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Birdsong

We are pretty excited around here about a new hymnbook. For years I've had a dream of having a hymn in the hymnbook, and now it's an actual possibility!

There are lots of lovely songs out there that I hope make it in, too. And then there are some that . . . even though they were published by the church, I don't think they'd quite fit. Like this one:




The song really has a good message -- my body has been naturally waking up really early lately, and the only good thing about it is hearing the lovely warblings of the birds -- but the title is a little intense. Actually, way intense. I actually think Feed the Birds from Mary Poppins might be a nicer song to put in a new children's songbook, to be honest.

I do wonder if any BB-gun enthusiasts were ever deterred when they sang about the birds' plumage. Or maybe this was more of a song for their moms.

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  1. KaylieJune 20, 2018 at 1:39 PM

    Hahaha

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  2. Heather HoggeJune 30, 2018 at 10:00 PM

    Today an unnamed child went out back with the bb gun to try and shoot some magpies. They have been eating the cat's food. Which is actually hilarious when you think about it. The birds were pretty good about flying away when the door opened.

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