TheOther wrote: > At the start I was wondering who these men would be. I totally agree > with 3 of the 5 (in particular, I really thought Balaam was an > inspired choice!) but I'm not sure how well Samson fit in for the > reason that you gave; and he and Solomon were not in the first 5 books > of Moses, or The Pentateuch. Titus is from the New Testament. > > The reason this nit-picking occurred to me is that I'm a Lutheran, > Confirmation lay teacher, who takes the 1st year students (11 year > olds, typically the 6th grade.) If I had the nerve.... I'm sure the > 6th graders would like it! But when they got home and told their > parents what they learned in Confirmation Class today.... oh boy. > > Ah, thanks for the clarification, Stephen. I'll make sure I point out the discrepancies when I next perform it. I'm surprised I haven't heard back from a couple other friends who are clergymen, they know the song but have never pointed out the nits. :) > A very cute ditty. > > Thanks for listening and for having a good sense of humor. Btw, I first heard it on an anthology of pieces made by members of a bbs that focused on vintage analog synths. I kid you not. Best, dp _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-audio-user
