Music

So I'm in a debate.... or actually just more of a random discussion with someone about hymns vs. modern praise songs. I find this interesting esp after my post on Aug 31st I think it was about songwriters needing to read their Bible more. I thought about this at work today and found it online. So for amusement sake I thought I would post it here....

Subject of the song....

`Martha, the cows are in the corn,'

As a Praise song...

`Martha Martha, Martha, Oh, Martha, MARTHA, MARTHA,
the cows, the big cows, the brown cows, the black cows,
the white cows, the black and white cows,
the COWS, COWS, COWS are in the corn,
are in the corn, are in the corn, are in the corn,
the CORN, CORN, CORN,'

Then repeat the whole thing two or three times"

As a hymn......

Oh Martha, dear Martha, hear thou my cry
Inclinest thine ear to the words of my mouth.
Turn thou thy whole wondrous ear by and by
To the righteous, inimitable, glorious truth.

For the way of the animals who can explain
There in their heads is no shadow of sense,
Hearkenest they in God's sun or his rain
Unless from the mild, tempting corn they are fenced.

Yea those cows in glad bovine, rebellious delight,
Have broke free their shackles, their warm pens eschewed.
Then goaded by minions of darkness and night
They all my mild Chilliwack sweet corn have chewed.

So look to that bright shining day by and by,
Where all foul corruptions of earth are reborn.
Where no vicious animal makes my soul cry
And I no longer see those foul cows in the corn.

Then sing only verses one, three, and four and do a key change on the last verse."