Lionel Deimel has written some alternate verses to the hymn Earth and All Stars which he calls a "frankly stupid hymn." I hadn't thought about it before, having loved the tune enough to (mostly) ignore the text but it's true. There's a lot that's laughable about the hymn. In it, everything is loud: loud boiling test tubes, loud humming cellos...I mean, please. I think Lionel's verses are better than the original. What do you think? And what would you add?
iPods and Droids, loud clicking keypads,
Sing to the Lord a new song!
Blackberry phones, loud sounding ringtones,
Sing to the Lord a new song!
He has done marvelous things.
I, too, will praise him with a new song.
Chevys and Fords, loud honking car horns,
Sing to the Lord a new song!
Corvette and Jeep, loud roaring mufflers,
Sing to the Lord a new song!
He has done marvelous things.
I, too, will praise him with a new song.
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