To: ninenot
Masculinity is definitely "out" these days.
Ummmm,...no.
Masculinity is just fine.
To: Desdemona
Well--I was referencing the "community experience", and you might not be.
Most of the St.Louis Jesuit crap is quite feminine (and you and I both know why--some of those poor creatures were from Milwaukee.) It is not metrically-enough driven to have any masculinity component to speak of (and a parallel from the "good old days" is 'Mother, Dear, O Pray for Me.'
Drivel.
Compare "Oh, God, Our Help in Ages Past," or even "A Mighty Fortress" or the Old Hundredth. While one may argue that these items are a bit too masculine, they are the diametric opposite of "Eagles Wings."
BTW: Gregorian Chant is the solution. Has no over-riding 'masculine' nor 'feminine' quality--actually balanced.
108 posted on
12/23/2002 7:56:51 AM PST by
ninenot
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