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A Hymnal for Everyone

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This entry was posted on 7/28/2007 3:39 PM and is filed under uncategorized.

I found this among my seminary notes.  It was a what-if list of professor-produced hymnals.  Some of the professors aren’t at the seminary anymore.  Others have joined the church triumphant.  As I read it, the publication of the new synodical hymnal made this old joke seem new again.  I offer it as a loving tribute to the men who so well prepared me to serve as a shepherd of the church :

Art Just : Lutheran Synaxis

William Weinrich : Hymnal of Lutheranicity

Charles Geischen : Lutheromorphic Hymnal

David Scaer : Stamp-out Lutheranism Hymnal

Daniel Reuning : Copes, Chant, etc. Hymnal

Douglas McClellan Judish : Ye Olde Hymnal

Dean Wenthe : Lutheran Torah

Richard Resch : Sola Bach, Sola Luther, Sola Gerhardt

Eugene Bunkowski : Missio Dei, the Broadway Soundtrack Album

Cameron MacKenzie : The Illustrated Hymnal

Melvin Zilz : The What-do-you-want-to-call-this Hymnal

Heino Kadai : I’ve Seen This Hymnal Before

Walter A. Maier : The Wamnal

Gregory Lockwood : The Over-the-Page Hymnal

Roger Pittelko : Hymnal of the English District, et. al.

Richard Meuller : Ordo Worshipos

James Bollhagen : That-Song-Reminds-Me-Of-A-Joke Hymnal

Student editions include :

Year 1 : I Don’t Understand This Hymnal

Year 2 : I Know More Than This Hymnal

Year 3 (Vicarage) : I Wish I Was Using This Hymnal.

Year 4 : Songs I Love to Sing ... About My Vicarage

 

What hymnals do you see being produced?  Pick your favorite person, and figure out what they would call a hymnal. 

 

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