Amazing Grace (to the tune of Open Arms)
Click here to view the embedded video.When I went to see the musical “Amazing Grace” recently, I found myself thinking about the multiple tunes to which the words have been sung (the most usual tune...
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Doctor Who: The Seeds of Doom
The Seeds of Doom is an episode which explores yet another widespread sci-fi trope, namely spores which fall to Earth from space and have the potential to take over humans and overrun the planet. The...
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Ode to Coffee
Coffee, coffee, we adore thee! Java glory, java love. Brains awake like flowers before thee. Raise our mugs to God above.These new hymn lyrics come from Unvirtuous Abbey on Facebook, and I thought it...
View ArticleAmazing Grace (Gotta Catch ‘Em All)
The blog Political Jesus shared this version of the modernized hymn “Amazing Grace (My Chains are Gone)” as an illustration of how widespread this particular meter – known for that very reason as...
View ArticleHymn to Coffee
Do you recognize the original hymn this is based on, “Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus”? I take my coffee without sugar, but I can still sing of the sweetness – metaphorically speaking – of drinking it.
View ArticleSetting Amos’ Hymn Fragments to Music
As I’m gearing up to teach a course about the Bible and music for the first time next semester, one thing that I’ve been giving much thought to is the fact that students are expected to participate in...
View ArticleOxyrhynchus Hymn
The Oxyrhynchus Hymn is the oldest piece of Christian music that has accompanying notation. Above is a setting of the words to new music by Johann Kim. Below is an attempt to reconstruct what it might...
View ArticleiPhone to Healthcare Calculator
Let me start by saying that Jeff Carter has rewritten a famous Fanny Crosby hymn to reflect the view that many conservative Evangelicals in the United States have about healthcare. Here is a snippet:...
View ArticleAn Article Conceived on this Blog is Born!
About a year ago, I floated an idea in a blog post, something that had struck me in teaching my class on the historical Jesus. Anthony Le Donne noticed it and encouraged me to explore the topic further...
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