Oh come all ye faithful

[kerravonsen]

I have on my wrist, two bands of glowy plastic, y'know those tubes which you crack and then the liquid inside starts glowing. While the notice outside our church says "Carols by Candlelight", the projector says "Carols by Glowlight 2005". Yep, they were giving these glow-things out, for people to wave instead of candles. Sensible of them, I think, and more fun, cuz they're in different colours.
I sang my little heart out. And my voice too, it feels croaky now. I'm out of practice.

Oh come let us adore him
Oh come let us adore him
Oh come let us adore him
Christ the Lord!

Yahoo!

Comments

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

I like inclusive language. It makes little girls feel they matter too; there's going to be enough other thing to assault their self-esteem. And given how many people I've met who think the only way one can address God is in archaic English because it's so formal and respectful (when 'thee' and 'thou' were actually for friends and family and those very close to you) I'm happy to see it go now it's lost that warm feel the German 'du' still has. I don't see that modern language and poetry have to be exclusive; compare the lovely New Jerusalem to the Good News (a ghastly piece of work devoid of any beauty).

I think the glow-sticks would have looked lovely. :-D

[kerravonsen]

And given how many people I've met who think the only way one can address God is in archaic English because it's so formal and respectful (when 'thee' and 'thou' were actually for friends and family and those very close to you) I'm happy to see it go now it's lost that warm feel the German 'du' still has.

Since I was kind of brought up on The Lord of the Rings, I don't find archaic English alienating, but I certainly agree with you on the distaste for feeling one can only address God with 'thee' and 'thou' -- heck, Jesus said to call him "Daddy" (it gets translated as 'father' in the Lord's Prayer, but apparently it's more informal than that) then to put all those 'thee' and 'thou' to add more distance... I'm kind of schizophrenic that way -- in public prayers I say 'Dear Lord' and in private I say 'Papa'.

I don't see that modern language and poetry have to be exclusive; compare the lovely New Jerusalem to the Good News (a ghastly piece of work devoid of any beauty).

I really must check out the New King James...