Hymnal Historian Gifts

Church Hymn

Pete Townshend Vineyards

"Er – if you young people don't mind, I have a few things to do now. Perhaps you have a hotel or somewhere to go?"

'Just ask yourself -- Are you better off now than you were two thousand years ago?'

'Due to the poor response to the roof repair fund we cannot afford to lift the rafters when rejoicing in song.'

"In my life, I've had seven cars, six jobs, five houses, four bypass operations, and three wives!"

Hildegard von Bingen

Kritik's Korner

"Whose idea was it to start with the Hallelujah chorus?"

'From albums to 8-tracks to cassettes to CD's...What a long, loud trip it's been!'

A man taking a bow

Priest

Young boy thinks he's spotted an old rocker.

"Apparently the Ebola virus can make your ears bleed."

Steve Howe.

'Due to our failure to secure a holiday-relief organisty, the next hymn will also be sung to the tune of Chopsticks.'

"Mark, you have to stop calling John's gospel 'Fan Fiction.'"

'If your name's not on the Liszt, you're not coming in.'

Thomas Cranmer

Amy Winehouse, up in Rock N' Roll heaven.

Robert Schumann

'What was the first music they ever said 'this isn't even music' about?'

Disraeli Hopes for Church Backing against Irish Disestablishment

Pope Benedict 16th.

"As Tom gets nostalgic to Don McLean's 'American Pie,' baby Charles utters his first words... Too long."

Jesus breaks the bread.

Antonin Leopold Dvorak

"Better get out a press release this has nothing to do with Catholicism."

The Fab Four

Young Elvis

'While I'm here, what are your favourite hymns?'

Jerry Garcia, RIP

"A lot of you used to know us as the L.A. Punksters. Then for a while we were the Rappin' Rapmen. Now we call ourselves Los Latinos del Momento."

'Son, it's time we had a little talk about the Byrds and the Beatles.'

Catholic-Protestant Debates. . .