tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13397975.post114606654092428129..comments2023-04-07T11:35:19.875-04:00Comments on RONdezvous: Bring Any NameRon Rienstrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13542594735170237672noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13397975.post-1146871671174677002006-05-05T19:27:00.000-04:002006-05-05T19:27:00.000-04:00"Lemony Fresh Spirit" -- this had us all rolling o..."Lemony Fresh Spirit" -- this had us all rolling on the floor laughing.Ron Rienstrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13542594735170237672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13397975.post-1146374287233945042006-04-30T01:18:00.000-04:002006-04-30T01:18:00.000-04:00Hmm... sure beats "loud boiling test tubes" (now T...Hmm... sure beats "loud boiling test tubes" (now THAT was a pacesetting mod hymn) but not something I'd pick for Sunday morning at Prairie Hills. <BR/>My favorite images here are the ones that come closest to capturing _human_ character. "Wiser than despair" is my favorite phrase in the hymn--it reminds me of Dumbledore in a nice way. What loses me are some of the more abstract tropes like "joyful darkness"--not to be a grumpy gus but this sounds forced, and in any case lacks concreteness as an image.<BR/>One would not have to push much harder on this text to nudge it into Theologiggle territory: Old Cranky Creator, Young Insecure Savior, Lemony Fresh Spirit... it's almost too easy.<BR/>What would really be fresh and groudbreaking would be hymnody (CCM worship hits don't count) that did something with the King/Warrior/Judge/Deliverer lanugage of Zion that's been gathering dust since about 1955. A new hymn that didn't make God sound about as majestic and dangerous as the Prime Minister of Canada (sorry northern friends, but you know what I mean). Now that would be something.Andrew Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12315597449642013708noreply@blogger.com