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By: John L. Bell & Graham Maule
Code: P502310

100 contemporary texts to common tunes

Singing a new song is not an optional extra, but a faithful response to a divine command. This command is the opening phrase of Psalms 96 and 98. And, St John the Divine says, this is what the saints in heaven are doing all the time.
But, on earth, things are not so easy. Sometimes its because the latest new song in the old hymnbook is two centuries old. Or the congregation has been told by some sadist that it doesnt sing well. Or sometimes the organist can only play what s/he hears on the radio. Or the guitarist can do anything, as long as its only three major chords. However, even in such dire straits, the divine command has to be obeyed.


So what if we kept familiar tunes hymn tunes or folk tunes and set words to them in 21st-century idioms? What if we gave some ancient psalms a makeover, replaced threadbare wedding and funeral songs or dealt with the things that people actually talk about when theyre not in church? And what if most of the suggested tunes were so well kno


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ISBN: 9781849525671
Media Type: Paperback 144 pages
Weight: 195 grams

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