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Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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On another thread, the cry went up that we don't have nearly enough Old Testament based hymns. It was suggested that one might begin with the line "By all the saints in warfare . . ."
So here's the game:
- Each player adds one line to the hymn "By all the saints in warfare."
- Each stanza consists of four lines: iambic tetrameter, iambic trimeter, iambic tetrameter, iambic trimeter.
- The rhyming scheme is ABAB.
- Incorporate as many Old Testament figures into the hymn as possible -- the obscurer, the merrier.
- The more stilted the language and forced the rhyme, the better.
- The sentiment must be theologically correct.
So here goes. The first stanza is done for you. The next player will add a sixth line to the fifth, thus expanding the next stanza.
By all the saints in warfare proved,
By all the holy ones,
The Father to compassion moved
From dawn to setting suns.
Stout Jonah in beast's belly dwelt
Posted by Aravis (# 13824) on
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Till spewed into the sea
Posted by Banner Lady (# 10505) on
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After 3 days he really smelt
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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and desperate for a pee
Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on
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Talking of smells, on dungheap, Job
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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Bewailed his fallen state.
Posted by L'organist (# 17338) on
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While Joseph, with his couture robe
Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on
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in Egypt put on weight.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Hosea meanwhile hung his head
Posted by L'organist (# 17338) on
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While muttering We're all doomed!
Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on
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Elijah, fearing Ahab, fled
Posted by Banner Lady (# 10505) on
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And Jezebel she fumed.
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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Might be good to summarize the hymn to date:
By all the saints in warfare proved,
By all the holy ones,
The Father to compassion moved
From dawn to setting suns.
Stout Jonah in beast's belly dwelt
Till spewed into the sea.
After three days he really smelt
and desperate for a pee.
Talking of smells, on dungheap, Job
Bewailed his fallen state.
While Joseph, with his couture robe
In Egypt put on weight.
Hosea meanwhile hung his head
While muttering "We're all doomed!"
Elijah, fearing Ahab, fled
And Jezebel she fumed.
[New stanza]
What, Jephthah did his daughter smite?
[ 09. August 2016, 00:04: Message edited by: Amanda B. Reckondwythe ]
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
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What evil had she done?
Posted by St. Gwladys (# 14504) on
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She asked her father that she might
Posted by Doone (# 18470) on
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Have one more night of fun.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Of FUN? he roared with mighty voice
Posted by jrw (# 18045) on
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"All right then - sling your 'ook".
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
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And he did to the Lord rejoice,
Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on
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It's in the holy book.
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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O Sodom, doom'd thou art. Shall I
Posted by St. Gwladys (# 14504) on
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O'er you shed a tear
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Or cast into deepest valley
Posted by Doone (# 18470) on
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Forever left in fear.
Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on
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Melchizedek, of priestly hue,
Posted by jrw (# 18045) on
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popped down the local shop
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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Picked up some wine, a loaf or two,
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
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And to his knees did drop.
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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"Write this," quoth he, "in that there book:"
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Tell all the tale of Zephaniah
Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on
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(Well, that didn't scan very well, did it?)
who at Jerusalem cocked a snook
[ 11. August 2016, 07:44: Message edited by: Baptist Trainfan ]
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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[sorry, I thought we were on the next stanza ![[Hot and Hormonal]](icon_redface.gif)
]
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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Hey, I'll take it. It rhymes anyway.
Might be good to summarize once again. Then you can begin a new stanza.
(The tune, by the way, is St Anne -- what else?)
By all the saints in warfare proved,
By all the holy ones,
The Father to compassion moved
From dawn to setting suns.
Stout Jonah in beast's belly dwelt
Till spewed into the sea.
After three days he really smelt
and desperate for a pee.
Talking of smells, on dungheap, Job
Bewailed his fallen state.
While Joseph, with his couture robe
In Egypt put on weight.
Hosea meanwhile hung his head
While muttering "We're all doomed!"
Elijah, fearing Ahab, fled
And Jezebel she fumed.
What, Jephthah did his daughter smite?
What evil had she done?
She asked her father that she might
Have one more night of fun.
"Of FUN?" he roared with mighty voice,
"All right then - sling your 'ook."
And he did to the Lord rejoice,
'Tis in the holy book.
O Sodom, doom'd thou art. Shall I
O'er you shed a tear,
Or cast into deepest valley
Forever left in fear?
Melchizedek, of priestly hue,
Popped down the local shop,
Picked up some wine, a loaf or two,
And to his knees did drop.
"Write this," quoth he, "in that there book:"
Tell all the tale of Zephaniah,
who at Jerusalem cocked a snook.
[sorry, I thought we were on the next stanza.]
[ 12. August 2016, 00:58: Message edited by: Amanda B. Reckondwythe ]
Posted by jrw (# 18045) on
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King Solomon lived not round here
Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on
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His wisdom was elsewhere;
Posted by Sarasa (# 12271) on
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He preached it out, loud and clear
Posted by jrw (# 18045) on
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It seemed so right to share.
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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"Beware ungodly men!" he cried.
Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on
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"Just run away and play."
Posted by Tobias (# 18613) on
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Yet in idolatry he died!
Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on
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His faithlessness decried.
Posted by Tobias (# 18613) on
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In Nisroch's fane, Sennacherib
Posted by St. Gwladys (# 14504) on
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'sieged King Hezekiah
(had to check thi one out!)
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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quote:
Originally posted by Baptist Trainfan:
His faithlessness decried.
Could I suggest "His faithlessness at bay" instead to preserve the rhyming pattern?
Meanwhile, carrying on:
In Nisroch's fane, Sennacherib
'sieged King Hezekiah.
From sackcloth fashioned he a bib
Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on
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No problem!
Posted by jrw (# 18045) on
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In Nisroch's fane, Sennacherib
'sieged King Hezekiah.
From sackcloth fashioned he a bib
"You have to help me, Squire!"
Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on
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Israelite Judith packed her knife
Posted by Sarasa (# 12271) on
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It was a very sharp one
Posted by jrw (# 18045) on
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"Holofernes, this was your life".
Posted by Doone (# 18470) on
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Although it was a short one.
Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on
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Melchizedek, of priestly line,
Posted by Doone (# 18470) on
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Appeared from who knows where,
Posted by Curiosity killed ... (# 11770) on
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Blessed Abram's victory by God most high.
Posted by St. Gwladys (# 14504) on
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And gave him one tenth share
Posted by L'organist (# 17338) on
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Brave Jael, with her butter dish
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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Had much more up her sleeve.
Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on
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Acceding to lord Sisera's wish,
Posted by L'organist (# 17338) on
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His temples did she cleave.
Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on
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The money-changers had their way
Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on
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In Salem's Temple Court;
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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Until some upstart said, "No way!"
Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on
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And thrashed their biz to naught.
Posted by Tobias (# 18613) on
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By Raphael led, Tobias ( ![[Cool]](cool.gif)
) went
Posted by L'organist (# 17338) on
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A bailiff for his Dad;
Posted by jrw (# 18045) on
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"Just use the fish. It will prevent
Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on
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The sods from going bad.
Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on
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Strong Samson, now, with jawbone pois'd
[ 22. August 2016, 08:58: Message edited by: Baptist Trainfan ]
Posted by Wet Kipper (# 1654) on
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And luscious locks of hair
Posted by St. Gwladys (# 14504) on
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A thousand killed, and then he noised
Posted by Doone (# 18470) on
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'Delilah, art thou there?'
Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on
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Now Absalom, in oaken vice
Posted by St. Gwladys (# 14504) on
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By his hair was caught
Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on
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You couldn't say his fate was nice
Posted by jrw (# 18045) on
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and neither was it short.
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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But what of Tamar? Sad her fate.
Posted by St. Gwladys (# 14504) on
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To live for'ere forlorn
Posted by Curiosity killed ... (# 11770) on
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Childless, widowed, without a mate,
Posted by jrw (# 18045) on
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and the sheep did not get shorn.
Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on
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Take Maher-shalal-hash-baz, he
Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on
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Who had the longest name
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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Or so the Bible says, but we
Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on
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Are doubtful, all the same.
Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on
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Old Joseph, when in prison pent,
Posted by St. Gwladys (# 14504) on
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'Cos Pot'phar's wife had lied
Posted by Doone (# 18470) on
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Was glad when Pharoah for him sent
Posted by jrw (# 18045) on
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"Joe, I have no Dream Guide".
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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Those dry bones heard the Word of God.
Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on
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Ezekiel preached it loud.
Posted by Doone (# 18470) on
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'Stop sleeping in the land of nod',
Posted by jrw (# 18045) on
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"It's time to wake up now".
Posted by Doone (# 18470) on
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On Pentecost the flames appeared,
Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on
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loud praising heard abroad,
Posted by rolyn (# 16840) on
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It might catch fire they were afeared,
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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Their language skills had soared.
[Reminder: When I started this thread I had intended a hymn in honor of Old Testament saints.]
Poor Moses in his soggy crib
Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on
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upon the Nile did float;
Posted by jrw (# 18045) on
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until the daughter of His Nibs.
Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on
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plunged in and grabbed his boat.
Posted by Curiosity killed ... (# 11770) on
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His sister Miriam did cry
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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"What know Your Grace of nursing?"
Posted by jrw (# 18045) on
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"Why don't you get this baby dry?"
Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on
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"To save its health from wors'ning".
(We seem to have gained an extra syllable in lines 2 and 4).
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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It's a "weak" syllable and quite common in rhyming schemes, where the "strong" syllable actually carries the rhyme.
Deborah, righteous prophetess,
Posted by jrw (# 18045) on
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said "Barak, get tooled up".
Posted by Wet Kipper (# 1654) on
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I need your help to sort this mess
Posted by jrw (# 18045) on
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and Barak answered "yup".
Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on
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Eve's apple was but "one a day"*
*A reference to the UK slogan that, to maintain health, we should eat five portions of fruit and veg a day.
[ 31. August 2016, 12:13: Message edited by: jacobsen ]
Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on
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It seemed the healthy option.
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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The snake said, "Sure!" but God said, "Nay!"
Posted by jrw (# 18045) on
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"Behave while I'm away in Stockton".
Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on
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![[Confused]](confused.gif)
Why Stockton? It's hardly "East of Eden" - nor paradisiacal (although its inhabitants may, I suppose, disagree).
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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Especially if God is supposed to be everywhere -- can't he be in Eden and Stockton at the same time?
Meanwhile:
Said Noah, "Do you think 'twill rain?"
Posted by Doone (# 18470) on
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Those clouds look black and threat'ning.
Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on
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All my hard work won't be in vain,
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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The critters' din is deafening!
Posted by Doone (# 18470) on
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Saul, first King in all Israel,
Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on
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in battle slew his thousands.
Posted by Doone (# 18470) on
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But 'gainst God's anointed did he yell,
[ 04. September 2016, 19:02: Message edited by: Doone ]
Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on
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and hurled his spear with both hands*.
* Only one hand, actually, but who cares if it rhymes? Anyway, he threw the spear twice, so perhaps he used his other hand after missing David the first time.
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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(Too tempting to resist)
And David said, "You missed me! Ha!"
Posted by bib (# 13074) on
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I think I'll write some psalms
Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on
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"This ain't a country called La-La"
Posted by Doone (# 18470) on
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Of that he had no qualms.
Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on
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Young Absalom, of hair unkempt,
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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Was told, "Beware of trees!"
Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on
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But he did his sad fate preempt
Posted by jrw (# 18045) on
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whilst swinging in the breeze.
Posted by bib (# 13074) on
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Joseph had a pretty coat
Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on
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'twas really psychedelic,
Posted by Doone (# 18470) on
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Sadly, he often liked to gloat,
Posted by bib (# 13074) on
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His brothers had hysterics.
Posted by St. Gwladys (# 14504) on
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Joel spoke of locust hordes
Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on
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To him, they were a threat.
Posted by jrw (# 18045) on
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"It's no good picking up your swords".
Posted by Doone (# 18470) on
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We'd best consult a vet.
Posted by St. Gwladys (# 14504) on
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Ne'miah rode round 'Salem's walls
(Well, you did say you wanted strained scansion!)
Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on
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At dead of night he conn'd them.
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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Now here's a wall! If this one falls
Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on
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we'll-have-to-get-in-a-group-of-burly-Polish-bricklayers-who-can-quickly-put-it-up-again.
(We might struggle to fit that to the tune ![[Devil]](graemlins/devil.gif)
).
[ 09. September 2016, 15:13: Message edited by: Baptist Trainfan ]
Posted by bib (# 13074) on
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I know zilch about Habakkuk
Posted by Doone (# 18470) on
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I only wish I did,
Posted by St. Gwladys (# 14504) on
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The wicked seemed to have all the luck
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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Of them can't we be rid?
Posted by Doone (# 18470) on
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Esther was beautiful and pure,
[ 11. September 2016, 19:36: Message edited by: Doone ]
Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on
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By king she was belov'd;
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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We haven't had a summary for quite some time. So, taking up where the last summary left off:
King Solomon lived not round here,
His wisdom was elsewhere;
He preached it out, loud and clear,
It seemed so right to share.
"Beware ungodly men!" he cried.
"Just run away and play."
Yet in idolatry he died!
His faithlessness at bay.
In Nisroch's fane, Sennacherib
'sieged King Hezekiah.
From sackcloth fashioned he a bib
"You have to help me, Squire!"
Israelite Judith packed her knife,
It was a very sharp one.
"Holofernes, this was your life,
Although it was a short one."
Melchizedek, of priestly line,
Appeared from who knows where,
Blessed Abram's victory by God most high
And gave him one tenth share.
Brave Jael, with her butter dish
Had much more up her sleeve.
Acceding to lord Sisera's wish,
His temples did she cleave.
The money-changers had their way
In Salem's Temple Court;
Until some upstart said, "No way!"
And thrashed their biz to naught.
By Raphael led, Tobias went,
A bailiff for his Dad;
"Just use the fish. It will prevent
The sods from going bad."
Strong Samson, now, with jawbone pois'd
And luscious locks of hair,
A thousand killed, and then he noised,
"Delilah, art thou there?"
Now Absalom, in oaken vice
By his hair was caught.
You couldn't say his fate was nice
and neither was it short.
But what of Tamar? Sad her fate
To live fore'er forlorn,
Childless, widowed, without a mate,
and the sheep did not get shorn.
Take Maher-shalal-hash-baz, he
Who had the longest name,
Or so the Bible says, but we
Are doubtful, all the same.
Old Joseph, when in prison pent,
'Cos Pot'phar's wife had lied
Was glad when Pharoah for him sent:
"Joe, I have no Dream Guide."
Those dry bones heard the Word of God.
Ezekiel preached it loud.
"Stop sleeping in the land of nod.
It's time to wake up now."
On Pentecost the flames appeared,
loud praising heard abroad.
It might catch fire they were afeared,
Their language skills had soared.
Poor Moses in his soggy crib
upon the Nile did float;
until the daughter of His Nibs.
plunged in and grabbed his boat.
His sister Miriam did cry:
"What know Your Grace of nursing?
Why don't you get this baby dry
To save its health from wors'ning?"
Deborah, righteous prophetess,
said "Barak, get tooled up.
I need your help to sort this mess."
and Barak answered, "Yup."
Eve's apple was but "one a day"
It seemed the healthy option.
The snake said, "Sure!" but God said, "Nay!
Behave while I'm away in Stockton."
Said Noah, "Do you think 'twill rain?
Those clouds look black and threat'ning.
All my hard work won't be in vain,
The critters' din is deafening!"
Saul, first King in all Israel,
in battle slew his thousands.
But 'gainst God's anointed did he yell,
and hurled his spear with both hands.
And David said, "You missed me! Ha!
I think I'll write some psalms.
This ain't a country called La-La."
Of that he had no qualms.
Young Absalom, of hair unkempt,
Was told, "Beware of trees!"
But he did his sad fate preempt
whilst swinging in the breeze.
Joseph had a pretty coat,
'twas really psychedelic.
Sadly, he often liked to gloat,
His brothers had hysterics.
Joel spoke of locust hordes,
To him, they were a threat.
"It's no good picking up your swords.
We'd best consult a vet."
Ne'miah rode round 'Salem's walls,
At dead of night he conn'd them.
Now here's a wall! If this one falls
we'll-have-to-get-in-a-group-of-burly-Polish-bricklayers-who-can-quickly-put-it-up-again.
I know zilch about Habakkuk,
I only wish I did.
The wicked seemed to have all the luck.
Of them can't we be rid?
[and the latest entries:]
Esther was beautiful and pure,
By king she was belov'd;
Posted by jrw (# 18045) on
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Esther was beautiful and pure,
By king she was belov'd;
Though not as charming as Midge Ure
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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Or a singer who was glov'd.
Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on
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No trained musician, Joshua
Posted by Sarasa (# 12271) on
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He blew both loud and long
Posted by Wet Kipper (# 1654) on
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"You think my men won't squash you? Hah!"
Posted by St. Gwladys (# 14504) on
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CRASH! I think you're wrong.
Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on
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Now Achan saw the wealth outspread,
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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The Lord's, you say? Uh-uh!
Posted by bib (# 13074) on
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I'm getting such a sense of dread
Posted by Doone (# 18470) on
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He'll hop it with the dough.
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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Three cheers for Nimrod, hunter, he.
Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on
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Brave man of high renown.
Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on
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Though inclined to idolatry
Posted by jrw (# 18045) on
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he built cities and towns.
Posted by bib (# 13074) on
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Cain hated brother Abel
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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"I'll whack you, bro!" said he.
Posted by St. Gwladys (# 14504) on
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God's mark stopped any ill will
Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on
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Posted by St. Gwladys (# 14504) on
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"Won't even charge a fee".
Posted by St. Gwladys (# 14504) on
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'Twill be for all to see
Posted by St. Gwladys (# 14504) on
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(Sorry, didn't think the first post had gone through and thought of a more awfull rhyme and scansion)
Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on
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"Henceforth your people shall be mine"
Posted by St. Gwladys (# 14504) on
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Said Ruth to Ma -in-law
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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So be a dear, and cut the whine!
Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on
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And eat up all your 'slaw.
Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on
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Naomi, on the other hand,
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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Had right good cause to kvetch.
Posted by Wet Kipper (# 1654) on
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Though she returned to her homeland
Posted by jrw (# 18045) on
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it was no com'dy sketch.
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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So three cheers, now, for all these saints
Posted by bib (# 13074) on
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They are an awesome bunch
Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on
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And let's hear no more loud complaints
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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At breakfast, sup or lunch.
Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on
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That's your last word, oh hostly friend -
There's no more to discuss?
Our Bible tour is at an end -
And must we leave it thus?
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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But lo! The Testament o'erflows
With glorious saintly acts.
Nor tongue, nor pen, nor keyboard knows
To halt the march of facts.
[ 26. September 2016, 20:07: Message edited by: Amanda B. Reckondwythe ]
Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on
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Shall we continue? Or at least
Say farewell to this thread?
What is the state of this poor beast -
Say, is it quick or dead?
Posted by Ariston (# 10894) on
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It is alive,
Alive as you and me;
These asides are nice and all,
But back to it, let it be
—A, CH
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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Well, then, by popular demand:
"Awake and sing!" Isaiah said.
Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on
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"Your dew shall radiant be".
Posted by jrw (# 18045) on
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"Although your sins are bright bright red"
[ 28. September 2016, 22:54: Message edited by: jrw ]
Posted by St. Gwladys (# 14504) on
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White wool God will see
Posted by St. Gwladys (# 14504) on
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White wool God will see
Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on
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Marooned inside a mighty fish
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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Who was it? Let me guess.
Posted by jrw (# 18045) on
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Yes, Jonah - He ignored God's wish
Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on
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His life was just a mess.
Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on
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Aboard his ship, the sailors cried:
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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"Noah, fry up some bacon!"
Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on
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(Were there any sailors on the Ark apart from Noah and his family? I was still thinking of Jonah. Oh, well, let it pass ....)
When Moses comes, you'll be denied -
[ 01. October 2016, 16:49: Message edited by: Baptist Trainfan ]
Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on
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If pork's off - have an acorn.
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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quote:
Originally posted by Baptist Trainfan:
I was still thinking of Jonah.
OK. Alternate version of previous verse:
Aboard his ship, the sailors cried:
"It's walk the plank for you!"
Posted by bib (# 13074) on
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There was a saint I've heard called Ruth
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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[I take it we're just starting a new verse rather than continue the previous one, since the thread's been dormant for so long.]
There was a saint I've heard called Ruth.
Like Mary's Little Lamb
Posted by Doone (# 18470) on
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She always tried to tell the truth
Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on
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(Are we sticking to the ABAB format of Mary had a Little Lamb?)
A Moabite, we know, she was
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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quote:
Originally posted by jacobsen:
(Are we sticking to the ABAB format of Mary had a Little Lamb?)
A Moabite, we know, she was
If we are, then Miss Amanda is afraid she's at a loss to understand your line.
Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on
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I didn't know how to proceed. What is your wish?
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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Well, if Miss Amanda's wishes really came true, we would have sung the final stanza several frames ago. But since there are Shipmates who want to keep the thread alive . . .
It makes best sense, I think, to start a new stanza with Bib's contribution:
There was a saint I've heard called Ruth.
Then add my second line:
Like Mary's Little Lamb
And Doone's third line:
She always tried to tell the truth
(although I was expecting something along the lines of "She'd follow everywhere, 'tis truth!")
So the next contribution will conclude this verse with a line that rhymes with "Lamb".
Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on
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The problem I had with this is that I simply couldn't see what connection line 2 had with line 1! I'd be happier to start again, take line 1 as read and go on from there ...
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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What Miss Amanda had in mind was Ruth 1:16 -- "Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay." Thus, Mary had a little lamb ("and everywhere that Mary went, the lamb was sure to go").
But if the consensus is to discard that verse and start a new one, who is Miss Amanda to object? Go for it.
[ 23. November 2016, 15:14: Message edited by: Amanda B. Reckondwythe ]
Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on
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Ah ... I failed to make the connection.
Could you be so kind as to set us going again?
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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All right. Miss Amanda will finish the previous verse and start a new one.
Reminder: This is a hymn to Old Testament saints, sung to the tune of St Anne. The more stilted the language, the better.
There was a saint I've heard called Ruth.
Like Mary's Little Lamb,
She'd follow everywhere, 'tis truth!
With Boaz 'scaped a jam.
Bad boys Elisha "Baldy" call'd.
Posted by Doone (# 18470) on
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'Twas very rude of them,
Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on
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But next they were by fierce bears mauled,
Posted by jrw (# 18045) on
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They won't do that again.
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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Lot's wife toward Sodom turned her gaze.
Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on
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It stopped her in her tracks.
Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on
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To see the Lord the city raze
I can see this one having to go to two verses ...
[ 25. November 2016, 07:09: Message edited by: Baptist Trainfan ]
Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on
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Gives salty pillars cracks.
Posted by bib (# 13074) on
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The O.T. has so many saints
Posted by Doone (# 18470) on
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''Tis difficult to choose
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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For God's fair courts one pines, one faints.
Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on
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In fact, one longs to snooze.
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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Elijah 'neath broom bush did snooze
Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on
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Angelic satnav spake:
Posted by jrw (# 18045) on
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"You're gonna need some decent shoes",
Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on
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But first, you gotta wake.
Posted by bib (# 13074) on
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In Eden was a lass called Eve
Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on
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By serpent's thrall seduc'd;
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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"Got munchies, dear? Then by your leave . . .
Posted by jrw (# 18045) on
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...I've had one of these before and it's less harmful than Cadbury's Boost".
Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on
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The angel stood and barred the way
Posted by L'organist (# 17338) on
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With flaming sword in hand
Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on
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So Adam sorely rued the day
Posted by jrw (# 18045) on
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God said, "You are now banned".
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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Spake Sarah: "Have a child? Go to!"
Posted by L'organist (# 17338) on
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It really is quite fun
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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Said God, and added, "For Abe too!"
Posted by bib (# 13074) on
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That will make him run!
Posted by Doone (# 18470) on
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Bathsheba, a beauty 'twas true,
Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on
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Upon her rooftop bathed;
Posted by Eutychus (# 3081) on
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Until old David call'd "yoo-hoo!"
Posted by jrw (# 18045) on
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But it wasn't his hand he waved.
Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on
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Absalom was Dave's best mate
Posted by bib (# 13074) on
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He loved him oh so much
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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But Joab went and sealed his fate
Posted by jrw (# 18045) on
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and then went for his lunch.
Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on
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Naomi said "I'm coming too!"
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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"And Ruth, you heed me well!"
Posted by Doone (# 18470) on
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Take my advice and soon you'll woo
Posted by jrw (# 18045) on
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a man, though not Gibson Mel.
Posted by bib (# 13074) on
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The O.T. has so many saints
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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But none like Balaam’s ass.
Posted by jrw (# 18045) on
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who, even though they couldn't paint
Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on
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Could talk -- oh, what a gas!
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