law will be defeated anyway.

[Illbay]

Music by Sir Arthur Sullivan, whose claim to fame is, of course, the wonderful comic operettas he composed to the lyrics of his partner W. S. Gilbert!