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Date: 15 January 2006 14:37:58
Suffered a slight frisson during this morning's service when the person leading the intercessions wound up by 'condemming' us all to the Lord's protection, or whatever it is you 'condemn' people to. ('Worm Theology' operating here, maybe? ;)) I'm sure it wasn't just myself and my neighbour who stifled giggles at that point. Still, to give them credit, it didn't throw them one little bit. And apart from that, the prayers were beautifully and thoughtfully read.
It was more difficult to stop the giggles during the final hymn though; being 'God is Our Help and Refuge.' Good, rousing stuff sung to the tune of The Dambuster's March - fortissimo, and at 100 miles an hour. Nothing wrong with that; it certainly set a sort of carnival, Last Night of the Proms atmosphere. ( I wouldn't have been surprised if I'd seen streamers and balloons bursting out from behind the pillars, or the organist exploding, Spinal Tap style). But of course, it put me in mind of an 'incident' off an old SOF thread, when the resident organist insists on forcing his reluctant flock to sing Immortal, Invisible - God Only Wise,' to the same melody and the terrible scene that then ensues, culminating in the poor chap being hit by a flaming thurible and, I'd suspect - being carted away to a 'safe place.'
I might grumble about it at times, but I do like the C of E.