Comments on: Not Singing the Third Verse http://www.stufffundieslike.com/2009/10/not-singing-the-third-verse/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=not-singing-the-third-verse A humor site dedicated to Independent Fundamental Baptists, their standards, their beliefs, and their craziness. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 03:54:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Macushlalondra http://www.stufffundieslike.com/2009/10/not-singing-the-third-verse/comment-page-1/#comment-104658 Macushlalondra Fri, 11 Nov 2011 18:39:49 +0000 http://www.stufffundieslike.com/?p=1657#comment-104658 Sometimes the best verse is the third verse! So this rankles with me as well. "It Is Well with My Soul" is such an example. The third verse is the best! And my favorite song "It's Just Like His Great Love" all of the verses are great but my favorites are the second and third verses. So when they finally get around to doing this song, and I'm so happy they're doing my favorite, and they sing only first and last I want to scream! Thank the Lord for Cyberhymnal (or nethymnal) that has all of these songs and you can sing along with the music. The song at the top ("Be Still My Soul")has been a favorite now for about 3 years. It helped me immensely during a very difficult time in my life. :grin: Sometimes the best verse is the third verse! So this rankles with me as well. “It Is Well with My Soul” is such an example. The third verse is the best! And my favorite song “It’s Just Like His Great Love” all of the verses are great but my favorites are the second and third verses. So when they finally get around to doing this song, and I’m so happy they’re doing my favorite, and they sing only first and last I want to scream! Thank the Lord for Cyberhymnal (or nethymnal) that has all of these songs and you can sing along with the music.

The song at the top (“Be Still My Soul”)has been a favorite now for about 3 years. It helped me immensely during a very difficult time in my life. :grin:

]]> By: Macushlalondra http://www.stufffundieslike.com/2009/10/not-singing-the-third-verse/comment-page-1/#comment-104657 Macushlalondra Fri, 11 Nov 2011 18:34:43 +0000 http://www.stufffundieslike.com/?p=1657#comment-104657 That's why I usually request "What A Day That Will Be." Only two verses! :mrgreen: That’s why I usually request “What A Day That Will Be.” Only two verses! :mrgreen:

]]> By: MeganSouth. http://www.stufffundieslike.com/2009/10/not-singing-the-third-verse/comment-page-1/#comment-74040 MeganSouth. Sat, 25 Jun 2011 03:07:32 +0000 http://www.stufffundieslike.com/?p=1657#comment-74040 My fundy church always changed the 10,000 years to forever more. My fundy church always changed the 10,000 years to forever more.

]]> By: ex-fundy youth pastor http://www.stufffundieslike.com/2009/10/not-singing-the-third-verse/comment-page-1/#comment-20416 ex-fundy youth pastor Sat, 09 Oct 2010 17:22:01 +0000 http://www.stufffundieslike.com/?p=1657#comment-20416 I have a problem with skipping verses of a song also. Takes away from the logical progression of the sound and omits great doctrinal and theological truth. It's almost (though not quite) like omitting words in a Bible verse. I recommend anyone writing modern hymns to write hymns knowing that the 3rd verse will be omitted. Put what you what sung in the 1st, 2nd, and last verses. The 3rd verses should be written something like this... "yada, yada, yada, yada..." I have a problem with skipping verses of a song also. Takes away from the logical progression of the sound and omits great doctrinal and theological truth. It’s almost (though not quite) like omitting words in a Bible verse.

I recommend anyone writing modern hymns to write hymns knowing that the 3rd verse will be omitted. Put what you what sung in the 1st, 2nd, and last verses. The 3rd verses should be written something like this…

“yada, yada, yada, yada…”

]]> By: Big Gary http://www.stufffundieslike.com/2009/10/not-singing-the-third-verse/comment-page-1/#comment-18240 Big Gary Tue, 28 Sep 2010 16:43:17 +0000 http://www.stufffundieslike.com/?p=1657#comment-18240 It drives me crazy when congregations don't sing all the verses. A well-written hymn has a logical structure to it, and it you skip some of the verses, the logic is shot to pieces. This is especially true of Charles Wesley's hymns, by the way-- every one of them is a tightly-reasoned theological statement. The Star-Spangled Banner (though not a hymn) is an excellent example of the problem. If you sing only the first verse, as is usually done, the words don't make any sense at all. You need all the verses to understand what Francis Scott Key was writing about. It drives me crazy when congregations don’t sing all the verses. A well-written hymn has a logical structure to it, and it you skip some of the verses, the logic is shot to pieces.
This is especially true of Charles Wesley’s hymns, by the way– every one of them is a tightly-reasoned theological statement.

The Star-Spangled Banner (though not a hymn) is an excellent example of the problem. If you sing only the first verse, as is usually done, the words don’t make any sense at all. You need all the verses to understand what Francis Scott Key was writing about.

]]> By: Jordan M. Poss http://www.stufffundieslike.com/2009/10/not-singing-the-third-verse/comment-page-1/#comment-2130 Jordan M. Poss Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:53:42 +0000 http://www.stufffundieslike.com/?p=1657#comment-2130 LOL--Touche, sir. Not that I care that much about that verse--I've always enjoyed the first through third more. LOL–Touche, sir. Not that I care that much about that verse–I’ve always enjoyed the first through third more.

]]> By: Brendt Waters http://www.stufffundieslike.com/2009/10/not-singing-the-third-verse/comment-page-1/#comment-2129 Brendt Waters Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:13:23 +0000 http://www.stufffundieslike.com/?p=1657#comment-2129 Jordan, that wasn't trying to refute you. And I agree that a song should be sung the way it was written (and not the way it was printed), which means that the "10,000 years" verse should be omitted. ;-) Jordan, that wasn’t trying to refute you. And I agree that a song should be sung the way it was written (and not the way it was printed), which means that the “10,000 years” verse should be omitted. ;-)

]]> By: Darrell http://www.stufffundieslike.com/2009/10/not-singing-the-third-verse/comment-page-1/#comment-2125 Darrell Tue, 20 Oct 2009 01:25:07 +0000 http://www.stufffundieslike.com/?p=1657#comment-2125 fwiw, I did a brief one on <a href="http://www.stufffundieslike.com/2009/02/ron-hamilton/" rel="nofollow">Patch the Pirate</a> back in February. fwiw, I did a brief one on Patch the Pirate back in February.

]]> By: Nathan http://www.stufffundieslike.com/2009/10/not-singing-the-third-verse/comment-page-1/#comment-2124 Nathan Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:38:14 +0000 http://www.stufffundieslike.com/?p=1657#comment-2124 PATCH THE PIRATE!! I remember that! PATCH THE PIRATE!! I remember that!

]]> By: Annelise http://www.stufffundieslike.com/2009/10/not-singing-the-third-verse/comment-page-1/#comment-2122 Annelise Mon, 19 Oct 2009 23:51:35 +0000 http://www.stufffundieslike.com/?p=1657#comment-2122 Yes, please, please do a post on the Majesty Hymnal. Note how many Hamilton songs there are vs. Charles Wesley. It really is pathetic. Yes, please, please do a post on the Majesty Hymnal. Note how many Hamilton songs there are vs. Charles Wesley. It really is pathetic.

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