From Eccles is Saved
On to Round 2 of the World Cup of Bad Hymns, beginning on Tuesday 16th October. Now 32 examples of the poets' art remain, out of 64 originally, and there are eight groups of four from each of which two go through to the final 16.
Congratulations to Dan Schutte on getting three wonderfully appalling hymns through to the second round; Brian Howard, Estelle White and Marty Haugen are also going well.
All join in the singing, please.
Although officially neutral, I was disappointed that we lost "I watch the sunrise", "Colours of Day", "Enemy of apathy", "Our God reigns" and above all "Follow me" (the two shirts song), since this probably means that Fr Arfur will feel that it's OK to carry on using them at the church of St Daryl the Apostate. Oh well...
| Title | Author | Rd 1 | Rd 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| God's Spirit is in my heart | Alan Dale | 2 | 1 |
| Kumbaya | anon | 10 | 6 |
| Christ be our light | Bernadette Farrell | 13 | 8 |
| Bind us together, Lord | Bob Gillman | 15 | 7 |
| If I were a butterfly | Brian Howard | 5 | 3 |
| I just wanna be a sheep | Brian Howard | 14 | 8 |
| Walk in the Light | Damian Lundy | 3 | 1 |
| I, the Lord of sea and sky | Daniel Schutte | 1 | 1 |
| Let us build the city of God | Daniel Schutte | 7 | 3 |
| Come to the table of plenty | Daniel Schutte | 16 | 7 |
| Sing a new Church | Delores Dufner | 6 | 4 |
| Moses, I know you're the man | Estelle White | 14 | 7 |
| Cheep! said the sparrow on the chimney top | Estelle White | 16 | 8 |
| Shine, Jesus, shine | Graham Kendrick | 10 | 5 |
| This little light of mine | Harry Dixon Loes | 4 | 1 |
| I am the Living Bread | Ifeanyichukwu Eze | 7 | 4 |
| Eat this bread | Jacques Berthier | 11 | 5 |
| One bread, one body | John Foley | 12 | 5 |
| Gift of finest wheat | John Michael Talbot | 1 | 2 |
| Gloria (clap clap) | Martin Anderson | 12 | 6 |
| As the deer pants | Martin Nystrom | 11 | 6 |
| Let us build a house where love can dwell / All are welcome | Marty Haugen | 5 | 4 |
| Gather us in | Marty Haugen | 6 | 3 |
| Who is the alien | Mary Louise Bringle | 9 | 5 |
| The world is full of smelly feet | Michael Forster | 8 | 3 |
| On eagle's wings | Michael Joncas | 4 | 2 |
| Alleluia Ch-Ch | Paul Inwood | 15 | 8 |
| They'll know we are Christians by our love | Peter Scholtes | 8 | 4 |
| Jesus Christ the apple tree | R.H. | 9 | 6 |
| Lord of the Dance | Sidney Carter | 2 | 2 |
| Go, the Mass is ended | Sister Marie Lydia Pereira | 3 | 2 |
| I am the Bread of Life | Suzanne Toolan | 13 | 7 |
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