A baptism at our place today (Great-nibling #13, in fact), as well as good-bye to someone moving away, who has often played banjo in church. The hymns were chosen with baptism in mind, as well as with an aye (ear?) to making sure a banjo could join in on a few. They were:
“Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing”/NETTLETON
“I’ve Got Peace Like a River”
“Crashing Waters At Creation”/CRASHING WATERS
“Just a Closer Walk with Thee”/CLOSER WALK
There was also a “homegrown” baptismal hymn, originally written for the cousin of the baptizand’s mother.
My wife and I always get a chuckle at the beginning of the second verse of “Come, Thou Fount.” Her mother always referred to her walker (Zimmerman frame), and later her rollator, as “Ebenezer,” because “hither by thy help I’m come.”
... good-bye to someone moving away, who has often played banjo in church ...
Every cloud has a silver lining ... 😈
Not silver at all, I’m afraid.
I can definitely understand it’s not everyone’s cup of tea, but remember I’m in the American South, and in a congregation with very wide—dare I say “catholic”—musical tastes. It is a cup of tea we love. We have a regular group of “strings” (banjo, guitar, occasional fiddle) that plays in church from time to time.
It’s very much part of the woof and warp of what makes up our particular community at church.
BTW: Sorry I didn’t catch that “Zimmer frame” above autocorrected to “Zimmerman frame.”
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“Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing”/NETTLETON
“I’ve Got Peace Like a River”
“Crashing Waters At Creation”/CRASHING WATERS
“Just a Closer Walk with Thee”/CLOSER WALK
There was also a “homegrown” baptismal hymn, originally written for the cousin of the baptizand’s mother.
My wife and I always get a chuckle at the beginning of the second verse of “Come, Thou Fount.” Her mother always referred to her walker (Zimmerman frame), and later her rollator, as “Ebenezer,” because “hither by thy help I’m come.”
I can definitely understand it’s not everyone’s cup of tea, but remember I’m in the American South, and in a congregation with very wide—dare I say “catholic”—musical tastes. It is a cup of tea we love. We have a regular group of “strings” (banjo, guitar, occasional fiddle) that plays in church from time to time.
It’s very much part of the woof and warp of what makes up our particular community at church.
BTW: Sorry I didn’t catch that “Zimmer frame” above autocorrected to “Zimmerman frame.”
And you can't cut any out, as each leads into the next.
Yes indeed it does - a rather neat bit of work on the part of the composer, no?
Indeed. That's what I meant - thanks for the correction.
This.