tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338513037473123018.post8588739076164884177..comments2023-09-29T10:37:34.652-04:00Comments on City Mouse Country: Also: Since when are "joyous strains" "brave delights"?bzzzzgrrrlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03506314837586082113noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338513037473123018.post-12988746515049087092013-01-01T17:13:58.732-05:002013-01-01T17:13:58.732-05:00The Revels, in an effort to be inclusive, sing &qu...The Revels, in an effort to be inclusive, sing "On Christmas night, all people sing" instead of "On Christmas night, all Christians sing"; however, unlike most edits for inclusiveness, it's no more accurate. In fact, it's arguably worse than the original. ...My point, if any, is that sometimes tinkering with very old song lyrics isn't worth the trouble. Most songs aren't perfect, but individual songs don't have to be (no single song defines a culture or community). Is there diversity at the level of the whole hymnal or canon or repertoire?Mikenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338513037473123018.post-33064650827876105032012-12-26T16:45:08.219-05:002012-12-26T16:45:08.219-05:00I'm constantly doing that kind of thing. I lik...I'm constantly doing that kind of thing. I like to listen (and sing along) to the old St. Louis Jesuits recordings from the 70's, so when one of those songs pops up in church, I nearly always forget the gender neutralize the words before they leave my lips. And I am not a timid singer in church either... I'm with your dad in terms of enjoying one's own singing voice ;-)Lisa Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12448074595697802591noreply@blogger.com