The Spreadsheet from Hell

If you are following the World Cup of Bad Hymns, the first round groupings are out! Interesting that some that have gotten through qualifying are quite old, usually of heretical provenance. Several I've never heard in a Catholic Church, but the competition is open to not only Catholic hymns, but heretical ones as well. That's not to say that several of the 'Catholic' hymns are not glaringly heretical as well!

From Eccles is Saved

The World Cup of Bad Hymns has started, and here are the groupings for the first round. Apologies if your favourite bad hymn isn't there: one or two couldn't be found on the Internet, and one or two came in too late.

Hymn	Author	Group
God's Spirit is in my heart	Alan Dale	2
This little guiding light of mine	anon	1
Kumbayah	anon	10
Christ be our light	Bernadette Farrell	12
Bind us together, Lord	Bob Gillman	15
If I were a butterfly	Brian Howard	5
I Just Wanna Be A Sheep	Brian M. Howard	14
The love I have for You, my Lord	Carey Landry	16
Forever	Chris Tomlin	4
Walk in the Light	Damian Lundy	3
I, the Lord of sea and sky	Daniel Schutte	1
City of God	Daniel Schutte	7
Come to the Table of Plenty	Daniel Schutte	16
Jesus take me as I am	Dave Bryant	11
Now we remain	David Haas	2
You are Mine	David Haas	6
Sing a New Church	Delores Dufner	6
I saw the grass, I saw the trees	Estelle White	8
Autumn days when the grass is jewelled	Estelle White	15
Moses, I know you're the man	Estelle White	14
Cheep! said the sparrow on the chimney top	Estelle White	16
Deep within my heart, I feel voices whispering to me	Frank Andersen	7
God of concrete	Frederick R.C. Clarke	9
O mother, I could weep for mirth	Frederick W. Faber	5
Shine, Jesus, Shine	Graham Kendrick	10
Lay Down Your Head, Lord Jesus Christ	Graham Maule	2
Journeys ended, journeys begun	Gregory Norbet	14
This little light of mine	Harry Dixon Loes	4
The Baker Woman	Hubert J. Richards	8
I am the Living Bread	Ifeanyichukwu Eze	7
Eat this bread	Jacques Berthier	11
I love you with the love of the Lord	Jim Gilbert	16
This is My Body, Broken for you	Jimmy Owens	4
One bread, one body	John Foley	12
I watch the sunrise	John Glynn	13
There are hundreds of sparrow	John Gowans	12
Jesus Christ is waiting	John L. Bell	3
Enemy of apathy	John L. Bell and Graham Maule	14
Gift of finest wheat	John Michael Talbot	1
Come back to me with all your heart	John Michael Talbot	12
Amazing Grace	John Newton	10
I love to tell the story	Katherine Hankey	11
Precious Body, Precious Blood	Laurence Rosania	9
Our God reigns	Leonard E. Smith	3
Gloria (clap clap)	Martin Anderson	12
As the deer pants	Martin Nystrom	11
Let us build a house where love can dwell	Marty Haugen	5
Gather us in	Marty Haugen	6
Springs of water, bless the Lord	Marty Haugen	15
All are welcome	Marty Haugen	12
Who is the alien	Mary Louise Bringle	9
Follow me	Michael Cocket	10
The world is full of smelly feet	Michael Forster	8
On eagle's wings	Michael Joncas	4
Alleluia Ch-Ch	Paul Inwood	15
They'll Know We Are Christians By Our Love	Peter Scholtes	8
Jesus Christ the apple tree	R.H.	9
Here we are, all together, as we sing our song, joyfully	Ray Repp	7
Make me a channel of your peace	Sebastian Temple	6
Lord of the Dance	Sidney Carter	2
Go, the Mass is ended	Sister Marie Lydia Pereira	3
Colours of day	Sue McClellan	1
Caterpillar, caterpillar	Susan Sayers	5
I am the Bread of Life	Suzanne Toolan	13

I have had a sheltered life, and only know about half of these masterpieces.

Enough said.