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Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: Shakestheground on July 11, 2007, 02:22:16 pm ---Across the street from my office is a Baptist church what recently renovated their bell tower and now chime at noon. They chime 12 times and then play a song. I will never forget the first time they did it, they played:
Deutchland, Deutchland,
Uber allies,
Uber allies un die veld!
I like to have fell out. They have never played it again.
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As a lover of church music it is a source of never-ending grief to me that use by the Nazis ruined a beautiful tune.
The tune is "Austria," by Franz Josef Haydn. Before the Nazis ruined it, it was commonly used for a beautiful hymn by John Newton (who also wrote "Amazing Grace"):
Glorious things of thee are spoken,
Zion, city of our God.
He whose word cannot be broken
Formed thee for his own abode.
On the Rock of Ages founded,
What can shake thy sure repose?
With salvation's walls surrounded,
Thou mayest smile at all thy foes.
(Think maybe I like this hymn? ;D ) That's probably where your neighboring Baptists got it.
Oddly enough, the tune was also used for my high school's alma mater. :o :-\ ;D :laugh:
loneleeb3:
--- Quote from: Jeff Wrangler on July 11, 2007, 03:22:27 pm ---As a lover of church music it is a source of never-ending grief to me that use by the Nazis ruined a beautiful tune.
The tune is "Austria," by Franz Josef Haydn. Before the Nazis ruined it, it was commonly used for a beautiful hymn by John Newton (who also wrote "Amazing Grace"):
Glorious things of thee are spoken,
Zion, city of our God.
He whose word cannot be broken
Formed thee for his own abode.
On the Rock of Ages founded,
What can shake thy sure repose?
With salvation's walls surrounded,
Thou mayest smile at all thy foes.
(Think maybe I like this hymn? ;D ) That's probably where your neighboring Baptists got it.
Oddly enough, the tune was also used for my high school's alma mater. :o :-\ ;D :laugh:
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I sure like it!
David In Indy:
How in the world did a discussion about church bells start up in here? :laugh:
Of all things!
The church my family went to had two bell towers, each with a full set of bells. About 10 minutes before Mass, they would all start ringing at the same time. They would ring them after Mass too. Now I think they just ring one bell in each tower. I don't go to Mass anymore so I don't know for sure, but that's what I've been told. It's an old church. I think it was built in 1870. Well, that's considered old in Indiana! ;) :D
David In Indy:
--- Quote from: injest on July 11, 2007, 06:56:08 pm ---
so David, after all these pages and all these posts you start talking about church!About time don't you think? Wonder why you waited so long...hmmmm??....what could have made you just post away so carefreely about your little debaucheries...hmmm??!!
oh I don't know....WHO could it have been?? ......could it have been....
SATAN!!!???
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Well, everyone else was talking about their churches, so I said something about MINE!! :D
Now you be nice to me Jess, or I'm gonna tell that Church Lady you're a pickin' on me! >:(
And after I do, she'll come over there and thump your head with her bible. >:(
You be nice you hear me?? >:(
You called me Satan! >:( >:(
Well, I NEVER!!!
>:( >:( >:(
;)
Jeff Wrangler:
No, it's my fault. Went from reminiscing about sounding fire sirens as a test of emergency warning systems, which I don't hear anymore, to reminiscing about church bells, which I also don't hear anymore and really miss. :-\
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